Royal opera house : the magic flute. by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

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Great stars of opera live in concert. Dresden opera night 1998. Carmen, "C'est toi!" - "C'est moi!" by Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875

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Gala concert, 300 years St. Petersburg. La boheme, Musette's waltz by Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924, Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

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Kiri's Coventry carols. In the bleak midwinter by Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934

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A touch of classics programme 1

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Berlin opera night. Tosca, "Vissi d'arte" by Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

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The Mikado by Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900

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Interrogating The shield

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : trees falling -- The derivation of a television crime drama / Concepción Cascajosa Virino -- The meaning of messiness : The shield and the production of television style / Gary Needham -- Sound policing : attending to acoustic matters in The shield / Nicholas Chare -- Fitting the profile : Dutch Wagenbach, realism, and the ensemble / Lorna Jowett -- Quality, controversy, and criminality : The shield as post-Sopranos cop show / Glyn White -- Scenes from the interrogation room : power, character, truth, and justice in The shield / Douglas L. …”
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The improvisatore : a novel of Italy by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875

Table of Contents: “…The Trip HomeIX; My Education · The Little Abbess; X; Old Domenica · The Discovery · An Evening in Nepi · Terni · The Seafarer's Song · Venice; XI; The Storm · A Soiree at the Home of My Banker · The Podesta's Niece; XII; The Soprano; XIII; Poggio · Annunziata · Maria; XIV; Verona's Distinctive Features · The Cathedral of Milan · A Meeting at Napoleon's Triumphal Arch · Dream and Reality · The Blue Grotto…”
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Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes : a Bibliography of Jewish Composers. by Jaffe, Kenneth

Table of Contents: “…Part III: Works Organized by Voice TypeWorks with Solo Voice; Soprano/High Female Voice; Mezzo-Soprano/Medium Female Voice; Contralto/Alto/Low Female Voice; Female Voice (unspecified); Tenor/High Male Voice; Baritone/Medium Male Voice; Bass-Baritone; Bass/Low Male Voice; Male Voice (unspecified); High Voice (gender not specified); Medium Voice (gender not specified); Low Voice (gender not specified); Voice Type Variable or Not Determined; Works With Two Solo Voices; Two Female Voices; One Female & One Male Voice; Two Male Voices; Two Soli (unspecified or variable).…”
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Ottorino Respighi : a dream of Italy

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Kiri's Coventry carols. We wish you a merry Christmas

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Girl crazy with Hannigan

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Concerto. La bohème by Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

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Gran gala di Verdi. Jérusalem : "Dieu nous sépare ..." by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Gran gala di Verdi. La forza del destino : "Pace, pace mio Dio ..." by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Giuseppe Verdi's Luisa Miller by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Salome : music drama in one act by Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

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Concerto. Con te partirò = Time to say goodbye by Sartori, Francesco

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You mean the world to me.

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Valery Gergiev conducts the LSO in Brahms' Requiem and Szymanowski's Stabat Mater. German requiem by Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897

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BBC Proms. 2001, The last night of the BBC Proms. Part 2

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Mosè : sacred melodrama in semi-scenic version by Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

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Living opera by Jampol, Joshua

Table of Contents: “…Pierre Boulez, or "The incorruptible" -- Robert Carsen, or building the bridge between head and heart -- Patrice Chereau, or truth, opera, and the director: in Wagner's footsteps -- William Christie, or going for baroque -- James Conlon, or surrendering your soul -- Natalie Dessay, or healing the sick voice -- Joyce DiDonato, or the wider connection -- Placido Domingo, or Olympics for the voice -- Renee Fleming, or balancing on the high wire -- Ferruccio Furlanetto, or functioning as a filter -- Kasper Bech Holten, or the emotional fitness center -- Simon Keenlyside, or a workingman talks about traffic control -- Waltraud Meier, or the sweatshirt must fit -- Heidi Grant Murphy, or sopranoed, with children -- Kent Nagano, or remaining relevant -- Seiji Ozawa, or the art of managing the orchestra -- Samuel Ramey, or the lion at twilight -- Esa-Pekka Salonen, or new opera and festival opera -- Jose Van Dam, or humility, the elite, and the caddies -- Rolando Villazon, or the paradox of the performer.…”
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Bluestockings displayed : portraiture, performance and patronage, 1730-1830

Table of Contents: “…Romantic bluestockings: from muses to matrons / Anne Mellor -- 'To dazzle let the vain design': Alexander Pope's portrait gallery; or, the Impossibility of brilliant women / Emma Clery -- Virtue, patriotism and female scholarship in bluestocking portraiture / Clare Barlow -- Anne Seymour Damer: a sculptor of 'Republican perfection' / Alison Yarrington -- The blues gone grey: portraits of bluestocking women in old age / Devoney Looser -- Sacred love: Eliza Linley's voice / Joseph Roach -- The learned female soprano / Susan Staves -- Roles and role models: Montagu, Siddons, Lady Macbeth / Shearer West -- Hester Thrale: 'what trace of the wit' / Felicity A. …”
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Musical treasures of the 17th century

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Gran gala di Verdi. La traviata. "È strano ..." by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Aida by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood. "Kaddish 2" from Symphony no. 3 by Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

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Gran gala di Verdi. Don Carlo by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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Picasso and dance. Le tricorne = The three cornered hat

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Gran gala di Verdi. Il corsaro by Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

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200000 Taler : Oper in 3 Bildern und einem Epilog

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Ermione by Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

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Fandom : Identities and Communities in a Mediated World. by Gray, Jonathan

Table of Contents: “…; Media Academics; Yoko in Cyberspace with Beatles Fans; Copyright Law, Fan Practices, and the Rights of the Author; Part II: Beyond Pop Culture; The News; The Fans of Cultural Theory; Bachies, Bardies, Trekkies, and Sherlockians; Fans of Chekhov; Part III: Spaces of Fandom; Place, Elective Belonging, and the Diffused Audience; On the Set of The Sopranos; A Sort of Homecoming; From Smart Fan to Backyard Wrestler; Part IV: Fan Audiences Worldwide; Global Fandom/Global Fan Studies; Between Rowdies and Rasikas.…”
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Masculinity in Opera. by Purvis, Philip

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Masculinity in Opera; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; 1 Performing Masculinity/Masculinity in Performance; PART I Voicing Masculinity; 2 Soprano Masculinities; 3 Pitch Fever: The Castrato, the Tenor, and the Question of Masculinity in Nineteenth-Century Opera; 4 Russian Opera Rebels: Fyodor Komissarzhevsky, Nikolai Figner and the Rise of the Tenor Antihero; 5 The Erotics of Masculinity in Zeffirelli's Film Otello; PART II Troubling Masculinity; 6 Saint-Saëns's Samson; 7 More Cases of Wagner; 8 Britten and the Deadlock of Identity Politics.…”
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