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We’re dusting off some English history on this week’s Sunday Opera (4/20 3:00 p.m.) through a work by Camille Saint-Saens, a live 1991 recording of his rarely performed “Henry VIII.” The libretto by Armand Silvestre and Leonce Detroyat looks at a small section of the infamous life of a man driven by ego, a thirst for power, and the overpowering need to have a male heir.

An intriguing W.A. Mozart and Steve Reich juxtaposition this Friday (4/18, rebroadcast Saturday 4/19)

A Tempo this Saturday (4/12) looks at an upcoming dual performance of members of the New Jersey Youth Chorus and the all-woman vocal ensemble Lyyra.

Sounds Choral features the joyous music of J.S. Bach and Mariannes Martines this Sunday (4/13 at 2 pm), with an encore broadcast Tuesday (4/15 at 3 pm).

Music by Franz Schubert this Friday (5/2, rebroadcast Saturday 5/3)

Antal Dorati was best known as a conductor who led performances on over 700 recordings, but on this week’s Sunday Opera (5/4 3:00 p.m.), we’re going to look at Dorati the composer with his only opera, “Der Kunder” (“The Chosen”) and two more of his works.

Giachino Rossini wrote 39 operas, and unfortunately, only a handful are regularly performed. However, we’re going to look at one of those lesser-known works (number 18 of the 39) on this week’s Sunday Opera (5/11 3:00 p.m.). it’s “Ricciardo e Zoraida” which premiered in Naples in 1818 and is considered by many to be a perfect example of bel canto singing.