Trove Thursday

Alessandro Scarlatti's best-known but rarely performed opera.

Anna Prohaska and Marianne Crebassa conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

Anna Prohaska and Marianne Crebassa conducted by Daniel Barenboim.

Mariella Devia, Cecila Bartoli, Ewa Podles, William Matteuzzi, Claudio Desderi and Pietro Spagnoli.

An unusual broadcast conducted by Herbert von Karajan featuring Sena Jurinac and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf performing in Italian!

A vibrant live performance from a dozen years ago with Giuseppe Filianoti, Latonia Moore and Marianne Cornetti.

Claudio Abbado leading an impressive team.

Carlos Kleiber chose the work as one of his few specialties.

Carlos Kleiber chose the work as one of his few specialties.

Works by Henry Purcell, the composer who often celebrated music’s patron saint.

Anna Caterina Antonacci led by Carlo Rizzi

Karita Mattila conducted by Susanna Malkki

Just over a month ago the great Catalan soprano Montserrat Caballe died at age 85. "Trove Thursday" joins many other salutes with a recording of one of her fabled early NYC bel canto concert appearances.

A vintage La Scala broadcast.

Renata Scotto and Jose Carreras.

Aprile Millo and Carlo Bergonzi.

Anja Silja, Sabine Hass, Siegfried Jerusalem and Wolfgang Brendel conducted by Julius Rudel.

Sandrine Piau

Karina Gauvin, Dorothee Mields and Marina de Liso.

Nuria Rial and Philippe Jaroussky.