Fred Plotkin on Fridays: David Devan, Opera Philadelphia
Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is the author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera symposia for New York Times Journeys. In this episode, Fred speaks with David Devan, General Director of Opera Philadelphia.
Listen on IDAGIO:
Handel: Ariodante HWV 33: 'Scherza infida' (Ariodante, Act II)
Glass: Liquid Days (Part I) for Instrumental Ensemble and Vocal Ensemble (1986)
Wagner: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg WWV 70 (Paris 1861), Act I - "Naht euch dem Strande"
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (1960) Act I - "Over hill, over dale, thorough bush" (Puck, Chorus)
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