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Bernstein Looks at Opera

Omnibus · Season 6 · Episode 26
90 minutes of operatic music direct from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera

in New York City. Participating will be the Metropolitan's singers and

orchestra with Leonard Bernstein conducting. Bernstein's remarks about

special characteristics of opera are illustrated with varied operatic excerpts.

Bernstein's translation of a scene from Puccini's "La Boheme" is acted out; then the scene is sung in Italian. There will also be the "Liebestod" fromWagner's "Tristan", the "Credo" from Verdi's "Otello" and selections

from "Rosenkavalier", "Carmen", "The Medium", "Don Giovanni" and "Lucia".

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Season
6
Episode
26
Air Date
23/Mar/1958
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90 minutes of operatic music direct from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera

in New York City. Participating will be the Metropolitan's singers and

orchestra with Leonard Bernstein conducting. Bernstein's remarks about

special characteristics of opera are illustrated with varied operatic excerpts.

Bernstein's translation of a scene from Puccini's "La Boheme" is acted out; then the scene is sung in Italian. There will also be the "Liebestod" fromWagner's "Tristan", the "Credo" from Verdi's "Otello" and selections

from "Rosenkavalier", "Carmen", "The Medium", "Don Giovanni" and "Lucia".

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