1. Welcome
   Justin Moss, Director of Broward Operations
2. G. Puccini: La bohème (EMI 69657)
   Andrew Bisantz, Conductor
3. “Donde lieta uscì”
   Mirella Freni, soprano; Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma: Thomas Schippers, conductor
   
4. Giacomo Puccini: La bohème discussion continues
   
5. “O soave fanciulla” - Mirella Freni, soprano;
   Nicolai Gedda, tenor; Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma:
   Thomas Schippers, conductor
   
6. W.A.Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (EMI66793)
   Andrew Bisantz, conductor
   
7. Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen
   Lucia Popp, soprano; Philharmonia Orchestrs:
   Otto Klemperer, conductor
   
8. Die Zauberflöte discussion, continued
   
9. “Ach, ich fühl’s” - Gundula Janowitz, soprano;
   Philharmoninia Orchestra: Otto Klemperer, conductor
   
10. V. Bellini: La sonnambula (EMI 56278)
    Justin Moss, Director of Broward Operations
    
11. “Vi ravviso, o luoghi ameni”
    Nicola Zaccaria, bass; Orchesra e Coro del Teatro alla
    Scala, Milano: Antonio Votto, conductor
    
12. La sonnambula discussion continued
    
13. “Ah! non giunge uman pensiero”Maria Callas, soprano;
    Orchesra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano:
    Antonio Votto, conductor
14. G. Vardi:“La traviata”(EMI 69827)
    Justin Moss, Director of Broward Operations
    
15. “Sempre libera”
    JBeverly Sills, soprano; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
    Aldo Ceccato, conductor
    
16. La traviata discussion continued
    
17. “Di Provenza il mar, il suol&rdquo - Rolando Panerai, baritone;
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Aldo Ceccato, conductor
    

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Narration recorded at WLRN Radio Studios, Miami, FL. Produced, edited, and mastered by Andrew Bisantz and Justin Moss at Dithyramb Productions, Miami, FL. CD cover photo © Michal Daniel for The Minnesota Opera.

This Florida Grand Opera 2011-2012 Season Preview CD is made possible by a generous gift from Stanford W. Freedman.