Nightly Opera Streams, August 10–16: Playbills

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

Monday, August 10: Puccini’s Manon Lescaut
Transmitted live on February 16, 2008
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Tuesday, August 11: Bizet’s Carmen
Transmitted live on February 2, 2019
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Wednesday, August 12: Verdi’s Rigoletto
Recorded live on December 15, 1981
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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, August 13: Puccini’s Turandot
Transmitted live on January 30, 2016
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Friday, August 14: Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
Transmitted live on March 22, 2008
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Saturday, August 15: Puccini’s La Bohème
Transmitted live on April 5, 2014
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Sunday, August 16: Verdi’s Luisa Miller
Recorded live on January 20, 1979
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.