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    <title>San Francisco Opera Podcast</title>
    <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
    <link>http://podcast.sfopera.com</link>
    <description>You are invited to stay current with lectures, previews, discussions, interviews and events through the official podcast of San Francisco Opera.</description>
    <itunes:subtitle>You are invited to stay current with lectures, previews, discussions, interviews and events through the official podcast of San Francisco Opera.</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary>You are invited to stay current with lectures, previews, discussions, interviews and events through the official podcast of San Francisco Opera.</itunes:summary>
    <language>en</language>
    <copyright>2008 San Francisco Opera</copyright>
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      <itunes:name>San Francisco Opera</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>podcast@sfopera.com</itunes:email>
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    <itunes:category text="Arts">
      <itunes:category text="Performing Arts" />
    </itunes:category>
    <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>

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      <title>Introducing the 2008 - 2009 Season</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera introduces the 2008-09 Season and his future plans for San Francisco Opera. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
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      <itunes:subtitle>
        General Director David Gockley discusses the 2008-09 Season.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera introduces the 2007-08 Season and his future plans for San Francisco Opera. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>5:17</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>David Gockley, introduction</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of Boccanegra</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giuseppe Verdi&apos;s Boccanegra, the opening opera of the 2009 - 2009 season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Boccanegra is previewed by General Director David Gockley.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giuseppe Verdi&apos;s Boccanegra, the opening opera of the 2009 - 2009 season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>14:13</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Barbara Frittoli, Marcus Haddock, Vitalij Kowaljo, Patrick Carfizzi</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of The Bonesetters Daughter</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Stewart Wallace&apos;s The Bonesetters Daughter. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Bonesetters Daughter is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Stewart Wallace&apos;s The Bonesetters Daughter. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>18:51</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Stewart Wallace, Amy Tan, Zheng Cao, Ning Liang, Qian Yi, Hao Jiang Tian, Wu Tong, James Maddalena, Catherine Cook, Valery Portnov</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Die Tote Stadt</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Erich Wolfgang Korngold&apos;s Die Tote Stadt. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Die Tote Stadt is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Erich Wolfgang Korngold&apos;s Die Tote Stadt. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/266.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>11:09</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Torsten Kerl, Emily Magee, Lucas Meachem</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of Idemeneo</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart&apos;s Idomeneo. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Idomeneo is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart&apos;s Idomeneo. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/267.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>14:38</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Idemeneo</itunes:keywords>
    </item>


    <item>
      <title>Preview of Boris Godunov</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Modest Mussorgsky&apos;s Boris Godunov. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Boris Godunov is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Modest Mussorgsky&apos;s Boris Godunov. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>14:35</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Samuel Ramey, Vitalij Kowaljow, Vsevolod Grivnov, Vladimir Ognovenko</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of The Elixir of Love</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Gaetano Donizetti&apos;s The Elixir of Love. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Elixer of Love is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Gaetano Donizetti&apos;s The Elixir of Love. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/269.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:54</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Inva Mula,  Ramon Vargas, Giorgio Caoduro, Alessandro Corbelli</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of La Boheme</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giacomo Puccini&apos;s La Boheme. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>La Boheme is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giacomo Puccini&apos;s La Boheme. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/271.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>10:10</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Angela Gheorghiu, Piotr Beczala, Gabriele Viviani, Norah Amsellem, Oren Gradus</itunes:keywords>
    </item>


    <item>
      <title>Preview of Three Decembers (Last Acts)</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Jake Heggie&apos;s Three Decembers (Last Acts). Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Three Decembers is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Jake Heggie&apos;s Three Decembers (Last Acts). Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/272.mp3" length="1500334" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/272.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>7:05</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Frederica von Stade, Keith Phares, Kristin Clayton</itunes:keywords>
    </item>


    <item>
      <title>Preview of Porgy and Bess</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of George Gershiwn&apos;s Porgy and Bess. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Porgy and Bess is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of George Gershiwn&apos;s Porgy and Bess. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/274.mp3" length="1000890" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/274.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>10:35</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Francesca Zambello</itunes:keywords>
    </item>


