LA MATTINA ALL’OPERA, BUONGIORNO CON….
Paolo Pellegrini
32 episodes listed below
Opera history before the day begins.
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LA MATTINA ALL’OPERA, BUONGIORNO CON…. is a daily opera-history program from Ameria Radio centered on artists, works, and performances. Its episodes move from biographical dates into close commentary on vocal technique, repertory choices, and selected recordings.
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About LA MATTINA ALL’OPERA, BUONGIORNO CON….
LA MATTINA ALL’OPERA, BUONGIORNO CON…. is a daily opera-history program from Ameria Radio that gives each episode to one artist, work, or performance lineage. It starts with a name and a date. Then it opens the case. Mariella Devia becomes a way to talk about Italian singing after Callas, bel canto discipline, Lucia, Lucrezia Borgia, Maria Stuarda, and Norma. Montserrat Caballé becomes a study in breath, color, dramatic expansion, and the fragile cost of an extraordinary vocal construction. Carlo Tagliabue becomes a route into baritone history, theatres, radio work, late recordings, and the continuity of Italian vocal style. Shorter entries on Victor De Sabata, Cloe Elmo, Franco Corelli, Paolo Washington, and La Gioconda keep the format tied to anniversaries and repertoire memory. The show is compressed but not simplified. It assumes that opera is best understood through careers, theatres, labels, roles, and recorded evidence. Listeners hear the language of serious opera criticism: emission, roundness, dramatic roles, Bellinian expression, and interpretive character. The register is learned and devotional. It can sound like a private seminar before the needle drops. The recurring pattern is clear: introduce the subject, place it in historical context, make a technical or repertory argument, then send the listener toward a specific performance. The selected recordings matter. A Lucia at La Scala, a Bellini page with Caballé, or a Tagliabue recital is treated as evidence, not ornament. The show’s pleasure lies in its confidence that a morning can begin with close listening and historical memory. It is best for opera listeners who already like names, dates, voices, and distinctions. Newcomers may need patience, but the rewards are concrete. Each episode turns biography into an invitation to hear why a voice mattered.
Made for: For opera listeners who enjoy artist portraits, vocal analysis, repertory history, and guided encounters with historic recordings. It especially suits people already comfortable with Italian opera names, roles, theatres, and critical vocabulary.
What sets it apart: The show pairs anniversary-style biography with detailed performance criticism, then anchors the argument in a chosen listening excerpt. Its focus is not general classical-music appreciation but the specific craft and lineage of opera voices.
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Episodes
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La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Victor De Sabata
This episode profiles the Italian conductor and composer Victor de Sabata, born in Trieste in 1892.
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La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Montserrat Caballé
This episode of 'La Mattina all'Opera' profiles soprano Montserrat Caballé, born in Barcelona in 1933.
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La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Mariella Devia
This episode of 'La Mattina all'Opera' profiles soprano Mariella Devia, born April 12 in Chiusa Vecchia, Imperia.
Apr 12, 2026·40m·3 clips - 4
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Montserrat Caballé
This episode of 'La Mattina all'Opera' profiles soprano Montserrat Caballé, born in Barcelona in 1933.
Apr 11, 2026·35m·3 clips - 5
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Victor De Sabata
This episode introduces the life and early career of composer Victor De Sabata, focusing on his birth in Trieste, musical upbringing, and entry into the Milan Conservatory.
Apr 10, 2026·46m - 6
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Cloe Elmo
This episode introduces the life and career of opera singer Chloe Elmo, focusing on her early talent, education at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, and her unique engagement with chamber music.
Apr 9, 2026·30m - 7
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Franco Corelli
This episode explores the life and revolutionary impact of tenor Franco Corelli, born in Ancona in 1921, on the opera world.
Apr 8, 2026·1h 8m - 8
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Paolo Washington
This episode discusses the life and career of Italian opera singer Paolo Washington, focusing on his early training in Florence and debut in Nabucco.
Apr 7, 2026·22m - 9
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... La Gioconda
This episode discusses the premiere of the opera 'La Gioconda' at Teatro alla Scala in Milan on April 8, 1876, highlighting its historical significance and success.
Apr 6, 2026·38m - 10
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Carlo Tagliabue
Apr 5, 2026·32m - 11
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Lorenzo Molajoli
Apr 4, 2026·43m - 12
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Umberto Borso'
Apr 3, 2026·36m - 13
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... La Traviata
Apr 2, 2026·39m - 14
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... I Pescatori di perle
Apr 1, 2026·22m - 15
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... L'Andrea Chenier del Met 1960
This episode features a live Metropolitan Opera recording of Andrea Chenier from 1960, highlighting performances by Renata de Baldi and Ettore Bastianini in the third act.
Mar 31, 2026·29m - 16
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... La Boheme del Met 1957
Mar 30, 2026·15m - 17
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... La Traviata di Lisbona del 1958
This episode of 'La Mattina all'Opera' focuses on a 1958 Lisbon recording of Verdi's 'La Traviata' from the Teatro San Carlo.
Mar 29, 2026·35m·3 clips - 18
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Samuel Ramey
Mar 28, 2026·41m - 19
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Mario Sereni
Mar 27, 2026·43m - 20
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Arturo Toscanini e l'Otello
Mar 26, 2026·26m - 21
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Magda Olivero
Mar 25, 2026·19m - 22
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Simon Boccanegra
Mar 24, 2026·34m - 23
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Mario Zanasi
Mar 23, 2026·27m - 24
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ...Armando Borgioli
Mar 22, 2026·15m - 25
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... L'Amico Fritz
Mar 21, 2026·26m - 26
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Beniamino Gigli
Mar 20, 2026·19m - 27
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... La festa del papà
Mar 19, 2026·32m - 28
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... La Battaglia di Legnano
Mar 18, 2026·43m - 29
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Giacomo Lauri Volpi
This episode discusses the life and legacy of tenor Giacomo Lauri Volpi, who passed away in 1979 in Valencia, highlighting his unique contributions to opera history.
Mar 17, 2026·35m - 30
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Teresa Berganza - Cenerentola
This episode explores the life and vocal legacy of mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, born in Madrid in 1933, and her impact on 19th-century opera and the bel canto revival.
Mar 16, 2026·37m - 31
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ... Antonietta Stella in Attila
This episode introduces soprano Antonietta Stella, discussing her birth, her adaptation of traditional Italian soprano singing to new belcantist and dramatic styles in the early 1950s, and her success due to her sly lyrical voice.
Mar 15, 2026·41m - 32
La Mattina all'Opera Buongiorno con ..Macbeth
This episode discusses the 1847 premiere of Verdi's opera Macbeth in Florence, including its origins during Verdi's illness after Attila.
Mar 14, 2026·36m