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, July 5  Celebrating the birthdays of Nicolai Gedda and Hermann Prey in "Eine Nacht in Venedig" by Johann Strauss Jr. This 1967 recording also features Gisela Litz, Anneliese Rothenberger and Rita Streich. The conductor is Franz Allers.

              
Johann Strauss Jr., Nicolai Gedda and Hermann Prey

    
Anneliese Rothenberger and Rita Streich

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Sunday, July 12  Celebrating the birthday of Tobias Picker with his opera "Emmeline". This performance was recorded live in 1996 at the Sante Fe Opera and features Patricia Racette, Anne-Marie Owens, Kevin Langan, Herbert Perry, and Curt Peterson. The conductor is George Manahan. After the opera, we will remember Kirsten Flagstad.

              
Tobias Picker, Patricia Racette, and Kirsten Flagstad

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Sunday, July 19  Celebrating the birthday of Francesco Cilea with his last opera "Gloria". This 1997 recording features Fiorenza Cedolins, Aberto Cupido, and Paolo Ruggiero. The conductor is Marco Pace. We will also be listening to "Abu Hassan" by Carl Maria Von Weber. This 1941 recording features Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Erich Witte. The conductor is Leopold Ludwig.



              
Francesco Cilea, Carl Maria Von Weber, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

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Sunday, July 26  We will listening to "Il Re Pastore" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This 1989 recording features Jerry Hadley, Angela Maria Blasi, Sylvia McNair, and Iris Vermillion. The conductor is Sir Neville Marriner. After the opera we will remember Mario del Monaco.



    
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Jerry Hadley

         
Sylvia McNair, Sir Neville Marriner, and Mario del Monaco

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Sunday, August 2  We will be celebrating the birthday of Ambroise Thomas with his opera "La Cour de Célimène;". This is the world premiere recording from 2007 and features Laura Claycomb, Joan Rodgers, Alastair Miles, Sébastien Droy. The conductor is Andrew Litton.



    
Ambroise Thomas and Andrew Litton

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Sunday, August 9  Celebrating the birthday of Kathleen Battle in two operas: first, "L'Elisir D'Amore" by Gaetano Donizetti. This 1989 recording also features Luciano Pavarotti and Leo Nucci. The conductor is Jame Levine. After that, we will be listening to "Il Signor Bruschino" by Gioacchino Rossini. This 1991 recording also features Samuel Ramey and Frank Lopardo. The conductor Ion Marin.

Note that this broadcast will begin at 6:15 am.

              
Gaetano Donizetti, Kathleen Battle, Luciano Pavarotti (as Nemorino), and Leo Nucci

              
Jame Levine, Gioacchino Rossini, Samuel Ramey, and Frank Lopardo

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