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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
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were most gratefully received.
Sunday, November 22
Remembering Anton Rubinstein with his opera
"The Demon". This 1997 recording features
Egils Silins, Olga Alexandrova, and Marina Mescheriakova.
The conductor is Vladimir Fedoseyev.
After the opera we will celebrate the birthday of Sumi Jo.
Anton Rubinstein and Sumi Jo
Sunday, November 29
Remembering Gaetano Donizetti with his opera
"Imelda de' Lambertazzi". This 1989 recording is
the first of this work. It features Floriana Sovilla,
Diego D'Auria, Fausto Tenzi, and Andrea Martin.
The conductor is Marc Andreae.
Gaetano Donizetti
Sunday, December 6
Remembering Pietro Mascagni with his opera
"Le Maschere". This 1988 recording features
Amelia Felle, Maria Jose' Gallego, Vincenzo La Scola,
and Giuseppe Sabbatini.
The conductor is Gianluigi Gelmetti.
Pietro Mascagni
Sunday, December 13
Celebrating the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven with his opera
"Fidelio". This 1953 recording features
Martha Mödl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Sena Jurinac,
and Rudolf Schock.
The conductor is Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Martha Mödl, and Wolfgang Windgassen
Gottlob Frick, Sena Jurinac, Rudolf Schock, and Wilhelm Furtwängler
Sunday, December 20
Celebrating the birthday of Giacomo Puccini with his opera
"Manon Lescaut". This 1954 recording features
Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, and Fernando Corena.
The conductor is Francesco Molinari-Pradelli.
Giacomo Puccini and Renata Tebaldi
Mario del Monaco, Fernando Corena, and Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Sunday, December 27
Celebrating the birthday of Tito Schipa in
"Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti.
This 1932 recording also features Afro Poli,
Ernesto Baldini, and Adelaide Saraceni.
The conductor is Carlo Sabajno.
Gaetano Donizetti and Tito Schipa
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