Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Nimet Habachy
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 longtime host of WQXR's “New York at Night,” Nimet Habachy.
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Boito: Mefistofele: 'Ave Signor degli angeli' (Falangi celesti, Prologue)
Verdi: La traviata, Act II, 18. "Di sprezzo degno sè stesso rende"
The Maiden and The Nightingale - Songs of Spain
Wagner: Götterdämmerung WWV 86D, Trauermarsch
Obradors: Del Cabello mas sutil (Of the softest hair) (Arr. for two voices and orchestra)
Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in F major op. 103 R 205
Debussy: Petite suite L 71 (65): 1. En bateau (Arr. for Flute and Orchestra)
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