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Act Like You Know: Giuseppe Verdi

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Act Like You Know: Giuseppe Verdi

Don't know your Traviata from your Trovatore or your Otello from your Aida? Try out this handy cheat sheet — with music — to explore the greatest of Italian composers on the centennial of his birth. Hear his music and learn the unlikely story of his rise from a small town to international renown.

First Listen: Danielle De Niese's 'Mozart Album'

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First Listen: Danielle De Niese's 'Mozart Album'

Rising young soprano Danielle de Niese is about to release a new album dedicated to lesser-known Mozart arias. Hear the entire CD before it's released, and download an NPR exclusive bonus track: "Pupille Amate," from an opera Mozart wrote when he was 16.

Hear Danielle de Niese on 'All Things Considered'

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Bryn Terfel: Baritone in the Big Apple

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Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel conquered the world of opera in the '90s, singing at major concert venues the world over. Amid two New York City appearances, he visits the WNYC studios for an interview.

Bryn Terfel Interview on WNYC's Soundcheck

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