Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Catherine Malfitano
Fred Plotkin, pleasure activist and passionate opera expert, speaks each Friday with fascinating people in the music world. He is author of Opera 101 and Classical Music 101 and leads opera symposia for New York Times Journeys. In this episode: American soprano and opera director Catherine Malfitano.
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Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor op. 108 - I. Allegro
Verdi: La forza del destino: Sinfonia - Allegro
Mascagni: L'amico Fritz Act I - 3. "Son pochi fiori, povere viole"
Verdi: Rigoletto Act II - 7. "Tutte le feste al tempio" (Rigoletto/Gilda)
Puccini: Madama Butterfly Act III Suicide scene and aria
Verdi: La traviata Act III - 1. Prelude
Fred's addition: Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
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