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Opera Cheat Sheet: Lucrezia Borgia


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Portrait of Lucrezia Borgia by Bartolomeo Veneziano (c. 1510). Public domain. Houston Public Media’s Arts & Culture Director, St.John Flynn, and opera expert, Eric Skelly, discuss Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Lucrezia Borgia, about the femme fatale, renowned for her ruthless pursuit of power, whose vulnerability is unveiled when she comes face to face with her long-lost son. You can hear the 2014 Caramoor Festival production of Lucrezia Borgia, starring Angela Meade in the title role, Saturday... Read More

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Opera Cheat Sheet | Houston Public MediaBy St.John Flynn