http://www.aspenpublicradio.org/support.phpen-us℗ & © 2008 Aspen Public RadioA 3-hour monthly classical music program featuring a full-length opera.Aspen Public RadioHost Nikki Boxer invites listeners to join her on the last Wednesday of each month for a special 3-hour edition of Classical Music from Aspen. "Opera in the Afternoon" features a full opera with synopsis, commentary and special guest insight. Aspen Public Radio is a non-profit organization that relies on support from listeners like you. Please consider making an annual contribution to Aspen Public Radio at www.aspenpublicradio.org/pledge. Every dollar makes a difference and helps Aspen Public Radio provide great podcasts for everyone everywhere.Host Nikki Boxer invites listeners to join her on the last Wednesday of each month for a special 3-hour edition of Classical Music from Aspen. "Opera in the Afternoon" features a full opera with synopsis, commentary and special guest insight. Aspen Public Radio is a non-profit organization that relies on support from listeners like you. Please consider making an annual contribution to Aspen Public Radio at www.aspenpublicradio.org/pledge. Every dollar makes a difference and helps Aspen Public Radio provide great podcasts for everyone everywhere.http://aspenpublicradio.org/podcasts/oita/oita_podcast_logo_sm.jpghttp://www.aspenpublicradio.org/support.phpAspen Public Radionikki@aspenpublicradio.orgnoNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioDAS HIMMELSKLEID by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Angelina Ruzzafante.....Princess Anna Maria Dur.....Moon Fairy Anneli Pfeffer.....First Page-girl Christiane Rost.....Second Page-girl Ina Stachelhaus.....Third Page-girl Michael Kurz.....Prince Pippin Peer-Martin Sturm.....Prince Fridolin Reinhard Leisenheimer.....Chancellor Sergio Gomez.....Beggar Sergio Gomez.....Prince Gudolin Sibrand Basa.....Prince Stefan Adam.....Prince Korbinian Gerhard Markson, Conductor Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/apr-himmelskleid.mp3Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -050003:00:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, opera, himmelskleid, wolf-ferrari, rare opera, german, italianNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioHappy New Year! Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus Waldemar Kmentt, Gabriel von Eisenstein Hilde Gueden, Rosalinde Erika Koth, Adele Walter Berry, Falke Eberhard Wachter, Frank Giuseppe Zampieri, Alfred Regina Resnik, Prinz Orlofsky Peter Klein, Dr. Blind Erich Kunz, Frosch Hedwig Schubert, Ida Guest artists: Renata Tebaldi, Fernando Corena, Birgit Nilsson, Mario del Monaco, Teresa Berganza, Joan Sutherland, Jussi Bjorling, Leontyne Price, Giulietta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, Ljuba Welitsch Wiener Philharmoniker Wiener Staatsopernchor Herbert von Karajan, conductor http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/apr-fledermaus09.mp3Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -050003:00:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, classical music, nikki boxer, opera, fledermaus, new year, waltz, straussNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioI Puritani Vincenzo Bellini This month, Opera in the Afternoon falls the day before Thanksgiving. Appropriate then, that we should feature Vincenzo Bellini's story of love and politics in Oliver Cromwell's England: I Puritani, or The Puritans. I Puritani was Bellini's last opera, and he actually composed two versions. The original was premiered in Paris in 1835; the second he wrote for the famous Maria Malibran, with much of Elvira's soprano music taken down to mezzo-soprano range. But this revised version didn't make it to Naples in time for performance, and wasn't heard live until a concert performance 150 years later in 1985. On this recording: Maria Callas (Elvira), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Lord Arturo Talbo), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Sir Giorgio), Rolando Panerai (Sir Riccardo Forth), Angelo Mercuriali (Sir Bruno Robertson), Carlo Forti (Lord Gualtiero Walton), Aurora Cattelani (Enrichetta di Francia) Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Tullio Serafin, conductorhttp://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/oita_Puritani.mp3Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -050003:00:00aspen public radio, kajx, nikki boxer, classical music, opera, maria callas, puritani, bellini, thanksgiving, di stefanoNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioGiuseppe Verdi I due Foscari Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Katia Ricciarelli..........Lucrezia Jose Carreras............Jacopo Foscari Piero Cappuccilli........Francesco Foscari Samuel Ramey...........Jacopo Loredano Vincenzo Bello...........Barbarigo Elizabeth Connell.......Pisana Franz Handlos...........Servant Mieczyslaw Antoniak....Officer Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra Austrian Radio Chorus Lamberto Gardelli, conductorhttp://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/oita-oct09_foscari.mp3Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -040002:00:00aspen public radio, npr, kajx, nikki boxer, opera, classical music, verdi, foscari, lord byron, jose carrerasNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioCo-host Jonathan Boxer joins Nikki Boxer for Umberto Giordano's story of life, love and death during the French Revolution, Andrea Chenier. A success since its premiere, Andrea Chenier has a tradition of being an effective vehicle for many star tenors. This month's recording features tenor Franco Corelli as the title character with a stellar supporting cast, including Ettore Bastianini as Gerard and Renata Tebaldi as Maddalena. COMPLETE CAST Andrea Chenier: Franco Corelli Maddalena: Renata Tebaldi Carlo Gerard: