Bernstein Looks at Opera

Omnibus Season 6 Episode 26

Overview:
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".

Genre : Talk

Actors : Alistair Cooke

Release Date : 1958-03-23

Duration : 30 menit

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