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S48 Ep28

GP at the Met: Diana Damrau & Joseph Calleja in Concert

Premiere: 8/6/2021 | 00:00:30 |

Met Opera Stars Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja perform works by Verdi, Bizet, Rossini and more from the Royal Palace of Caserta in Italy, accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano. Soprano Angel Blue hosts.

About the Episode

Premieres beginning Friday, August 6 on PBS
Premieres Sunday, August 8 at 12:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN

Enjoy the soprano-tenor duo performing works by Verdi, Bizet, Rossini and more from the Cappella Palatina of the Royal Palace of Caserta accompanied by Vincenzo Scalera on piano. Soprano Angel Blue hosts.

Musical selections:

“Mario! Mario!” from “Tosca”
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and
Luigi Illica, based on the play “La Tosca”
by Victorien Sardou

“E lucevan le stelle” from “Tosca”
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and
Luigi Illica, based on the play “La Tosca”
by Victorien Sardou

“Vissi d’arte” from “Tosca”
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and
Luigi Illica, based on the play “La Tosca”
by Victorien Sardou

“Una parola, o Adina … Chiedi all’aura lusinghiera” from “L’Elisir d’Amore”
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Felice Romani

“Ma se m’è forza perderti” from “Un Ballo in Maschera”
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Antonio Somma

“Höre ich Zigeunergeigen” from “Gräfin Mariza”
Music by Emmerich Kálmáz
Libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald
By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Agent in the USA
for Josef Weinberger, Ltd., London, publisher and copyright owner.

“Granada”
Written by Agustín Lara
Peer International Corporation (BMI)

“Non ti scordar di me” from the film “Non Ti Scordar di Me”
Music by Ernesto De Curtis
Lyrics by Domenico Furnò
BEBOTON VERLAG GMBH (GEMA)
All rights on behalf of BEBOTON VERLAG GMBH administered by WC Music Corp.

“Ave Maria”
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod

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[Damrau and Calleja begin to sing] VO: From the Royal Palace at Caserta, Italy, enjoy beautiful duets and arias sung by two wonderful voices: Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja.

Don't miss the pleasure of their company.

'Diana Damrau and Joseph Calleja in Concert' from 'Great Performances at the Met.'

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