Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar, Saul Lilienstein, about Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball), based on a historic event – the assassination of King Gustav of Sweden.
Ahead of the airing of PBS Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino on WETA Metro on July 21, Linda Carducci provides a synopsis and an insight into the production.
Gianandrea Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra embark on their series of Opera in Concert, starting with Verdi's Otello. Nicole Lacroix speaks with Maestro Noseda about his bringing the opera to the concert stage.
Ahead of the much-anticipated performance of Verdi's Otello with the National Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda, Linda Carducci provides historical context and synopsis of the operatic masterpiece.
Verdi's Requiem premiered 150 years ago, on May 22, 1874. Ahead of our broadcast of the masterpiece on WETA VivaLaVoce on May 22, James Jacobs reflects on the history and meaning of this powerful work.
Get ready for a night of Verdi's Macbeth on ShakespeareFest. James Jacobs explores how Verdi brings this Shakespeare favorite to life with "sounds effectively diabolical, with some moments of unexpected tenderness."