    <item>
      <title>Preview of Tosca</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giacomo Puccini&apos;s Tosca. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Tosca is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giacomo Puccini&apos;s Tosca. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/273.mp3" length="1500498" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/273.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>10:22</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Adrianne Pieczonka, Roberto Aronica, Lado Ataneli</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of La Traviata</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giuseppe Verdi&apos;s La Traviata. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>La Traviata is previewed by General Director David Gockley</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Giuseppe Verdi&apos;s La Traviata. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/275.mp3" length="160066" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/0809/275.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>11:16</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Anna Netrebko, Charles Castronovo, Dwayne Croft</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Introducing the 2007 - 2008 Season</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera introduces the 2007-08 Season and his future plans for San Francisco Opera. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        General Director David Gockley discusses the 2007-08 Season.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera introduces the 2007-08 Season and his future plans for San Francisco Opera. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/13_0708intro_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>7:21</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>David Gockley, introduction</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Samson and Delilah</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Saint-Saens&apos;s Samson and Delilah, the opening opera of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Samson and Delilah is previewed by General Director David Gockley.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Saint-Saens&apos;s Samson and Delilah, the opening opera of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/14_samson_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>10:01</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Olga Borodina, Clifton Forbis, Juha Uusitalo, Oren Gradus</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Preview of Tannhauser</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Wagner&apos;s Tannhauser, a new production that premieres in the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Tannhauser is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Wagner&apos;s Tannhauser, a new production that premiered in the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/15_tann_pod.mp3" length="11259000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/15_tann_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>12:00</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Peter Seiffert, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Petra Lang, James Rutherford, Eric Halfvarson, Stefan Margita</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Appomattox</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Philip Glass&apos;s Appomattox (music by Philip Glass, libretto by Christopher Hampton) which celebrates its world premier in October 2007 as part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Appomattox is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Philip Glass&apos;s Appomattox (music by Philip Glass, libretto by Christopher Hampton) which celebrates its world premier in October 2007 as part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/16_appo_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>15:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Civil War, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Dwayne Croft, Andrew Shore</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Preview of The Magic Flute</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Mozart&apos;s The Magic Flute, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        The Magic Flute is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Mozart&apos;s The Magic Flute, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/17_magic_pod.mp3" length="10799000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/17_magic_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>11:31</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Tamino, Pamina, Piotr Beczala, Dina Kuznetsova, Christopher Maltman, Erika Miklosa, Georg Zeppenfeld</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Preview of La Rondine</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Puccini&apos;s La Rondine, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        La Rondine is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Puccini&apos;s La Rondine, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/18_rondine_pod.mp3" length="11307000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/18_rondine_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>12:03</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Angela Gheorghiu, Misha Didyk, Anna Christy, Gerard Powers</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Preview of Macbeth</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Verdi&apos;s Macbeth, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Macbeth is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Verdi&apos;s Macbeth, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/19_macbeth_pod.mp3" length="14829000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/19_macbeth_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>15:49</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Thomas Hampson, Georgina, Carlo Ventre, Raymond Aceto</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Preview of The Rake&apos;s Progress</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Stravinsky&apos;s The Rake&apos;s Progress, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        The Rake&apos;s Progress is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Stravinsky&apos;s The Rake&apos;s Progress, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/20_rake_pod.mp3" length="13665000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/20_rake_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>14:34</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Tom Rakewell, William Burden, Denyce Graves, James Morris</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Madama Butterfly</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Puccini&apos;s Madama Butterfly, back by popular demand for the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Madama Butterfly is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Puccini&apos;s Madama Butterfly, back by popular demand for the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>10:13</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Patricia Racette, Brandon Jovanovich, Zheng Cao</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of The Little Prince</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Rachel Portman&apos;s The Little Prince, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        The Little Prince is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Rachel Portman&apos;s The Little Prince, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/22_prince_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:09</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>children, fable, Francesca Zambello, Cal Performances </itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Das Rheingold</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Wagner&apos;s Das Rheingold, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Das Rheingold is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Wagner&apos;s Das Rheingold, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/23_rhein_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>14:49</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Wotan, Mark Delavan, Richard Paul Fink</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Ariodante</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Handel&apos;s Ariodante, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Ariodante is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Handel&apos;s Ariodante, part of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/24_ariod_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>9:38</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Susan Graham, Ruth Ann Swenson</itunes:keywords>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title>Preview of Lucia di Lammermoor</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Donizetti&apos;s Lucia di Lammermoor, the final opera of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Lucia di Lammermoor is previewed by General Director David Gockley.