Last week's edition of the France Musique radio program Lirico Spinto is a 90-minute tribute to
Claudio Abbado's work in the opera house.
Even if you have heard and/or have most or all of Abbado's opera
recordings for Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, there's some great listening
here. Excerpts from commercial releases include the entire Act 1 Finale of
Die Zauberflöte, and the Act 2 Finale of Fidelio. In
addition, there are bits from live La Scala performances of Macbeth,
Aida, and Boris Godounov.
In addition to the radio program listings, the web page contains
embedded full-length videos (as seen on YT) of:- Macbeth
- Il Viaggio a
Reims
- Lohengrin
- Don Giovanni
It looks like this audio program will be
available for two years (but my French comprehension is neither strong nor
reliable.) Just in case the website is wrong (or I am), go listen ASAP!
