The Opening Connection
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Conductor Solielson Goethe
The French, as they say, have a word for it, and it means “opening.” And just as an open door ushers you into a home or business, this particular opening ushers you into an on-stage world of comedy or drama—and sometimes both.
In this hour, the intriguing stories behind overtures by Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Offenbach, Strauss, and Bernstein.
4:00 p.m.
J. Strauss
Fledermaus Overture
Bavarian State Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber, conductor
4:01 p.m.
Sir Colin Davis
Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Staatskapelle Dresdan
4:06 p.m.
Rossini
The Barber of Seville (highlights)
Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Will Humburg, conductor
4:14 p.m.
Beethoven
"Fidelio, Op. 72 - Overture"
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
4:20 p.m.
Wagner
Der Fliegende Hollander - Overture
Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
4:30 p.m.
Beethoven
"Fidelio, Op. 72 - Overture"
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
4:31 p.m.
Offenbach
Orpheus in the Underworld - Overture
Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra; Alexander Faris, conductor
4:40 p.m.
J. Strauss
Fledermaus Overture
Bavarian State Orchestra; Carlos Kleiber, conductor
4:48 p.m.
Neilsen
Maskarade - Overture
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
4:53 p.m.
Copland
Candide Overture
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
4:57 p.m.
Sir Colin Davis
Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Staatskapelle Dresdan
