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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Carmen - the master work

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The duet from The Pearl Fishers

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Bizet's career showed early promise

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The Prelude to Carmen

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The 'fate' or 'destiny' theme

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The voices of the four main protagonists - Micaëla

An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Carmen

An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Don José

An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Escamillo

An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The sun-baked square in Seville

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle - the Habanera

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Duet - Micaëla and Carmen

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Près des ramparts de Seville

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Act 2 Lillas Pastia's tavern

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Escamillo: Votre toast

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Escamillo: Toreador's Song

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The smuggler's quintet

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Carmen sings for Don José

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Don José: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Act 3

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Mercédès and Frasquita play cards

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Micaëla: Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Act 4

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" March of the Toreadors

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" Escamillo: Si tu m'aimes, Carmen

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An Introduction to Bizet's "Carmen" The fate motif

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Introduction

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Aida" Puccini's operas

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Historical background to "Tosca"

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Opening bars

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Act 1

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Entrance of Tosca

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Caravadossi and Angelotti - Scarpia's entrance

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" End of Act 1

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Act 2

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Scarpia and Tosca - Caravadossi's torture

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Tosca's response to Scarpia - 'Vissi d'arte'

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Act 3

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" Caravadossi writes to Tosca - 'E lucevan le stelle'

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Tosca" The firing squad - The tragic end

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Introduction

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Rigoletto and the censors

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Verdi's career - the long view

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Act 1 - Prelude

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Monterone's curse

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Rigoletto and Sparafucile

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Rigoletto's love for his daughter - Gilda's entrance

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" The Duke and Gilda

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Gilda's aria 'caro nome' - Gilda's abduction

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Act 2

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Rigoletto's grief

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Gilda's love - Rigoletto's call for revenge

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Act 3

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Quartet - the Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto

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An Introduction to Verdi's "Rigoletto" Ah, la maledizione!' - 'The curse!'

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The Instruments of the Orchestra Violin: Stravinsky's harmonies in The Firebirg transport us almost into another world. Includes exc

The Instruments of the Orchestra Woodwinds: The bass clarinet is used by most composers mainly as a colouring agent.... Includes exc

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The Instruments of the Orchestra Brass: The trumpet muted. Includes excerpt from Stravinsky's Petrushka (No. 4. The Blackamoor); Pro

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The Instruments of the Orchestra Brass: The trombone as raspberry. Includes excerpt from Bartók's Conceto for Orchestra (Intermezzo)

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The Instruments of the Orchestra Brass: The horn as magician. Includes excerpt fron Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919 version) (fina

An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Background. Introduction

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Background. Background to Leoncavallo and libretti

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Background. Commedia dell'arte

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Background. Pantaloon, the Doctor, the Bragging Captain

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Background. The Lovers and Harlequin

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. The story's structure; the prologue

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. The opening: the circus is coming

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. Nedda's infidelity

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. Silvio and Nedda

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. Canio: 'Vesti la giubba'

An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. Intermezzo: Act I to Act II

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. The play-within-the-play opens

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. Canio (Pagliaccio) returns early

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. The dénouement

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An Introduction to Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" Pagliacci. Silvio and Nedda's duet

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. Introduction

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. History

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. The bel canto: Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. Verdi

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. Puccini and the verismo school

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. Bizet's Carmen

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. Mascagni

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Background. Mascagni's other operas

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Prelude and Sicilian setting

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Beginning

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. The Easter Hymn

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Sin and sanctity

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Santuzza confronts Turiddu

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Intermezzo

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Turiddu drinks and Alfio makes his challenge

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An Introduction to Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" Cavalleria rusticana. Turiddu says goodbye before the duel

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Background. Introducing Turandot

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Background. Opera in the 1800s

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Background. Puccini's background

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Background. Puccini's tenor arias

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Turandot. Background and plot

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Turandot. The opening: Peking

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An Introduction to Puccini's "Turandot" Turandot. Enter Liù, Timur, Calaf and the executioners