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Unnatural Acts of Opera

parterre box, the queer opera zine, presents extraordinary opera performances, one act at a time. Hosted by La Cieca, cultural doyenne at parterre box.

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Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Act 1

Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Act 1

Lucrezia Borgia – Montserrat Caballe, Gennaro – Alain Vanzo, Maffio Orsini – Jane Berbie, Don Alfonso – Kostas Paskalis,... Read more

23 May 2008

1hr

Ranked #2

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Hamlet (Thomas) Act 1

Hamlet (Thomas) Act 1

Hamlet: Simon Keenlyside, Claudius: Robert Lloyd, Gertrude: Yvonne Naef, Ophelie: Natalie Dessay, Laerte: Yann Beuron, L... Read more

19 Jul 2008

1hr

Ranked #3

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Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007

Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007

A tribute to the celebrated tenor, who died today at the age of 71.

7 Sep 2007

48mins

Ranked #4

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Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) Act 1

Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) Act 1

Jarmila Novotna (Octavian), Maria Reining (Feldmarschallin), Jaro Prohaska (Ochs), Hilde Gueden (Sophie), Georg Hann (Fa... Read more

14 Dec 2006

1hr 14mins

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Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 1

Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 1

Tristan – Spas Wenkoff, Isolde – Catarina Ligendza, Brangaene – Yvonne Minton, Marke – Karl Ridderbusch, Kurwenal – Dona... Read more

29 Mar 2008

1hr

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Il trittico, Part 1

Il trittico, Part 1

Magda Olivero stars in this 1970 performance of Puccini's one-act shocker Il tabarro.

29 Nov 2005

56mins

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Belisario (Donizetti) Act 2

Belisario (Donizetti) Act 2

Belisario: Giuseppe Taddei; Antonina: Leyla Gencer; Irene: Mirna Pecile; Alamiro: Umberto Grilli; Eutropio: Bruno Sebast... Read more

12 Jun 2009

1hr 3mins

Ranked #8

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La sonnambula (Bellini) Act 1

La sonnambula (Bellini) Act 1

Renata Scotto (Amina), Alfredo Kraus (Elvino), Ivo Vinco (Rodolfo), Rosa Laghezza (Lisa), Marisa Zotti (Teresa). Teatro ... Read more

27 Feb 2009

1hr 23mins

Ranked #9

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Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Act 3

Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Act 3

Elisabetta: Nelly Miricioiu; Sara: Sonia Ganassi; Roberto: Jose Bros; Nottingham: Roberto Frontali; Gualtiero: Graeme Br... Read more

17 Aug 2007

1hr 4mins

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Faust (Gounod) Acts 1 and 2

Faust (Gounod) Acts 1 and 2

Faust: Neil Shicoff, Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey, Valentin: Richard Stilwell, Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones, Marguerite: Dian... Read more

8 Feb 2008

1hr

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Faust (Gounod) Acts 4 and 5

Faust (Gounod) Acts 4 and 5

Faust: Neil Shicoff, Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey, Valentin: Richard Stilwell, Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones, Marguerite: Dian... Read more

22 Feb 2008

1hr

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Edipo Re (Leoncavallo)

Edipo Re (Leoncavallo)

Creon – Keith Lewis, Oedipus – Alan Titus, Jocasta – Yvonne Naef, Messenger – Roland Bracht, Shepherd – Johannes Chum, T... Read more

15 Mar 2008

1hr

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Jenufa (Janacek) Act 3

Jenufa (Janacek) Act 3

Jenufa: Gabriela Benackova; Kolstelnicka: Leonie Rysanek; Grandmother Buryja: Barbara Schramm; Laca Klemen: Wieslaw Oc... Read more

16 May 2009

1hr 2mins

Ranked #14

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Mose (Rossini) Act 1

Mose (Rossini) Act 1

Rossini's Biblical epic is conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Moses - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Sinais - Shirley Verrett; Pharaoh... Read more

9 May 2006

55mins

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Belisario (Donizetti) Act 3

Belisario (Donizetti) Act 3

Belisario: Giuseppe Taddei; Antonina: Leyla Gencer; Irene: Mirna Pecile; Alamiro: Umberto Grilli; Eutropio: Bruno Sebast... Read more

23 Jun 2009

56mins

Ranked #16

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Belisario (Donizetti) Act 1

Belisario (Donizetti) Act 1

Belisario: Giuseppe Taddei; Antonina: Leyla Gencer; Irene: Mirna Pecile; Alamiro: Umberto Grilli; Eutropio: Bruno Sebast... Read more

5 Jun 2009

58mins

Ranked #17

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La Vestale (Spontini) Act 1

La Vestale (Spontini) Act 1

Giulia: Leyla Gencer; Cinna: Renato Bruson; Licinio: Robleto Merolla; Il Sommo Sacerdote: Agostino Ferrin; La Gran Vesta... Read more

24 Aug 2007

1hr

Ranked #18

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Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Act 1

Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Act 1

Raoul de Nangis – Marcello Giordani, Valentine – Annalisa Raspaglosi, Marguerite di Valois – Diana Damrau, Le Comte de S... Read more

5 Jun 2008

1hr

Ranked #19

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Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 3

Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 3

Tristan – Spas Wenkoff, Isolde – Catarina Ligendza, Brangaene – Yvonne Minton, Marke – Karl Ridderbusch, Kurwenal – Dona... Read more

29 Apr 2008

1hr

Ranked #20

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Il pirata (Bellini) Act 1

Il pirata (Bellini) Act 1

Imogene: Maria Callas; Gualtiero: Pier Miranda Ferraro; Ernesto: Costantino Ego; Itulbo: Glade Peterson; Goffredo: Che... Read more

14 Sep 2007

1hr 13mins

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