Isola Jones
Born: 1949-12-27
Puccini: Manon Lescaut
as A musicianReleased: 1980-03-29
All the throbbing eroticism—and ultimate heartbreak—of Puccini’s youthful score is unleashed by...
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Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
as LolaReleased: 1978-04-05
Plácido Domingo accomplishes the rare feat of singing both leads on the same night at the Met in...
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Rigoletto
as MaddalenaReleased: 1981-12-15
The opera's dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence...
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La Forza del Destino
as PreziosillaReleased: 1984-03-23
Leonora plans to elope with Don Alvaro, but he accidentally shoots and kills her father, who...
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An Evening with Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti
as SelfReleased: 1988-12-15
Opera greats Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland -- one of the most acclaimed tenors and one...
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Rigoletto
as MaddelenaReleased: 1977-11-07
A Victor Hugo play, haunting and scandalous, provided the inspiration for Verdi’s mid-career...
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Francesca da Rimini
as SmaragdiReleased: 1984-04-07
Live performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 1984. James Levine conducting Metropolitan Opera...
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