Music A Captive in Control: 'L'italiana in Algeri' January 23, 2009 • The plot is more than a little silly — not to mention politically incorrect in the extreme — but wackiness was never done better, or more beautifully, than Rossini did it in The Italian Girl in Algiers, heard in a Washington National Opera production filled with world-class, Rossini singers.
Music Love and Ruin: Saint-Saens' 'Samson and Dalila' June 20, 2008 • Camille Saint-Saens lived from the waning years of music's classical era, all the way into the early decades of 20th-century modernism. The tumultuous, romantic opera, Samson and Dalila is one of his many masterpieces. An Audio Intro to 'Samson and Dalila,' with Placido Domingo Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91707474/91709401" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
An Audio Intro to 'Samson and Dalila,' with Placido Domingo Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91707474/91709401" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">