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Most people know Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots," but today's opera is another based on historical 'fact" in his 1849 work "Les Prophete" which centers on the Dutch Anabaptist revolt and the turmoil surrounding John of Leiden and his power grab in declaring himself "Emperor" of Munster with all of the tragedy that follows.

A Tempo this Saturday (2/3 at 7 pm) features a newly commissioned opera by Houston Grand Opera and Asia Society Texas to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Recordings of the great American pianist William Masselos (1920-1992) this Friday (2/16 with a repeat Saturday 2/17)

This week's opera is one of the finest representatives of French Baroque, Charpentier's "Medee" with a stellar cast headed by Lorraine Hunt and Mark Padmore. The recording is from 1994 & 1995.

Join Karrin & Bill for music speaking the language of love.

The Allentown Symphony rejoins our concert broadcast series, performing under Music Director Diane Wittry.

We've turned to the musicals to help get everyone ready for the New Year with some "happy" songs. The shows span eight decades of theatre history.

We're spanning 137 years of Broadway musical history as we look at some of the shows that opened in New York in January. From 1887's "The Old Homestead" to this year's "Days of Wine and Roses," we've got 14 songs from a variety of wonderful sources.

We're celebrating the incredible talents of lyricist E.Y. Harburg through six of his Broadway musicals: "Finian's Rainbow," "Bloomer Girl," "Jamaica," "The Happiest Girl in the World," "Flahooley," and "Darling of the Day."