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  • The scheming Count Almaviva (Erwin Schrott, left) and Basilio the music master (Benjamin Bruns) prop up a swooning Susanna (Slyvia Schwartz), the object of the Count's nefarious affections.
    First-Time Perfection: Mozart's 'Marriage of Figaro'
    Mozart's premier creative partnership with Lorenzo Da Ponte produced a masterpiece for the ages, and one of the only successful sequels to an existing plot. This comic opera continues where playwrite Beaumarchais' The Barber Of Seville leaves off.
  • Marie-Nicole Lemieux as the crazed title character in 'Orlando Furioso.'
    Legacy Of An Epic: Vivaldi's 'Orlando Furioso'
    How Vivaldi — as well as Handel, Haydn and Rossini — made hits out of a single poem filled with passion, violence, mystery and magic.
  • Sarah Cahill: Tiny Desk Concert
    The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.
  • Queen Elizabeth (soprano Carmela Remigio) tries to use her power to gain love — with disastrous consequences.
    History with a Twist: Donizetti's 'Roberto Devereux'
    Donizetti's semi-historical drama brings life to rumors that were already spreading back in the 1500s: that the so-called "Virgin Queen" actually had a secret and passionate love life.
  • The songs may have changed, and so has the wardrobe, but the battle of the bands still stands at the heart of this Tuareg remake of <em>Purple Rain</em>.
    'Purple Rain' — As Retold In A Language Without A Word For Purple
    Prince's '80s-era classic has gotten a modern update — in Niger. Directed by Christopher Kirkley, starring the nomadic Tuareg people, this Purple Rain remake drops the kissing but keeps the attitude.
  • Guest DJ Tom Verlaine
    Guitarist Tom Verlaine, best known for his work with the New York punk band Television, talks about his own work and shares some of his favorite recordings.
  • Janai Brugger, soprano
    A former winner in 2012 of Placido Domingo’s prestigious Operalia competition and of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, American soprano,…
  • Fascinatin' Rhythm: One Damn Thing, 06/15/19
    Episode # 19246/15 One Damn Thing Of course most songs are about love, but romance in today’s songs is generally incidental. These are mostly list…
  • Fascinatin' Rhythm: Sounds Like America, 07/06/19
    Episode #19277/6 Sounds Like America From patriotic marches to folk tunes, there’s something distinctive to the sounds of singing about America. We wear…
  • Fascinatin' Rhythm: In Our United State, 06/29/19
    Episode # 19266/29 In Our United State This show follows up on last week’s. It’s amazing what you can do with a patriotic slogan, catch phrase, or title.…
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