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Saturday, December 27, 2014 Permalink

At the Opera, Die Fledermaus and The 3 Tenors Concert from 1990

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Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. The original source for Die Fledermaus is Das Gefängnis (The Prison), a farce by German playwright Julius Roderich Benedix.

This 1990 recording stars Kiri Te Kanawa. Andre Previn conducts.

A broadcast of the 1990 3 Tenors concert in Rome will be the feature recording on Opera Potpourri.

Happy New Year!

Playlist

8:00pm
8:00pm	Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo BUY Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor Naxos 8550240
8:11pm	Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus BUY Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Kiri Te Kanawa Philips 90239891-2
10:00pm
10:20pm	various: The Three Tenors Concert 1990 Rome BUY Rome Opera; Zubin Mehta, conductor Decca 4304332
11:00pm
11:35pm	Massenet: Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Pourquoi me rΘveiller BUY from Ultimate Opera [Box Set]; composed by Massenet London/Decca 4758366
11:38pm	Bellini: I Puritani, opera: Polonaise: Son vergin vezzosa BUY from Ultimate Opera [Box Set]; composed by Bellini London/Decca 4758366
11:41pm	Ponchielli: Tosca, opera: Vissi d'arte BUY from Ultimate Opera [Box Set]; composed by Ponchielli London/Decca 4758366
11:46pm	Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda - Cielo e mar! BUY Vienna Opera; Alberto Erede, conductor Jussi Bjorling London/Decca 4758366
11:51pm	Puccini: Tosca, opera: Te Deum: Tre sbirri, una carrozza BUY from Ultimate Opera [Box Set]; composed by Puccini London/Decca 4758366
11:56pm	Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera Intemezzo BUY Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony; Ondrej Lenard, conductor Naxos 8550240