OPERA TALK: IT'S GOOD TO BE BAD- VILLAINS IN OPERA SERIES
OPERA TALK: IT'S GOOD TO BE BAD- VILLAINS IN OPERA
Opera is full of entertaining villains trying to just mess up things along the way. But do they get their way at the end? This series is offered in two parts.
PART ONE: Revenge and Deceit
Opera villains seem to have a good time getting away with their evil deeds while others get revenge and the last word. Join Tanisha for a fun discussion on The Duke of Mantua from Verdi’s Rigoletto, the title character from Boito’s Mefistofeles and Scarpia from Puccini’s Tosca.
Part one includes these operas:
RIGOLETTO
BY GIUSEPPE VERDI
MEFISTOFELES
BY ARRIGO BOITO
TOSCA BY GIACOMO PUCCINI
PART TWO: Bad Divas at the Opera
Opera divas seem to have a good time reveling in their evil deeds or revenge getting the last word-or do they? Join Tanisha for a fun discussion exploring The Queen of the Night from Mozart's The Magic Flute, Lady Macbeth from Verdi's Macbeth and Carmen from Bizet's Carmen.
Part two includes these operas:
MAGIC FLUTE
BY W.A. MOZART
MACBETH
BY GIUSEPPE VERDI
CARMEN
BY GEORGES BIZET
1. Talk only with audio-visual presentation
2. Talk with an aria performed by the speaker
3. Virtual Talk
TANISHA’S PICKS: DVD’S, SOUND RECORDINGS & MORE
This opera talk features some of Tanisha’s favorite opera DVD's and recordings. Click the link to purchase some of them for your own collection.
DVD
Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
San Francisco Opera
DVD
Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
directed by Gianfranco de Bosio
DVD
Die Zauberflote by W.A. Mozart
Royal Opera House
DVD
Macbeth by Giuseppi Verdi
Metropolitan Opera
DVD
Carmen by Georges Bizet
Vienna Philharmonic