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, provides a preview of Donizetti&apos;s Lucia di Lammermoor, the final opera of the 2007-08 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/25_lucia_pod.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>12:31</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Natalie Dessay, Giuseppe Filianoti, Gabriele Viviani</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Interview With an Icon: Deborah Voigt</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>General Director David Gockley interviews today&apos;s foremost dramatic soprano, Deborah Voigt, while they discuss her singing background, recent gastric bypass surgery, future roles, dating and her dog &quot;Steinway.&quot;  Question and answer session follows.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        General Director David Gockley interviews Soprano Deborah Voigt.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>General Director David Gockley interviews today&apos;s foremost dramatic soprano, Deborah Voigt, while they discuss her singing background, recent gastric bypass surgery, future roles, dating and her dog &quot;Steinway.&quot;  Question and answer session follows.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/12_Voigt.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>61:04</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Deborah, Voigt, Dramatic Soprano</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Introducing David Gockley</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of the San Francisco Opera introduces himself, the 2006-2007 Season and his future plans. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
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      <itunes:subtitle>General Director David Gockley introduces himself and the 2006-2007 Season.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>
        David Gockley, General Director of the San Francisco Opera introduces himself, the 2006-2007 Season and his future plans. Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/1_Intro.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>3:23</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>David Gockley, introduction</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of A Masked Ball</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of A Masked Ball by Giuseppe Verdi as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of A Masked Ball by Giuseppe Verdi.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of A Masked Ball by Giuseppe Verdi as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/2_Ball.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>9:50</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Un ballo in Maschera</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Die Fledermaus</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr. as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr. as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/3_Fledermaus.mp3" length="8056000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/3_Fledermaus.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:34</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Die Fledermaus</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Rigoletto</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera narrates a synopsis of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera narrates a synopsis of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/4_Rigoletto.mp3" length="8453000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/4_Rigoletto.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:59</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Rigoletto</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Tristan and Isolde</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/5_Tristan.mp3" length="8417000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/5_Tristan.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:57</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>8417000</itunes:keywords>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Preview of The Barber of Seville</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/6_Barber.mp3" length="8293000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/6_Barber.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:49</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>il barbiere di sivigllia</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Manon Lescaut</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/7_Manon.mp3" length="7979000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/7_Manon.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>8:29</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Manon Lescaut</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Carmen</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Carmen by Georges Bizet as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Carmen by Georges Bizet.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Carmen by Georges Bizet as a preview of the 2006-2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/8_Carmen.mp3" length="7429000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/8_Carmen.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>7:54</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Carmen</itunes:keywords>
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    <item>
      <title>Preview of Don Giovanni</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a preview of the 2006- 2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>
        David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a preview of the 2006- 2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.
      </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/9_Giovanni.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>7:46</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Don Giovanni</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of Der Rosenkavalier</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss as a preview of the 2006- 2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Music and synopsis of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss as a preview of the 2006- 2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. www.mobilecastmedia.com.</itunes:summary>
      <enclosure url="http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/10_Rosenkavalier.mp3" length="10500000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/10_Rosenkavalier.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>11:10</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Der Rosenkavalier</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Preview of Iphigenie en Tauride</title>
      <itunes:author>San Francisco Opera</itunes:author>
      <description> David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Iphigenie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck as a preview of the 2006 -2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. </description>
      <itunes:subtitle>
        Music and synopsis of Iphigenie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
      </itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>David Gockley, General Director of San Francisco Opera, narrates a synopsis of Iphigenie en Tauride by Christoph Willibald Gluck as a preview of the 2006 -2007 Season.  Produced in association with MobileCast Media, Inc. </itunes:summary>
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      <guid>http://podcast.sfopera.com/mp3/11_Iphigenie.mp3</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:duration>13:59</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:keywords>Iphigenie en Tauride</itunes:keywords>
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