Russian Opera

Because of a technical glitch, last month’s presentation of Tchaikovsky’s rarely performed opera “The Enchantress” ended before the final act and supplementary pieces could air. Because many of you let us know that you wanted to hear the end of the opera, we’re re-airing it on this week’s Sunday Opera. Enjoy!

As a part of our Fall Membership Campaign, David Osenberg will be joining host Michael Kownacky this week for a live program sampling operas and performances in various languages.

This week's opera is Mussorgsky's last "completed" work centering on political and religious conflicts in Russia in the 17th century.

This week's opera is the four-act opera from 1907 by Rimsky-Korsakov that adapts two Russian folk legends for its libretto by Vladimir Belsky.

This week we feature Russian opera that reveals intimate reflections on life and also the splendor that helps define grand opera. Prince Igor broods on…