"Overture"
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2015/16 opera excerpts
Listen to the classic hits you know and love from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Rossini's Cinderella, Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, and more. Plus, go behind the scenes of Lyric's world premiere of Bel Canto with an interview with composer Jimmy López. Listen to selections here then hear them live onstage at Lyric.
The Marriage of Figaro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Erato – Tomlinson, Rodgers, Bartoli, cond. Barenboim
Warner Classics is the Official Education and Promotion Music Provider of Lyric Opera.
“Non più andrai”
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“Voi che sapete”
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Cinderella (La Cenerentola)
by Gioachino Rossini
Warner Classics – Larmore, Gimenez, cond. Rizzi
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“Signor, altezza, in tavola”
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“Non più mesta”
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Wozzeck
by Alban Berg
Warner Classics – Skovhus, Denoke, cond. Metzmacher
Warner Classics is the Official Education and Promotion Music Provider of Lyric Opera.
“Du, der Platz ist verflucht!”
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“Und ist kein Betrug”
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The Merry Widow
by Franz Lehár
Warner Classics – Schwarzkopf, Waechter, cond. Matacic
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“Es lebt eine Vilja”
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“Weibermarsch”
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“Lippen schweigen”
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Bel Canto
by Jimmy López
Features the symphonic music of composer Jimmy López, available on the Harmonia Mundi label.
Interview with composer Jimmy López
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Nabucco
by Giuseppe Verdi
Warner Classics – Manuguerra, Scotto, cond. Muti
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“Deh perdona, deh perdona”
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“Va, pensiero”
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Der Rosenkavalier
by Richard Strauss
Warner Classics – Schwarzkopf, Ludwig, cond. Karajan
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“Herr Kavalier”
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“Hab mir’s gelobt”
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Romeo and Juliet
by Charles Gounod
Warner Classics – Gheorghiu, Alagna, cond. Plasson
Warner Classics is the Official Education and Promotion Music Provider of Lyric Opera.
“Je veux vivre”
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“Ah, lève-toi, soleil”
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Warner Classics is the Official Education and Promotion Music Provider of Lyric Opera.
Photos: Michael Brosilow, Todd Rosenberg, Cory Weaver