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We’re staying in Munich for this week’s Sunday Opera (9/15 3:00 p.m.) for a performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” from Munich’s National Theatre. With a libretto by Luigi illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, this well-loved tale of political turmoil, corruption, murder, revenge, and suicide premiered in Rome in 1900.

A Tempo features a conversation with composer Missy Mazzoli Saturday (9/7) about her new opera, The Listeners, which will kick off Opera Philadelphia's new season.

New piano releases this Friday (9/6, rebroadcast Saturday 9/7)

An exploration of interpretive extremes, this Friday (9/13, rebroadcast Saturday 9/14)

Join us for a trip to the Bavarian State Opera on this week’s Sunday Opera (9/22 3:00 p.m.) and their recent production of Tchaikovsky’s “Pique Dame” ("The Queen of Spades") which had its world premiere in St. Petersburg on December 7, 1890. The opera will be followed by a nearly complete performance of Tchaikovsky's incidental music to "The Snow Maiden."

John McGuire's wonderfully unique 48 Variations for Two Pianos.

Great pianists in commercially released performances from the BBC this Friday (8/2, with the rebroadcast Saturday 8/3)

Even though September is a quiet month for Broadway musical openings, we've turned to twelve shows covering 123 years of Broadway history from 1898 to 2021 for some wonderful songs.

August is Happiness Happens month, and nothing makes us happier than a musical, so on this week’s Dress Circle (8/25 7:00 p.m.), we’re looking to fourteen songs about happiness from a variety of musicals.