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usonian

(19,199 posts)
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:41 PM Jul 12

At the Opera. Butterfly, Scotto, Bergonzi, 1962

Pacific time.

Tonight is a great new Tiki Lounge show and on At the Opera a classic 1962 recording of Puccini's Madama Butterfly with Renata Scotto and Carlo Bergonzi followed by Puccini's Il Tabaro (the Cloak) staring Renata Tebaldi, Robert Merrill and Mario Del Monaco.

Tiki Lounge at 5pm and At the Opera at 7pm.
Rebroadcasts of the Tiki Lounge on Sundays and Friday at 8am and 5pm and At the Opera replays at 10am and 7pm on Sundays and Fridays with a Saturday morning rebroadcast staring at 8am.

https://live365.com/station/Bianco-s-Opera-Lounge-a27807

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At the Opera. Butterfly, Scotto, Bergonzi, 1962 (Original Post) usonian Jul 12 OP
Scotto was the best Cio-Cio-San of all I saw. Golden Raisin Jul 12 #1
Fabulous experience! usonian Jul 12 #2

Golden Raisin

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1. Scotto was the best Cio-Cio-San of all I saw.
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 08:50 PM
Jul 12

That EMI/Angel recording is very good and with authoritative conducting from Barbirolli. Saw Bergonzi and Scotto many times separately and together in LUCIA and L'ELISIR D'AMORE. All at the Met. They are sorely missed.

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