2013/14 Season Audio Preview
Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric's music director, introduces the 2013/14 season, including commentary and musical highlights from all eight operas.
The majority of recordings used by permission of EMI Classics.
2012/13 Season
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Sir Andrew Davis Lyric's music director, introduces the 2012-13 season, including commentary and musical highlights from all nine operas.
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Rigoletto Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #131
| One of Verdi's defining operas, Rigoletto is a fountain of memorable melodies, while its suject matter involves moral depravity, licentiousness, and plenty of emotional devastation. Be there when Giuseppe Filianoti (the Duke of Mantua), conductor Evan Rogister, and director Stephen Barlow delve into this Verdi favorite |
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #130
Twenty-four hours in 16th-century Nürnberg on the longest day
of the year. That's the when and where of Wagner's comedy. But there is
much more—after all, it's Wagner! Join James Morris, Johan Botha, Bo
Skovhus, Sir Andrew Davis, and director Marie Lambert as they discuss
the opera that Paderewski called "the greatest work of genius ever
achieved by any artist in any field of human endeavor."
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La Bohème Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #129
Some people say
La Bohème is a comedy with a sad ending; for others, it's a heavenly romance. Regardless of how it's viewed, it's the most popular opera of all time! Ana María Martínez (Mimì), Dimitri Pittas (Rodolfo), and conductor Emmanuel Villaume talk about this melody-filled Puccini jewel.
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Hansel & Gretel Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #128
We all know the children's story of two kids getting lost in the woods
and happening upon a witch who lives in a gingerbread house. But the
opera, especially this production, goes much deeper into the characters
and their motivations. Elizabeth DeShong (Hansel), Maria Kanyova
(Gretel), and general director Anthony Freud give you the what's-what on
this late-Romantic classic.
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Don Pasquale Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #127
What's funnier than an old codger smitten with a beautiful young woman? That's the plot of this Donizetti comedy. But there's much more to it! Hear director
Sir Thomas Allen, conductor
Stephen Lord, and
Marlis Petersen (Norina) discuss this comedy with a heart.
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Werther Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #126
One of the great romantic tragedies,
Werther is a story of love, hope, and finally, despair. This production of the Massenet masterwork is directed by Francisco Negrin, who dazzled us last season with his
Rinaldo. For this Discovery session he's joined by Matthew Polenzani (Werther) and Sophie Koch (Charlotte) in a thoughtful discussion of the opera that's based on the classic Goethe novel.
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Simon Boccanegra Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #125
Hear Ferruccio Furlanetto explain the intricacies and delights of one of Verdi's most sublime scores.
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Elektra Discovery Series
Backstage at Lyric #124
Christine Goerke, Emily Magee, Jill Grove, and conductor Sir Andrew Davis discuss this musically complex psychological thrill-ride.
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