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Today's opera is by Johann Hasse who was quite important during his lifetime having written over 50 operas and a myriad of instrumental and vocal works as well. Today's opera is from 1742 and is based on the same libretto as Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aneas" and follows the story of Carthage's downfall and Dido's Death rather faithfully. We'll follow the opera with Schubert's 9th Symphony, "The Great," just because we can! -
To follow our April Showers program, we'll look at 14 songs in order to share some May flowers including lilacs, daisies, violets, a bunch of roses, and more.
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A great sacrifice in the name of love on Sounds Choral this Sunday (4/21 at 8 pm).
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Eight different pianists for each movement of Schumann's beloved masterwork.
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A Tempo Saturday (4/13) talks with choreographer Sydney Skybetter about how dancers can help inform the development of devices and robotic technologies that interact with people. -
This week's program features a complete recording of Kalman's operetta "The Duchess of Chicago" and highlights of "Countess Maritza" to celebrate the wonderful work of this often forgotten composer. -
Since it's been raining far too much in real life, we thought it only fair that it rain a bit on the radio, so we've programmed 14 songs about rain and raining from a variety of musicals. -
The Land of Smiles is one of Lehar's most popular operettas, of which he wrote twenty-nine. Hear this work Sunday (4/14) at 8 pm.
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An eclectic, not-so-random playlist of piano music this Friday (4/5, with a repeat Saturday 4/6)
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A Tempo this Saturday (4/6 at 7 pm) looks at the third annual Silent Film Festival sponsored by the New School for Music Study, where more than 100 students will perform music to serve as the soundtrack for classic silent films. -
We're turning to the music of Rameau this week and an excellent recording of the 1744 version of "Dardanus" about the trials of the son of Electra and Jupiter (Zeus) as he expands his empire and wins his love. -
We're covering 114 years of April Broadway openings on this week's program beginning in 1910 with "Molly May" through one of the nine shows opening this year, "Lempicka."
