2005-06 Season

1. The Barber of Seville

2005-08-16 · 29m

Nicolas Reveles tells "the story behind the story" of Rossini's comic masterpiece, perhaps the greatest opera buffa ever written.

2. Carmen

2005-09-13 · 29m

Since its moderately successful premiere in 1875, Bizet's Carmen has grown in stature to become one of the world's most beloved works of musical theater. Host Nicolas Reveles guides viewers through the opera's history, from its turbulent inception to its present status as a timeless masterpiece.

3. Lucia di Lammermoor

2005-10-11 · 29m

Join Nicolas Reveles for an in-depth examination of Gaetano Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece, Lucia di Lammermoor. From the celebrated sextet to the unsurpassed soprano "Mad Scene," Lucia is the ultimate expression of the pure beauty of the human voice.

4. Julius Caesar in Egypt

2005-11-07 · 27m

Nicolas Reveles offers viewers a guided tour of the world of Handel and of baroque opera, a unique form of musical theatre.