2019/20 audio excerpts

Immerse yourself into opera with these musical excerpts from our 2019/20 Season. Be moved by Madama Butterfly's "Un bel dì vedremo" ("One fine day we shall see"), sing along to The Barber of Seville's "Largo al factotum" (Figaro Figaro Figaro!), and enjoy some of opera's greatest hits from Don Giovanni. Listen to selections here, then experience them live onstage this season at Lyric.

The Barber of Seville

By Gioachino Rossini

The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.

"Overture"

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"Largo al factotum"

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"Una voce poco fa"

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"Ecco ridente in cielo"

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Luisa Miller

By Giuseppe Verdi

Performed by Carlo Bergonzi; Fausto Cleva; Anna Moffo; Ezio Flagello; Cornell MacNeil; Giorgio Tozzi; Shirley Verrett

Courtesy of Sony Masterworks
By arrangement with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

"Overture"

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"Ah! fu giusto il mio sospetto!"

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"Fra' mortali ancora oppressa"

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Dead Man Walking

By Jake Heggie & Terrence McNally

The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.

"He will gather us around"

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"This journey"

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"God's love and forgiveness"

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Don Giovanni

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.

“Finch’ han dal vino”

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“Là ci darem la mano”

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“Il mio tesoro intanto”

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Bryn Terfel

Licensed from Sain (Recordiau) Cyf

Schubert's "Liebesbotschaft"

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Madama Butterfly

By Giacomo Puccini

The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.

“Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolini”

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“Un bel dì vedremo”

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“Addio, fiorito asil”

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The Queen of Spades

By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Performed by Mirella Freni, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Maureen Forrester, Katherine Ciesinski, et al.
Courtesy of Sony Masterworks
By arrangement with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

"Introduction"

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"Pique dame"

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Götterdämmerung

By Richard Wagner

Warner Classics label  — Anne Evans, Siegfried Jerusalem, Philip Kang; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, cond. Daniel Barenboim.

The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.

Brunnhilde's Immolation

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Brunnhilde & Siegfried duet

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Hagen's Call to the Vassals

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42nd Street

By Harry Warren and Al Dubin

Performed by the Original Broadway Cast of 42nd Street

Courtesy of Sony Masterworks
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

"Overture"

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"We're in the Money"

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"Lullaby of Broadway"

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"42nd Street"

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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics, and is available to purchase online:

The Barber of Seville|Dead Man Walking|Don Giovanni|Luisa Miller|Madama Butterfly |Götterdämmerung

Music from Luisa Miller and 42nd Street courtesy of Sony Masterworks. By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment. Music by Bryn Terfel licensed from Sain (Recordiau) Cyf.

Photos: Todd Rosenberg, Ken Howard, Kyle Flubacker, Cory Weaver, Marie-Noëlle Robert/Théâtre du Châtelet