We’re staying in Munich for this week’s Sunday Opera (9/15 3:00 p.m.) for a performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” from Munich’s National Theatre. With a libretto by Luigi illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, this well-loved tale of political turmoil, corruption, murder, revenge, and suicide premiered in Rome in 1900.

Shakespeare seems to get credit for a great many things, but this time, he deserves it even if the quote is a bit “off.” We’re “Gilding the Lily” on this week’s Dress Circle (8/15 7:00 p.m.), well, we’ve amassed songs about beauty and its secrets, dressing to impress or excess, and a few make-up tips from a variety of musicals.

Anneliese Rothenberger heads the cast in these highlights from a 1951 recording. Listen to this program Sunday (9/15) at 8 PM

New piano releases this Friday (9/6, rebroadcast Saturday 9/7)

A Tempo features a conversation with composer Missy Mazzoli Saturday (9/7) about her new opera, The Listeners, which will kick off Opera Philadelphia's new season.

We're off to Bavaria for a performance of Mozart's "Idomeneo" which features love, heroism, sacrifice, and a happy ending!

It's back to school time, so we've turned to musicals from Broadway, London's West End, television, and film for a selection of songs to illuminate several aspects of the happy event.

Thomas Hampson and Elzbieta Schmitka head the cast on this recording, which you can hear Sunday (9/8 at 8 pm).

The Classical Network in concert kicks off a new season with a special broadcast concert this Friday (9/6 at 8 pm) featuring the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

Maria Yudina plays Szymanowski, Yefim Bronfman plays Prokofiev, and more.