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Beginning in November, I thought about looking for a new opera to play as we approached the New Year. However, by the beginning of December, I’d already heard from several people who asked me to repeat Johann Strauss' “Die Fledermaus” because it’s become a part of their family tradition. Who am I to go against tradition? So, on this week’s Sunday Opera (12/28 3:00 p.m.), the all-star “bat” returns!

A Tempo (11/22) kicks off its annual series exploring how some performing arts organizations are bringing a local or creative touch to classic holiday traditions with Nimbus Dance's Jersey Nutcracker.

Philadelphia-based Piffaro, The Renaissance Band is joined by New York Polyphony in this broadcast performance (Monday 11/24 at 8 pm), recorded last December.

Works by Brahms, Zaimont, Ravel, Debussy, Cage, Glass and others this Friday (12/5, rebroadcast Saturday 12/6)

We’re heading to the Vienna State Opera for Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” on this week’s Sunday Opera (12/7 3:00 p.m.) for a story awakening love and sight gained that takes place in the 15th century in the mountains of southern France.

Works by Schubert, Scriabin and Joplin, as well as by lesser known composers Emil von Sauer and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.

We have a Christmas favorite on this week’s Sunday Opera (12/21 3:00 p.m.) as we turn to Englebert Humperdinck’s 1892 Marchenoper or “fairytale opera,” “Hansel and Gretel” in an English Translation by Tom Hammond. It features Heidi Grant Murphy and Suzanne Mentzer in the title roles.

Music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, John Ireland, Percy Grainger and more.

This concert broadcast Monday (12/15) at the special time of 7 pm kicks off our holiday programming. (Exploring Music will be pre-empted to bring you this special broadcast. You can hear the first episode of this week’s Exploring Music series Tuesday at 7 pm).