Opera Archive – Die Zaub...

Feb 1, 2010 by

Opera Archive – Die Zauberflote

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE First performance: 30 September 1791, Freihaustheater auf der Wieden (Vienna) Libretto: Emanuel Schikaneder Music: W.A. Mozart

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Music Additions for the week o...

Jan 10, 2010 by

Music Additions for the week of 01-10-2010

These are the music adds to the radio station for the week of Jan. 10,2010 Most are highlights discs of excellent recordings from the 1950's through the 1980's

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New Music for the New Year

Dec 27, 2009 by

New Music for the New Year

Opera Music Broadcast.com has added the following music for your listening pleasure throughout the New Year!

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A Cat, A Requiem, and new musi...

Dec 22, 2009 by

A Cat, A Requiem, and new music

Yesterday Opera Music Broadcast lost one of its favorite fans and companions, Oscar the Cat. Although he had only been a classical music fan for his 2 years, he brought much to the format - mostly purring and snuggling as we would sit at computers working away. He liked to watch the patterns on the monitor. In his honor, we will play Mozarts' Requiem in its' entirety at approx. 12:30 today, EST

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A Mozart morning and a surpris...

Dec 13, 2009 by

A Mozart morning and a surprise

This was actually the last opera he wrote, he started it after he had been composing Die Zauberflote, but finished this one first. It was orginally composed for a castrato to sing Sesto, a role which has become standard rep for many mezzo-sopranos today.

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