Who's Afraid of Opera?(1972)
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First Air Date: 1972-04-09
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Three zany puppets bring to life our greatest opera treasures, as Joan Sutherland, the world’s most famous soprano, performs their highlights. The puppets make up the audience: Sir William, a wise old goat; Little Billy, his nephew; and Rudi, a rather boisterous lion. Sutherland first introduces them to the story of each opera. Then, backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and a first-rate cast, she moves onto the opera stage, complete with elaborate sets and elegant costumes. After each exquisite aria, the diva comes back to her inquisitive friends and unfolds the plot.
Keywords
opera
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 8E01
Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Air Date: 1972-04-09
As Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Joan’s the rich and elegant ward of a strict guardian. When Figaro, the noisy bar...
E02
Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment
Air Date: 1972-04-16
As Marie, found as an infant on the battlefield and adopted by a whole regiment of adoring fathers, Joan falls in lov...
E03
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
Air Date: 1973-02-11
As Lucy in Lucia, betrayed by her own brother, Sutherland’s a tragic heroine indeed!
E04
Offenbach's La Perichole
Air Date: 1973-02-18
As the title character in La Perichole, Joan displays her lively flair for comedy as well as her amazing vocal abilit...
E05
Verdi's La Traviata
Air Date: 1973-04-22
As Violetta in La Traviata, Sutherland’s a beautiful Paris courtesan in love with a penniless young man.
E06
Gounod's Faust
Air Date: 1973-04-29
As Marguerite in Faust, Sutherland loves a man who has sold his soul to the devil for youth and pleasure.
E07
Verdi's Rigoletto
Air Date: 1973-12-09
In Rigoletto as Gilda, she is in love with the flirtatious and corrupt Duke of Mantua to the despair of her father, t...
E08
Thomas's Mignon
Air Date: 1973-12-16
In the comic opera Mignon, Joan portrays the exuberant Philine, whose affections are much sought after.
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