Comparing different pianists in the same works this Friday (2/20, rebroadcast Saturday 2/21)

Some composers, like Paul Dukas, are best known for one or two specific works, and on this week’s Sunday Opera (2/22 3:00 p.m.), we’re going to change that when we look at his only surviving opera “Ariane et Barbe-Bleue.” The extremely self-deprecating Dukas destroyed his other three operas, so we’re lucky to have this delightful version of the Charles Perrault fairytale.

We’re heading towards the end of February, but before heading into March, we wanted to honor Black History Month, so that’s what will be on tap on this week’s Dress Circle (2/22 7:00 p.m.). We’ve got thirteen musicals that feature casts that are predominantly or entirely black.