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Interview: Christine Weidinger

This interview with TheClassicalStation.org follows Christine Weidinger from an unlikely beginning in folk singing and skepticism about opera to a major international operatic career. She recounts her training, her Met auditions win, her years at the Metropolitan Opera, and the major singers and mentors who shaped her artistic life.

Christine Weidinger
Operatic Soprano

Bob Chapman
Host @WCPE

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Second Fantasie

Composed by

Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726)

Performed by

Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Label

Erato

Catalog Number

45220

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9:00pm Suite Andaluza

Composed by

Celedonio Romero (1913-1996), arr. by Angel Romero

Performed by

Angel Romero

9:18pm Symphonic Variations, Op. 78

Composed by

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Performed by

Baltimore Symphony/Alsop

9:42pm Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"

Composed by

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Performed by

Maurizio Pollini

10:01pm Oboe Concertino in G minor

Composed by

Bernhard Molique (1802-1869)

Performed by

Czech National Symphony Orchestra/Freeman

10:16pm Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"

Composed by

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Performed by

Rossi/Orchestra St. Cecilia/Pappano

10:55pm Nocturne No. 8 in A

Composed by

John Field (1782–1837)

Performed by

Benjamin Frith

11:01pm Sicilienne

Composed by

Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

Performed by

Shaham/Eguchi

11:05pm Symphony No. 1 in B flat, Op. 38 "Spring"

Composed by

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Performed by

Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

11:37pm Concerto in G for 2 Mandolins, RV 532

Composed by

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed by

Tyler/Jeffrey/English Concert/Pinnock

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