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Record ID
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1001
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Identifier
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90635
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Work Title
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Selections from: Nabucco ; Ruslan and Ludmila (overture) ; Semiramide ; L'taliana in Algeri ; La taberna del puerto ; Eugene Onegin ; La sonnambula ; Il trovatore ; Der Fliegende Hollander ; Die meistersinger von Nurnberg ; Les Troyens ; Die tote stadt ; Don Carlo ; Cavalleria rusticana ; Cosi fan tutte ; Die lustige Witwe ; Hungarian fast gallop (Metropolitan Opera Ballet) ; La clemenza di Tito : L'elisir d' amore : Fidelio
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Program/Series Title
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The Metropolitan Opera presents - A gala celebration in honor of Joseph Volpe
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Work Alternate Titles
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The Italian girl in Algiers ; The flying Dutchman ; The merry widow ; The elixir of love ; Eljen a Magyar polka
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Script
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Thompson, Paul
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Production Year
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2006
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Transmission/Release Date
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6/1/06
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Transmission/Release Year
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2006
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Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
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PBS
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Conductor/Music Director
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Armiliato, Marco ; Conlon, James ; Domingo, Placido ; Gergiev, Valery ; Schneider, Peter ; Summers, Patrick
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Orchestra
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Metropolitan Opera ( New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
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Chorus/Choir
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Metropolitan Opera ( New York, N.Y.). Chorus
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Soloists
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Deborah Voigt ; Juan Diego Florez ; Olga Borodina ; Ildar Abdrazokov ; David Won ; Placido Domingo ; Frederica von Stade ; Natalie Dessay ; Renee Flemming ; James Morris ; Ben Heppner ; Waltraud Meier ; Kiri Te Kanawa ; Susan Graham ; Thomas Hampson ; Dmitri Hvorostovsky ; Rene Pape ; Wendy White ; Karita Mattila ; Ramon Vargas ; Rachelle Durkin ; Matthew Polenzani
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Participants
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Rudolph Giuliani (host) ; Margaret Juntwait (announcer) ; Elliott Forrest (announcer)
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TV/Film Director
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Large, Brian
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Stage Director
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Frigerio, Ezio ; Conklin, John ; Herbert, Jocelyn ; Tsypin, George ; Kneuss, David
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Sets
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Yeargan, Michael ; Zeffirelli, Franco ; Reppa, David ; Schneider-Siemssen, Gunther
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Costumes
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Skalicky, Jan ; Hall, Peter Jay ; Taymor, Julie
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Choreography
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La Fosse, Robert
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Production Company
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Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
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Producer
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Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria
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Other Information
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Sonya Friedman (English subtitles). Also on program: Deborah Voigt sang We're very concerned by Ben Moore (Brian Zeger, piano) ; Nacio Herb Brown's I'm looking for a millionaire, I feel like a millionaire was sung by Frederica von Stade (Brian Zeger, piano) ; and for an encore Renee Fleming sang When I have sung my songs by Ernest Charles (Patrick Summers, piano). Master of the house, a video tribute produced and directed by Peter Rosen was introduced by Jean Volpe.
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Duration
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ca. 180'
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Dance Company
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Metropolitan Opera Ballet
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Presenting Station
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WNET
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Company
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Recorded
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20-May-06
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Sourcemat
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DLCAT - 135
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Memo1
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The telecast was dedicated in honor of Rise Stevens. Joseph Volpe appeared on stage at the end of the tribute but didn't speak.
