Nightly Opera Streams, July 27–August 2: Playbills

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

Monday, July 27: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
Transmitted live on March 19, 2011
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Tuesday, July 28: Puccini’s Tosca
Transmitted live on October 10, 2009
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Wednesday, July 29: Verdi’s Rigoletto
Recorded live on November 7, 1977
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera. 

Thursday, July 30: Verdi’s Il Trovatore
Transmitted live on October 3, 2015
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Friday, July 31: Dvořák’s Rusalka
Transmitted live on February 25, 2017
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Saturday, August 1: Verdi’s Ernani
Recorded live on December 17, 1983
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.

Sunday, August 2: Wagner’s Die Walküre
Transmitted live on March 30, 2019
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