Upcoming and Noteworthy

Performances and compositions that represent different states of balance and stability this Friday (1/30, rebroadcast Saturday 1/31)

We turn to England for this week’s Sunday Opera (2/1 3:00 p.m.) for the only full-length opera by Sir William Walton, his 1954 treatment of a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer about the doomed love of “Troilus and Cressida." This recording from Opera North features a roster of some of the best-loved voices in British opera.

It seems as though we just went through the holidays, and we’re already starting February! To that end, we’re welcoming the month with overtures and opening numbers from ten February musicals on this week’s Dress Circle (2/1 7:00 p.m.).

Presenting a wide range of works with a unique programming concept this Friday (1/23, rebroadcast Saturday 1/24)

Sounds Choral Sunday (1/25 at 2 pm) features works by Mozart in recognition of the composer's 270th birthday.

As promised, we’ll be looking at two operettas on this week’s Sunday Opera (1/25 3:00 p.m.), Joseph Beer’s “The Polish Wedding” and Leo Fall’s “The Rose of Istanbul.”

More French music is coming your way on this week’s Dress Circle (1/25 7:00 p.m.) as we look at “It’s So French, Part 2.” We're looking at five stage musicals that all originated in France including "La Revolution Francaise" and "The Red and the Black."

Another program of rarely heard works for piano and orchestra this Friday (1/16, rebroadcast Saturday 1/17)

A Tempo features a conversation with composer Gregory Spears about several of his works that are being premiered this season.