Nightly Opera Streams, August 17–23: Playbills

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

Monday, August 17: Puccini’s Tosca
Transmitted live on November 9, 2013
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Tuesday, August 18: Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini
Recorded live on April 7, 1984
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.

Wednesday, August 19: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
Transmitted live on April 22, 2017
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Thursday, August 20: Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera
Recorded live on January 26, 1991
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.

Friday, August 21: Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra
Transmitted live on February 6, 2010
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Saturday, August 22: Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Recorded live on December 3, 1988
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.

Sunday, August 23: Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel
Recorded live on December 25, 1982
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The original Playbill for this performance is not available. This document contains a synopsis and an essay about the opera.