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Sundays, August 31 and September 7 Please join Marvin Rosen, who will be sitting in for Sandy.

August 31: Note that this broadcast will begin at 6:30 am.

"All About Felines"
Vladimir Kojoukharov - "Le Paradis des Chats (Cats Paradise)"
Xavier Montsalvatge - "El Gato con Botas (Puss in Boots)"
Hans Werner Henze - Selections from "The English Cat"

September 7: Note that this broadcast will begin at 6:00 am.

"Two Contemporary Finnish Operas"
Olli Kortekangas - "Messenius and Lucia"
Jukka Linkola - "The Journey"

Sunday, September 14 Celebrating the birthday of Saverio Mercadante with his opera "Elena Da Feltre". This 1997 recording from the Wexford Music Festival in Ireland features Monica Colonna, Nicola Ulivieri, Cesare Catane, and Stefano Rinaldi-Miliani. The performance is conducted by Maurizio Benini. After the opera we will remember Miliza Korjus.

Saverio Mercadante and Miliza Korjus

Sunday, September 21 Celebrating the birthday of Jean-Philippe Rameau with his opera "Dardanus". This 1980 recording features Frederica Von Stade, Georges Gautier, José Van Dam, Michaël Devlin, and Christiane Eda-Pierre. The performance is conducted by Raymond Leppard. After the opera, we will remember Jarmila Novotna.

Jean-Philippe Rameau and Frederica Von Stade

José Van Dam, Raymond Leppard, and Jarmila Novotna

Sunday, September 28 Celebrating the birthday of Fritz Wunderlich in "The Bartered Bride" by Bedřich Smetana. This 1963 recording also features Pilar Lorengar, Gottlob Frick, and Ivan Sardi. The performance is conducted by Rudolf Kempe.

Bedřich Smetana and Fritz Wunderlich

Pilar Lorengar, Gottlob Frick, and Rudolf Kempe

Sunday, October 5 We will be presenting two short operas today. The first is Maurice Ravel's "L'Enfant et les Sortilèges". This 1982 recording features Susan Davenny Wyner, Jocelyne Taillon, Jules Bastin, and Arleen Augér. The performance is conducted by André Previn. The second opera will be announced shortly.

Maurice Ravel, Arleen Augér, and André Previn

Sunday, October 12 We will be celebrating the birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams with two operas. The first is "Riders to the Sea". This 1995 recording features Linda Finnie and Lynne Dawson. The conductor is Richard Hickox. The second opera is "Hugh the Drover". This 1994 recording features Rebecca Evans, Bonaventura Bottone, and Sarah Walker. The conductor is Matthew Best.

Ralph Vaughan Williams and Richard Hickox

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