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"La vendetta" was an early title of this composer's "Il trovatore" |
Verdi
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EVEN MORE OPERA |
2026-03-04 |
#9513 |
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This Italian based "La Traviata" on a play written by Alexandre Dumas, son of the famous novelist |
Verdi
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OPERA SOURCE MATERIAL |
2021-11-16 |
#8512 |
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Here'san 1853 chorus from this "green" guy & we'll even throw in the anvil for free |
Verdi
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OPERA |
2020-03-27 |
#8190 |
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This composer was adamant that his "La traviata" be set in the present inmodern dress, as the Met's current staging is |
Giuseppe Verdi
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$2,000 |
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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA |
2017-05-04 |
#7524 |
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(Alex delivers the clue from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.) I'm wearing a consiglieri's costume from "Simon Boccanegra"; it's a rather somber opera by this composer of "La traviata" |
Giuseppe Verdi
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COSTUMES AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA |
2015-10-30 |
#7160 |
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"Rigoletto" prompted Rossini to say that at last he recognized this compser's genius |
Verdi
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OPERA |
2007-07-09 |
#5271 |
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He was in his 70s when he composed "Otello" in 1887 & "Falstaff" in 1893 |
Giuseppe Verdi
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OPERA |
2001-07-10 |
#3897 |
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This composer's "Rigoletto" is based on Victor Hugo's play "Le Roi S'Amuse" ("The King Amuses Himself") |
Giuseppe Verdi
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$400 |
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OPERA |
1998-12-14 |
#3286 |
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Be on the alert: "Alerta! Alerta!", one of his longest bass arias, appears in his opera "Il Trovatore" |
Giuseppe Verdi
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$800 |
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ALL ABOUT OPERA |
1998-09-17 |
#3224 |
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Composer who turned Victor Hugo's play "Le Roi S'Amuse" into "Rigoletto" |
Giuseppe Verdi
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OPERA |
1997-07-14 |
#2981 |
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Originally, this composer's opera "Rigoletto" was titled "La Maledizione" ("The Curse") |
Giuseppe Verdi
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OPERA |
1997-05-07 |
#2933 |
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His "Il Trovatore" contains the "Anvil Chorus", a favorite of male choirs the world over |
Giuseppe Verdi
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OPERA |
1997-02-28 |
#2885 |
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This "Rigoletto" composer's dramatic opera "Stiffelio" concerns the adulterous wife of a minister |
Verdi
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OPERA |
1995-09-11 |
#2531 |
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This composer of "Aida" was once rejected by the Milan Conservatory as "insufficiently talented" |
Giuseppe Verdi
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$600 |
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OPERA |
1993-02-25 |
#1959 |
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The Italian composer whose next-to-last opera was "Otello" |
Verdi
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$800 |
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OPERA |
1993-01-07 |
#1924 |
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In 1872 this composer conducted his "Aida" at La Scala in Milan |
Verdi
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$400 |
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OPERA |
1992-10-30 |
#1875 |
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His topics include politics in "Ernani", revenge in "Rigoletto" & tragic love in "La Traviata" |
Verdi
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OPERA |
1991-02-07 |
#1489 |
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Composer whose 1859 opera "Un ballo in maschera" depicts an assassination at a masked ball |
Verdi
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$1,000 |
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OPERA |
1990-12-04 |
#1442 |
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His opera "Nabucco", which premiered in 1842, made him famous in Italy |
Giuseppe Verdi
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OPERA |
1990-10-01 |
#1396 |
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Some 50 years after he wrote his 1st comic opera, this Italian wrote his 2nd, "Falstaff" |
Verdi
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OPERA |
1988-11-29 |
#977 |
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In 1832, at age 18, this great Italian composer was turned down by (the) Milan Conservatorium for lack of ability |
Verdi
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$1,000 |
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OPERA |
1988-02-11 |
#799 |
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Famed for tragic operas, this Italian composer had tragedy of wife & 2 children dying in a 2-year period |
Giuseppe Verdi
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$500 |
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EASY OPERA |
1987-06-05 |
#650 |
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In addition to operas about "Otello" & "Macbeth" this composer also picked "Attila" as a topic |
Verdi
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$600 |
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OPERA |
1987-03-02 |
#581 |
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The 1st entire opera on records was a '28 Victor recording of this Italian composer's "Rigoletto" |
Verdi
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$600 |
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OPERA |
1986-11-25 |
#512 |
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Italian composer of "Aida" whose name in English is Joe Green |
Giuseppe Verdi
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OPERA |
1985-03-04 |
#126 |