Enjoy these long days and warm evenings with great music from the world of opera. Featured photo courtesy of the Santa Fe Opera.
JUNE 21, 2021: AIDA
By Giuseppe Verdi with Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli, Grace Bumbry featuring Zubin Mehta conducting the Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra
JUNE 28, 2021: SAPHO
By Jules Massenet with Renée Doria, Ginès Sierra, Gisèle Ory featuring Roger Boutry conducting the Orchetre Symphonique de la Garde Républicaine and the Choral Stéphne Caillat.
JULY 5, 2021: COYOTE TALES
By Henry Mollicone with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City featuring Russell Patterson
JULY 12, 2021: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA / I PAGLIACCI
By Pietro Mascagni / Ruggiero Leoncavallo with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi featuring Tullio Serafin and the Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Hosted by Jeremey Bot.
JULY 19, 2021: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
By Richard Wagner with Norman Bailey, Janis Martin, René Kollo, Marti Talvela, Isola Jones featuring Georg Solti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
JULY 26, 2021: RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA
by Mikhail Glinka with Valery Yaroslavtsev, Bela Rudenko, Yebeny Nesterenko, Tamara Sinyavskaya featuring Yuri simonov and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow
AUGUST 2, 2021: ORLANDO PALADINO
by Joseph Haydn with Arleen Auger, Elly Ameling, Gwendolyun Killebrew, George Shirley, Claes H. Ahnsjo featuring Antal Dorati and the Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne
AUGUST 9, 2021: ANDREA CHENIER
by Umberto Giordano with Mario del Monaco, Ettore Bastianini, Renata Tebaldi, Fiorenza Cossotto featuring Gianandrea Gavazzeni and the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademi di Santa Cecilia, Rome
AUGUST 16, 2021: THE CORONATION OF POPPEA
by Claudio Monteverdi with Arleen Auger, Della Jones, Linda Hirst, James Bowman, Gregory Reinhart featuring Richard Hickox and the City of London Baroque Sinfonia
AUGUST 23, 2021: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by Giacomo Puccini with Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Christa Ludwig featuring Herbert von Karajan and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Hosted by Jeremey Bot.
AUGUST 30, 2021: IL TURCO IN ITALIA
by Gioacchino Rossini with Cecilia Bartoli, Michele Pertusi, Alessandro Corbelli, Ramon Vargas featuring Riccardoi Chailly and the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021: KSQD CONCERT HALL
Host Christopher Smith presents a performance by the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021: FIDELIO
By Ludwig van Beethoven with Angela Denoke, John Villars, Thomas Quasthoff featuring Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic and Arnold Schoenberg Choir. Hosted by Jeremey Bot.
