Nightly Opera Streams, February 1–7: Playbills

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

Monday, February 1: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
Transmitted live on February 1, 2020
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Tuesday, February 2: Verdi’s La Forza del Destino
Recorded live on March 24, 1984
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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, February 3: Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites
Recorded live on April 4, 1987
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and two essays about the opera.

Thursday, February 4: Rossini’s La Cenerentola
Transmitted live on May 9, 2009
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Friday, February 5: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro
Recorded live on December 14, 1985
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and two essays about the opera.

Saturday, February 6: R. Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos
Recorded live on March 12, 1988
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and two essays about the opera.

Sunday, February 7: Puccini’s Tosca
Recorded live on December 19, 1978
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and two essays about the opera.