WPRB, 103.3 FM Princeton, NJ, and on the internet at www.wprb.com Sunday, 6:00-10:00 am Eastern Time

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Sunday, May 26  We will be celebrating the birthday of Frederica Von Stade as Jules Massenet's "Chérubin". This 1991 recording also features Samuel Ramey, June Anderson, and Dawn Upshaw. The performance is conducted by Pinchas Steinberg.

              
Jules Massenet, Frederica Von Stade, and Samuel Ramey

              
June Anderson, Dawn Upshaw, and Pinchas Steinberg

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Sunday, June 2  We will be celebrating the birthday of Neil Shicoff in "La Juive" by Jacques Halévy. This 1998 recording also features Soile Isokoski and Alastair Miles. The performance is conducted by Simone Young.

Note: Due to the length of the opera, we will begin at 6:15 am EDT.

              
Jacques Halévy, Neil Shicoff (as Eléazar), and Soile Isokoski

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Sunday, June 9  We will be celebrating the birthday of Carlisle Floyd with his opera "Of Mice and Men". This 2003 recording features Gordon Hawkins, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joseph Evans, and Elizabeth Futral. The performance is conducted by Patrick Summers.

              
Carlisle Floyd, Elizabeth Futral, and Anthony Dean Griffey

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Sunday, June 16  We will be celebrating the birthday of Jacques Offenbach with his opera "Christopher Columbus". This 1977 recording features Maurice Arthur, Joy Roberts, Christian du Plessis, Alan Opie, and Anna Dawson. The performance is conducted by Alun Francis.

    
Jacques Offenbach

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Sunday, June 23  Remembering Charles Gounod with his sacred trilogy "Mors et Vita". This 1992 recording features Barbara Hendricks, Nadine Denize, John Aler, and José Van Dam. The performance is conducted by Michel Plasson.

              
Charles Gounod, Barbara Hendricks, and Nadine Denize

              
John Aler, José Van Dam, and Michel Plasson

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