Secrets and Lies
What makes a great opera? Divine music - of course! But there are two ingredients every opera has - secrets and lies.
What makes a great opera? Divine music - of course. But there are two ingredients every opera has - secrets and lies
Dancer, choreographer, and Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli returns to Radio 2 with a second series celebrating his greatest passion - opera. Top Cs, broken hearts, murdered mothers, sparkling cadenzas and record breaking curtain calls - that's what we have in store as Bruno brings the red and gold of the world's finest opera houses to your front room via Radio 2.
In this programme Bruno attempts to unravel the plots and complicated scenarios of operas. He uncovers secrets, lies, deceptions and mistaken identities in - Cosi Fan Tutte(Mozart); The Tales of Hoffmann(Offenbach); La Forza del Destino(Verdi); Lucia di Lammermoor(Donizetti); Suor Angelica(Puccini); Lohengrin(Wagner) and Beethoven's masterpiece and only opera - Fidelio. Bruno features recordings by Leontyne Price, Dame Janet Baker, Montserrat Caballe and Natalie Dessay.
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Geoff Love & His Orchestra
Puccini: La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
- Opera Without Words.
- EMI.
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Janet Baker, Montserrat Caball茅 & Richard van Allan
Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte: Soave Sia Il Vento
- Cosi Fan Tutte.
- Philips.
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Pl谩cido Domingo
Puccini: La Fanciulla Del West: Ch'ella Mi Creda
- La Fanciulla Del West.
- DG.
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Natalie Dessay
Offenbach: The Tales Of Hoffmann: The Doll Song
- Natalie Dessay.
- Erato.
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Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
Verdi: La Forza Del Destino: Overture
- Verdi.
- DG.
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Robert Shaw Chorale
Wagner: Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
- Music For All Occasions.
- 6.
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Leontyne Price
Puccini: Suor Angelica: Senza Mamma
- Leontyne Price.
- RCA.
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Joan Sutherland
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi D'Amaro Pianto
- Lucia di Lammermoor.
- Decca.
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Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna
Lehar: The Merry Widow: Waltzes
- Waltzes.
- Angel.
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Ren茅e Fleming & Susan Graham
Delibes: Lakme: Flower Duet
- Classical Masters Opera.
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Pl谩cido Domingo
Verdi: Luisa Miller: Quando Le Sere Al Placido
- Greatest Hits of Opera.
- SONY.
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Helga Dernesch, Helen Donath, Karl Ridderbusch & Horst Laubenthal
Beethoven: Fidelio: Mir Ist So Wunderbar
- Fidelio Highlights.
- Warner.
Broadcast
- Tue 20 Nov 2018 21:00成人快手 Radio 2