Fred Plotkin on Fridays: Riccardo Frizza
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 Riccardo Frizza, conductor and musical director of the Bergamo Donizetti Opera Festival.
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Rossini: Semiramide (Semiramis), Act 1, 'Qual mesto gemito' (Semiramide, Idreno, Arsace, Oroe, Assur, Chorus)
Rossini: Semiramide (Semiramis)
Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie op. 64 TrV 233
Verdi: Falstaff - 'Tutto nel mondo è burla' (Tutti, Act III)
Donizetti: Il castello di Kenilworth (Live) (Added by Fred Plotkin)
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