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Another program devoted to Italian pianists, this Friday (5/10, rebroadcast Saturday 5/11)
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This week's program features two English operas by one of Michael's favorite composers, Edward German. They are "Merrie England" which is a historical fantasy surrounding Elizabeth I of England, and the second is "Tom Jones" which is based on the novel by Henry Fielding.
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The Land of Smiles is one of Lehar's most popular operettas, of which he wrote twenty-nine. Hear this work Sunday (4/14) at 8 pm.
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An eclectic, not-so-random playlist of piano music this Friday (4/5, with a repeat Saturday 4/6)
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A Tempo this Saturday (4/6 at 7 pm) looks at the third annual Silent Film Festival sponsored by the New School for Music Study, where more than 100 students will perform music to serve as the soundtrack for classic silent films.
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We're turning to the music of Rameau this week and an excellent recording of the 1744 version of "Dardanus" about the trials of the son of Electra and Jupiter (Zeus) as he expands his empire and wins his love.
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We're covering 114 years of April Broadway openings on this week's program beginning in 1910 with "Molly May" through one of the nine shows opening this year, "Lempicka."
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Highlights from Festival Musical Durtal 2023 this Friday (3/29, with a repeat Saturday 3/30)
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A Tempo on Saturday (3/30 at 7 pm) previews the Princeton Festival and Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 season.
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This week's program features a "dream" cast for Ponchielli's "Gioconda" in a live recording from 1967. Renata Tebaldi is the street singer Giaconda, Carlo Bergonzi is the man she loves, Enzo, Marilyn Horne is the woman who is loved by Enzo, Laura, and Robert Merrill is the treacherous spy for the Inquisition, Barnaba.
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We're sampling songs from stage and screen musicals regarding clothing and all sorts of things to "wear" for Easter on this week's progarm.
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Macbeth, one of several operas Verdi based on Shakespeare's plays, is the featured work this Sunday (3/30 at 8 pm).