Nightly Opera Streams, July 6–12: Playbills

View the Playbills from the original performance dates for each of this week’s streams, including synopses, program notes, and more.

Monday, July 6: Puccini’s La Bohème
Transmitted live on February 24, 2018
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Tuesday, July 7: Verdi’s Il Trovatore
Recorded live on October 15, 1988
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.

Wednesday, July 8: Mozart’s Così fan tutte
Transmitted live on April 26, 2014
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Thursday, July 9: Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini
Transmitted live on March 16, 2013
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Friday, July 10: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
Transmitted live on October 5, 2013
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Saturday, July 11: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
Transmitted live on November 9, 2019
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Sunday, July 12: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
Recorded live on December 18, 1999
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.