Don't be caught fishing for facts about Verdi on the bicentennial of his birth. Getty Images/DeAgostini hide caption toggle caption Getty Images/DeAgostini Deceptive Cadence Act Like You Know: Giuseppe Verdi October 9, 2013 • 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.
The Decade In Music: '00s The Decade In Classical Recordings December 27, 2009 • From Osvaldo Golijov's cross-cultural musical fiesta to the chestnut-colored voice of Rolando Villazon, NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and All Things Considered host Guy Raz spin a few of the most notable classical recordings of the past ten years. The Decade In Classical Recordings Listen · 10:42 10:42 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/121772989/121954356" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Anything For Love: Massenet's 'Werther' October 30, 2009 • Massenet's Werther is thrilling, tuneful and one of the saddest operas ever composed, ending with a suicide on Christmas Eve. Tenor Rolando Villazon stars in the title role, in a production from the Paris National Opera. An Audio Introduction to the Opera Listen · 2:59 2:59 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/114316764/114299769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Music Interviews The Record Of Singing: Opera Across The Ages April 4, 2009 • NPR's Tom Huizenga takes Scott Simon on a guided tour of a fascinating new set of opera CDs, documenting singers and their recordings from 1898 to 2007. Along the way, hear opera great Enrico Caruso in his first recording session and the penatrating sound of dramatic soprano Eva Turner. The Record Of Singing: Opera Across The Ages Listen · 9:36 9:36 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102728168/102749041" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Puccini's Beloved 'Boheme,' Times Two August 15, 2008 • William Berger, author of Puccini Without Excuses, sizes up two new and very different recordings of the composer's best-known opera. Berger says the beauty of Bohème lies in the little details of the characters' lives. Puccini's Beloved 'Boheme,' Times Two Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93609600/93666239" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Music Interviews Rolando Villazon: A Tenor Voice Lost and Found April 27, 2008 • Rolando Villazon's new CD Cielo e Mar celebrates the tenor's return to opera. He took a five-month hiatus after his voice began to falter. Rolando Villazon: A Tenor Voice Lost and Found Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89941464/89979975" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Best Music of 2007 APM Highlights Great Classical Voices of 2007 American Public Media December 21, 2007 • Minnesota's Twin Cities area is a hotbed of excellent classical music. It's also home to American Public Media, where classical music thrives. APM's Brian Newhouse thinks these 10 new classical recordings rise to the top of the year's offerings.
Music Interviews Tenor Rising: Rolando Villazón March 21, 2004 • Several talented young tenors are leaping at the chance to fill Luciano Pavarotti's rather large shoes. Among them are Italy's Salvatore Licitra, Juan Diego Florez of Peru, Mexican Ramón Vargas and his countryman, Rolando Villazón. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Villazón, in his early 30's, about his music and recordings of such great works as Verdi's La Traviata. Tenor Rising: Rolando Villazón Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1780748/1781469" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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