Trove Thursday

Grieghallen, Bergen 23 October 2015 Broadcast Mark Padmore Martin Owen (horn) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Edward Gardner

Salzburg Festival 28 May 2012 Broadcast Piotr Beczala Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner  

Benaroya Hall, Seattle 2 November 2017 Broadcast Ian Bostridge Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Tanglewood Festival 17 July 1966 Broadcast Ernst Häfliger Tanglewood Festival Chorus Boston Symphony Orchestra Erich Leinsdorf

Gundula Janowitz, Jessye Norman, Lucia Popp, Anja Harteros, Karita Mattila, Krassimira Stoyanova and Rachel Willis-Sørensen.

Edinburgh Festival 22 August 2004 Broadcast Countess: Soile Isokoski Clairon: Anne Sofie von Otter Italian Soprano: Sarah Fox Flamand: Jonas Kaufmann Count: Stephan Loges Olivier: Christopher Maltman La Roche: Siegfried Vogel Italian Tenor: Barry Banks Monsieur Taupe: John Mitchinson Royal Scottish National Orchestra Conductor: Leopold Hager

One wintry day a few months ago I fell down an Abigaille rabbit hole and became obsessed with the anti-heroine’s second-act scena, especially its bold-earworm cabaletta “Salgo già.” I collected many live versions which turned out to vary wildly.

One wintry day a few months ago I fell down an Abigaille rabbit hole and became obsessed with the anti-heroine’s second-act scena, especially its bold-earworm cabaletta “Salgo già.” I collected many live versions which turned out to vary wildly.

Verdi’s early success with Rita Hunter, Kostas Paskalis and Ferruccio Furlanetto, plus a cabaletta quiz in which 15 sopranos tackle “Salgo già!"

Bergen 29 May 2016 Broadcast Lise Davidsen Helmut Deutsch

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées 25 March 1991 Broadcast Hanna Schwarz Orchestre National de France Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam 14 March 1993 Broadcast Alessandra Marc Håkan Hågegard Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Conductor: Riccardo Chailly

Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca 6 April 2009 Broadcast Evangelist: Christoph Prégardien Sandrine Piau (Tochter Zion, etc.) Yumiko Tanimura Ivo Posti Abdellah Lashri Harry van der Kamp (Jesus, etc.) Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Conductor: Kenneth Weiss

Mendelssohn’s incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Miah Persson and Golda Schultz. 

A primetime Munich performance under Wolfgang Sawallisch featuring Lucia Popp, Kurt Moll, Peter Seiffert and Wolfgang Brendel.

Stuttgart Oper 29 September 1987 Broadcast Aida: Gabriela Benacková Amneris: Eva Randová Sacerdotessa: Helene Schneiderman Radamés: Michael Sylvester Amonasro: Siegmund Nimsgern Ramfis: Matthias Hölle Il re: Roland Bracht Un messaggero: Alexander Stachowiak Conductor: Garcia Navarro

Los Angeles Music Center7 October 1986 Broadcast Desdemona: Gabriela Benacková Emilia: Alice Baker Otello: Plácido Domingo Iago: Sherrill Milnes Cassio: Jonathan Mack Roderigo: Stephen Plummer Lodovico: Julien Robbins Montano: Michael Gallop Un araldo: Rodney Gilfry Conductor: Lawrence Foster