Soprano Galina Averina will help you to fall asleep while narrating some labyrinthine synopses from famous (and not so much!) operas. Joined by the pianist Maria Levandovskaya, Galina will perform some of her favourite arias. Here you won’t be ashamed to doze off at the opera!
...or “Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart. You don’t need to dress up for this wedding, you can enjoy it from the comfort of your bed. Dim the lights, calm your mind with us while we travel to the palace in Seville where disguises and tricks happen, all within one crazy day!
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Music we perform in this episode:
Sonata-Reminiscenza Op.38, No.1 by Nikolai Medtner
"Deh vieni, non tardar" from "Le Nozze di Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano sonata D major KV 284 (2nd movement) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
30 Jun 2021
Episode 4 - The Snow Maiden | Opera For Sleep
One of the most famous Russian composers, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, will help you to fall asleep tonight. We travel to an ancient land of the Berendeyans and introduce ourselves to some characters from Slavic folklore, snoozing to the sound of the Melting Scene.
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Music we perform in this episode:
Sonata-Reminiscenza Op.38, No.1 (Nikolai Medtner)
Melting Scene from "The Snow Maiden", (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
Wedding Theme from "The Snow Maiden", (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
16 Jun 2021
Episode 3 - La Boheme | Opera For Sleep
Tonight we will look into Puccini’s opera about bohemians in France, travelling to Paris’s Latin Quarter to celebrate Christmas and listening to Musetta’s Waltz “Quando m’en vo”.
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Music we perform:
"Foglio d'album" by Giacomo Puccini
"Quando m'en vo" by Giacomo Puccini (La Boheme)
23 Mar 2021
Episode 2 - I Capuleti e i Montecchi | Opera For Sleep
Welcome to episode Number 2 of Opera For Sleep! We present you the opera by Vincenzo Bellini "I Capuleti e i Montecchi".
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Aria recording - Tall Wall Media
Recording kindly supported by Independent Opera!
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23 Mar 2021
Episode 1 - Die Zauberflöte | Opera For Sleep
Soprano Galina Averina invites you to visit Ancient Egypt, where you can follow the synopsis of Mozart’s opera “Die Zauberflöte” (Magic Flute). Featuring Pamina’s aria (“Ach, ich fühl's”). Let’s embark on this sleepy operatic journey together. Fasten your imaginary seatbelts; the next stop is DREAMLAND!
“The highest, the culminating point that beauty has attained in the sphere of music” - Pyotr Tchaikovsky about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21 Mar 2021
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