• Home
  • About
  • Work
  • Writings
  • What’s Next
  • Contact
Menu

Evan J Lawson

  • Home
  • About
  • Work
  • Writings
  • What’s Next
  • Contact

Beginners guide to opera - a video essay

September 22, 2020

Ever wanted to watch an opera but didn't know where to start? Well, I have some recommendations for operas you can start with!

My suggestions:

02:18 La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini *I said try and find the Visconti production but I meant Zeffirelli! Whoops LOL*

03:34 The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

05:58 Carmen by Georges Bizet

07:07 Dido & Aeneas by Henry Purcell

09:46 Porgy & Bess by George Gershwin

11:36 L'Amour D'Loin by Kaija Saariaho BONUS ROUND

14:20 Don Giovanni by Mozart

14:49 La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi

15:24 Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten

16:30 P R I S M by Ellen Reid

Playlist of examples: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

Follow me on the interwebs

WEBSITE: http://www.evanjlawson.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/evanjlawson/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/evan.j.lawson1 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/evanjlawson

← A composer a week: Elisabeth LutyensNadia Boulanger: a teacher with a lasting influence →

Latest Posts

AN ODE TO THE PRE-SHOW MEAL
November 21, 2024

NEW RECORDING OF ‘EURYDICE’
November 19, 2024

NEW RECORDING OF ‘IN THE RED FIRE OF PASSION’
November 17, 2024

BOULEZ RULES!
October 25, 2024

STEVEN SCHICK RETURNS TO ANAM
October 23, 2024

PROGRAM NOTE: MEMORY STUDY
August 20, 2024

Evan J Lawson 2024