https://www.wwfm.org/tags/the-oprichnik The Oprichnik en-US Copyright Thu, 21 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.wwfm.org/show/wwfm-sunday-opera-with-michael-kownacky/2026-05-22/the-sunday-opera-tchaikovskys-the-oprichnik Tchaikovsky is best known in operatic circles mostly for three of his eleven operas: “Eugene Onegin,” “Mazeppa,” and “The Queen of Spades.” You’ve heard “Cherevichki,” “Vakula the Smith,” and “The Enchantress” on the Sunday Opera, but on this week’s program (3/24 3:00 p.m.), we’re turning to his second existing opera, “The Oprichnik” from 1874, and it’s hopefully another work with which you aren’t that familiar. Thu, 21 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://www.wwfm.org/show/wwfm-sunday-opera-with-michael-kownacky/2026-05-22/the-sunday-opera-tchaikovskys-the-oprichnik Michael Kownacky