https://www.wwfm.org/tags/the-distant-sound The Distant Sound en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.wwfm.org/show/wwfm-sunday-opera-with-michael-kownacky/2026-04-16/the-sunday-opera-franz-schrekers-der-ferne-klang-the-distant-sound Franz Schreker was another composer whose work was censured because of the rise in anti-Semitism in Germany in the early 1930’s, and he went from being hailed as the future of German opera to obscurity. We’ll celebrate the music of Schreker which is said to be a lush mixture of Romanticism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Impressionism, and Expressionism on this week’s Sunday Opera (4/19 3:00 p.m.). Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.wwfm.org/show/wwfm-sunday-opera-with-michael-kownacky/2026-04-16/the-sunday-opera-franz-schrekers-der-ferne-klang-the-distant-sound Michael Kownacky