Met Stars!
The Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts will begin on December 5th with Puccini’s La Bohème at 1:00 PM! In anticipation I’ve gathered a formidable lineup of Met stars for tonight’s Vocalise! 😀
8:00 PM
Giacomo Puccini Turandot: “Nessun dorma” London 10170
COND Zubin Mehta
ORCH London Philharmonic Orchestra
SOLO John Alldis Choir
SOLO Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
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8:03 PM
Heitor Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for voice & RCA/BMG 68538
COND Michael Tilson Thomas
ORCH New World Symphony
SOLO Renee Fleming, soprano
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8:14 PM
Modest Moussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death WarnerClas 62050
COND Yuri Temirkanov
ORCH Saint Petersburg Philharmonic
SOLO Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
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8:34 PM
Giacomo Puccini Madama Butterfly: (Love Duet) Angel/EMI 67782
COND Gabriele Santini
ORCH Rome Opera Orchestra
SOLO Jussi Bjoerling, tenor
SOLO Victoria de los Angeles,sopran
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8:45 PM
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino”London 10837
COND Marco Armiliato
ORCH Prague Philharmonia
SOLO Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
