Nightly Opera Streams, May 25–31: Playbills

View the Playbills from the original performance dates for each of this week’s streams, including synopses, program notes, and more. 

Monday, May 25: Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust
Transmitted live on November 22, 2008
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Tuesday, May 26: Verdi’s Ernani
Transmitted live on February 25, 2012 
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Wednesday, May 27: Puccini’s Manon Lescaut
Transmitted live on March 29, 1980
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and two essays about the opera.

Thursday, May 28: Berlioz’s Les Troyens
Transmitted live on January 5, 2013
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Friday, May 29: Bellini’s La Sonnambula
Transmitted live on March 21, 2009
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Saturday, May 30: Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore
Transmitted live on February 10, 2018
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Sunday, May 31: Strauss’s Salome
Transmitted live on October 11, 2008
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