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103.3 FM Princeton, NJ, and on the internet at www.wprb.com
Sunday, 6:00-10:00 am Eastern Time
Season's cheer and good health to all of you
opera fans, and may your lives be filled with music
in the coming year. Thanks for listening!
Sunday, February 14
We will be celebrating Valentine's Day with
"Adriana Lecouvreur" by Francesco Cilea.
This performance was recorded live in Naples on November 28, 1959 and
features Magda Olivero, Franco Corelli, Giulietta Simionato, and
Ettore Bastianini. The conductor is Mario Rossi.
Francesco Cilea, Magda Olivero (as Adriana), and Franco Corelli
Giulietta Simionato (as the Princess) and Ettore Bastianini
Sunday, February 21
Celebrating the birthday of Léo Delibes with his opera
"Lakmé". This 1967 recording features Dame Joan Sutherland,
Gabriel Bacquier, Alain Vanzo, and Jane Berbié.
The conductor is Richard Bonynge.
Léo Delibes, Dame Joan Sutherland, and Gabriel Bacquier
Alain Vanzo and Richard Bonynge
Sunday, February 28
Celebrating the birthday of Gioachino Rossini with his opera
"La Pietra del Paragone". Details of the recording will
be announced.
Gioachino Rossini
Sunday, March 7
We will be listening to
"Agnese di Hohenstaufen" by Gasparo Spontini.
This 1970 performance features Montserrat Caballé, Antonietta Stella,
Sesto Bruscantini, and Giangiacomo Guelfi.
The conductor is Riccardo Muti.
Gasparo Spontini and Montserrat Caballé
Antonietta Stella, Giangiacomo Guelfi, and Riccardo Muti
Sunday, March 14
Celebrating the birthday of Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov with his opera
"The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya".
This 1994 recording features Nicolai Ohotnikov, Galina Gorchakova, Vladimir Galuzin,
and Nicolai Putilin. The conductor is Valery Gergiev.
Note that this broadcast will begin at 6:30 am.
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Galina Gorchakova, and Valery Gergiev
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