Welcome to Opera Online! We're back from a little summer break. This week we'll finish up the summer edition by seeing a few clips from a few Italian opera giants: Giuseppe Verdi , Giacomo Puccini , Pietro Mascagni , and Ruggero Leoncavallo . We'll start with Verdi's popular Aida . An Ethiopian princess is enslaved by her Egyptian conquerors and falls in love with the Egyptian general. In "O patria mia," she sings of her beloved homeland and fears that she will never see it again. Here American soprano Leontyne Price sings the role that made her famous. It's taken from her final operatic performance ever. Puccini's La Boheme is one of the most popular operas ever written. It's the story of two young lovers with a stormy relationship, but a love that will never die. This clip is actually a trailer for a movie version of the opera starring Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon . This film will be screened at the Br...
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