Singing Partners, Onstage and Off

Midday on WNYC | Jan 18, 2018

Tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, husband and wife duo, discuss starring together in Pagliacci, the second half of the Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci double bill which recently opened at the Metropolitan Opera. Alagna takes on the leading tenor roles and Kurzak stars as the hot-blooded Nedda in Pagliacci. The remaining performances take place January 13, 17, 20, 25, 29 and February 1.

 

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