2014–15 Season Preview episodes:

• July 18, 2014NORMA

  Introduction to Bellini's "Norma" by General Director David Gockley.

  Conductor: Richard Bonynge

  September 1982

  "Ah! bello a me ritorna"(Introduction)

  "Mira, o Norma": Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne

  "Guerra, guerra"

  "Casta diva": Joan Sutherland

  Ending of the opera

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• July 18, 2014SUSANNAH

  Introduction to Floyd's "Susannah" by General Director David Gockley.

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• July 18, 2014A MASKED BALL

  Introduction to Verdi's "Masked Ball" by General Director David Gockley.

  Conductor: Marco Armiliato

  September 2006

  Overture

  "Amelia…ah, dessa ancor!": Marcus Haddock

  "Re dell’abisso, affretati": Tichina Vaughn

  "Saper vorreste": Anna Christy

  "Teco io sto": Deborah Voigt, Marcus Haddock

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• July 18, 2014PARTENOPE

  Introduction to Handel's "Partenope" by General Director David Gockley.

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• July 18, 2014TOSCA

  Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" by General Director David Gockley.

  Conductor: Nicola Luisotti

  November 2012

  "Vittoria, vittoria! ": Brian Jagde

  "Recondita armonia": Brian Jagde

  Scarpia’s entrance (Act I): Mark Delavan

  "Tosca divina, la mano mia": Mark Delavan

  "Tosca, mi fai dimenticare Iddio!": Mark Delavan

  "Mario! Mario!": Patricia Racette

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• July 18, 2014CINDERELLA

  Introduction to Rossini's "Cinderella" by General Director David Gockley.

  Conductor: John Pritchard

  September 1974

  "Non più mesta": Frederica von Stade

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• July 18, 2014LA BOHÈME

  Introduction to Puccini's "La Bohème" by General Director David Gockley.

  Conductor: Nicola Luisotti

  November 2008

  "Ma quando vien lo sgelo": Angela Gheorghiu

  "O buon Marcello, aiuto!": Angela Gheorghiu, Quinn Kelsey

  "Sono andati?": Angela Gheorghiu

  "Mimi! Mimi!": Quinn Kelsey, Piotr Beczala

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• July 18, 2014THE TROJANS

  Introduction to Berlioz's "The Trojans" by General Director David Gockley.

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• July 18, 2014TWO WOMEN

  Introduction to the world premiere of Tutino's "Two Women" by General Director David Gockley.

  "Sogni Romani": Chuanyue Wang; Robert Mollicone, pianist

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• July 18, 2014THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

  Introduction to Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" by General Director David Gockley.

  Conductor: Nicola Luisotti

  September 2010

  "Via resti servita": Catherine Cook, Danielle de Niese

  "Non so più cosa son": Michèle Losier

  "Non più andrai": Luca Pisaroni

  "Dove sono i bei momenti": Ellie Dehn

  "Contessa, perdono!": Lucas Meachem, Ellie Dehn

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