Ettore Bastianini Bersi: Margareta Sjostedt Countess di Coigny: Elisabeth Hongen Madelon: Hilde Konetzni Majordomo: Carlo Forti Roucher: Edmund Hurshell Chorus of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Lovro von Matacic, conductor Live performance, Vienna, June 26, 1960 http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/chenier-final.mp3Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -040002:21:00aspen public radio, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, jonathan boxer, opera, andrea chenier, bastianini, tebaldi, corelli, giordano, french revolutionNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioAspen Public Radio was proud to broadcast Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni live from the Wheeler Opera House on August 22, 2009. Host Nikki Boxer was on-site to provided synopsis, set descriptions and a rundown of audience response to this Aspen Opera Theater Center production featuring conductor James Gaffigan and a young cast of AMFS students, including Adam Paul Lau as Leporello, Yoosun Park as Donna Anna, Donovan Singletary as Don Giovanni and Rachel Sliker as Donna Elvira. http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/giovanni09_broadcast.mp3Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -040003:30:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, nikki boxer, classical music, opera, aspen music festival, live broadcast, wheeler opera houseNikki BoxerLive from the Wheeler Opera HouseAspen Public Radio was proud to broadcast Benjamin Britten's The Rape of Lucretia live from the Wheeler Opera House on August 1, 2009. Host Nikki Boxer was on-site to provided synopsis, set descriptions and a rundown of audience response to this Aspen Opera Theater Center production featuring conductor Jane Glover and a stellar young cast, including Heather Jewson as Lucretia, David Krohn as Tarquinius, Samuel Schultz as Junius and Heath Sorensen as Collatinus. John Andrew McCullough and Carla Janzen sang the Male and Female Chorus.http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/Lucretia_Broadcast.mp3Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -040002:10:00aspen public radio, aspen opera theater center, nikki boxer, benjamin britten, classical music, opera, rape of lucretia, aspen music festival and school, wheeler opera houseNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioTenor Jonathan Boxer joins host (and spouse) Nikki Boxer with a survey of great tenors of the 20th century. **The Program** Enrico Caruso "Amor ti vieta" (Fedora) "No, piu' nobile" (Adriana Lecouvreur) "Vesti la giubba" (Pagliacci) Franco Corelli "Spirto gentil" (La Favorita) "Ah si ben mio...Di quella pirra" (Il Trovatore) Lauritz Melchior "In Fernem Land" (Lohengrin) "Dich Selige Frau... Wintersturme" (Die Walkure) Jussi Bjorling "Mi batta il cor ... O Paradiso" (L'Africaine) "Che gelida manina" (La Boheme) Giuseppe Di Stefano "Tu che a dio spiegasti l'ali" (Lucia di Lammermoor) "Ella mi fu rapita! ... Parmi veder le lagrime" (Rigoletto) **Name That Tenor** The final portion of Opera in the Afternoon: Great Tenors will be a series of different tenors singing the following arias. Listen to the show and see if you can name that tenor. The answers will be revealed at the end of the program! "Il mio tesoro" (Don Giovanni) "A cette voix ... Je crois entendre encore" (Les Pecheurs de Perles) "E' la solita storia del pastore" (L'Arlesiana) "Je suis seul ... Ah! fuyez, douce image" (Manon) http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/great_tenors_0709.mp3Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -040001:30:00aspen public radio, great tenors, npr, kajx, bjorling, di stefano, pavarotti, opera, caruso, gedda, kraus, corelli, melchior, classical musicNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioAspen Public Radio was proud to broadcast Puccini's beloved La Boheme from the Wheeler Opera House on July 20, 2009. Host Nikki Boxer was on-site to provided synopsis, set descriptions and a rundown of audience response to this Aspen Opera Theater Center production featuring conductor George Manahan and a stellar young cast, including David Williams as Marcello, Ernest Alvarez as Rodolfo, Mary-Jane Castleton Lee as Musetta and Tharanga Goonetilleke as Mimi.http://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/Boheme_Broadcast.mp3Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -040002:06:00aspen public radio, kajx, npr, opera, classical music, la boheme, puccini, wheeler opera house, aspen opera theater center, aspen music festival and schoolNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioWERTHER by Jules Massenet Sir Colin Davis, conductor Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Jose Carreras, Werther Frederica von Stade, Charlotte Thomas Allen, Albert Isobel Buchanan, Sophie Robert Lloyd, Le Bailli Paul Crook, Schmidt Malcolm King, Johann Linda Humphries, Kathchen Donaldson Bell, Brulmannhttp://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/Werther_Part1.mp3Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -040001:20:00aspen public radio, werther, kajx, npr, opera, nikki boxer, jules massenet, jose carreras, frederica von stadeNikki BoxerOpera in the Afternoon on Aspen Public RadioWERTHER by Jules Massenet Acts 3 + 4; plus music by Liszt and Schubert Sir Colin Davis, conductor Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Jose Carreras, Werther Frederica von Stade, Charlotte Thomas Allen, Albert Isobel Buchanan, Sophie Robert Lloyd, Le Bailli Paul Crook, Schmidt Malcolm King, Johann Linda Humphries, Kathchen Donaldson Bell, Brulmannhttp://www.aspenpublicradio.com/podcasts/oita/Werther_Part2.mp3Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -040001:40:00aspen public radio, nikki boxer, kajx, npr, classical music, opera, werther, carreras, von stade, jules massenet