Conductor John Andrews traces the story of opera from its birth in the late sixteenth century.
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Musical Excerpts:
Mozart: Overture, The Magic Flute
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. David Parry
Cipriano de Rore: 'Descendi in Hortum Meum'
The Tallis Scholars cond. Peter Phillips
Claudio Monteverdi: 'Qui Rise O Tirsi'
Il Nuove Musiche cond. Krijn Koetsveld
Jacopo Peri: 'Funeste Piagge', from 'Euridice'
Luca Dordolo (tenor) & Ensemble Albalonga, cond. Aníbal E. Certrangolo
Claudio Monteverdi: 'Toccata' from 'L'Orfeo'
Le Concert d'Astrée cond. Emmanuelle Haim
Claudio Monteverdi: 'Addio Roma' from 'L'incoronazione di Poppea'
RAI Lyric Orchestra and Chorus, cond. Sanzogo
Jean Baptiste Lully: 'Heureuse Une Âme Indifférente', from Phaeton
Opera de Lyon, cond. Minkowski
Henry Purcell: 'Come if You Dare' from 'King Arthur'
James Way, The Gabrielli Consort cond. Paul McCreesh
Francesco Cavalli: 'Vivo per te pietosa' from 'La Calisto'
Concerto Vocale, cond. Rene Jacobs
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