Upcoming and Noteworthy

Intriguing works and performances, this Friday (10/20, rebroadcast Saturday 10/31)

An eclectic mix of music, this Friday (10/23, rebroadcast Saturday 10/24)

Sounds Choral this Sunday (10/25 at 2 pm) takes its inspiration from one of Odysseus's most formidable adversaries.

We’re staying in Beijing for this week’s Sunday Opera (10/25 3:00 p.m.) for a performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” from The National Center for the Performing Arts. With a libretto by Luigi illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, this well-loved tale of political turmoil, jealousy, corruption, murder, revenge, and suicide premiered in Rome in 1900.

Long-time listeners to The Dress Circle know that we’re fond of “calendar art,” and this week’s program (11/25 7:00 p.m.) continues with that. We’re offering a “Halloween Prep” that features some of our favorite pieces from programs past.

Celebrating the great French pianist, this Friday (10/16, rebroadcast Saturday 10/17)

We’re continuing at Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts this week as the Sunday Opera (10/18 3:00 p.m.) airs Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata” which is based on “La Dame aux Camiles” (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils, adapted from his own 1848 novel.

Pupazzo, fantoche, puppen, dukker, puppets, or whatever they’re called, have always been a part of story telling and theatre around the world, and on this week’s Dress Circle (10/18 7:00 p.m.), we’re going to be looking at a variety of musicals in which puppets were central or featured components.

Works and recordings from 1926, this Friday (10/9, rebroadcast Saturday 10/10)

A Tempo this Saturday (10/10) looks at upcoming performances by two Mercer County performing arts organizations - Chamber Music Works, and Kelsey Theatre.