Ambroise Thomas

Although you may not know the opera on this week’s Sunday Opera (2/9 3:00 p.m.), we have no doubt you’ll recognize one of the arias as it’s been a mainstay of concert performances for many years. The opera is “Mignon” by Charles Ambroise Thomas, the thirteenth of his twenty-three operas.

This week's Sunday Opera feature Thomas' adaptation of Shakespeare's masterwork, but this one has a moderately happy ending. The opera features Thomas Hampson, June Anderson, and Samuel Ramey. After the opera, we'll hear Thomas' String Quartet No. 1 in E.