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Entrance Music: From Balcony to Bedside
Catherine V. Caldicott, MD
Division of General Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
SUNY Health Science Center
Syracuse, New York
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Blanche's entrance
Pierre Dervaux conducting the Paris Opera Orchestra, 1958
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Micaëla's entrance
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, 1967
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Carmen's entrance
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, 1967
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Papageno's entrance
The audible "Was hör' ich?" ("What do I hear?") is uttered not by Papageno, but by another character, Tamino, as he hears Papageno's entrance music.
Gert Bahner conducting the Gewandhaus Orchester of Leipzig, 1988
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Opening and Scarpia's entrance
Zubin Mehta conducting the RAI Rome Symphony Orchestra, 1992
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Violetta's entrance, Act I
James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 1982
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Violetta's entrance, Act II
James Levine conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 1982
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Death theme
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, 1967
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Carmen's entrance with Escamillo in the last act (Toreador march)
Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, 1967
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