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Friday, January 29, 2010

Ann Hallenberg and Xavier Sabata star in Handel's 'Agrippina'

January 29, 2010 Handel’s early, odd-ball comedy, stars ruthless characters from ancient Rome.

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Friday, January 22, 2010

Dimitris Tiliakos and Violeta Urmana star in Verdi's 'Macbeth.'

January 22, 2010 Hear the composer's fascinating version of Shakespeare's classic from the Bastille Opera in Paris.

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Misha Didyk and Angela Denoke

January 15, 2010 A searing yet beautiful opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk also became a political time bomb.

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Friday, January 08, 2010

"Orfeo" at La Scala

January 8, 2010 The 1607 masterwork is the first truly great opera from which all others are descended.

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About Lisa Simeone

Lisa Simeone joined World of Opera as its host in July 2002. She has more than 25 years of experience in radio and television, including at All Things Considered, Performance Today, Weekend Edition and the Metropolitan Opera. She also hosts the nationally syndicated BP Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast Series, and the internationally syndicated documentary series Soundprint.

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Coming Up On World Of Opera

Feb. 12: Verdi: La Traviata (France)

Feb. 19: Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Houston)

Feb. 26: Massenet: Manon (Vienna)

Mar. 5: Bellini: Zaira (France)

Mar. 12: Verdi: I Due Foscari (Germany)

Mar. 19: Bizet: Carmen (La Scala)

Mar. 26: Respighi: Marie Victoire (Berlin)

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