Friday, September 24, 2010

La Juive

La Juive is a grand opera, seldom performed but amazing to hear. You can read the story here. The scene below is the opening of the opera, as an angry mob threatens to attack a Jew for working on Sunday.








The broadcast can be heard here.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Die Tote Stadt

Here is a scene from the second act of Die Tote Stadt - The Dead City - as Paul chases the vision of his deceased wife down the cobbled streets of Bruges.




You can learn more about this opera here.

It is currently being broadcast live at capradio.org.