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Spend Saturday afternoon with the MET Opera and Peter Fox Smith.

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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:22:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday May 17, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43572/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The world's most popular operatic double-bill consists of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.  In the casts of this afternoon's performances: Jussi Bjoerling, Zinka Milanov, Victoria de los Angeles, and Robert Merrill.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 13:36:44 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday May 10, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43544/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Two short operas: Massenet's Don Quichotte and Bart&oacute;k's Bluebeard's Castle, followed by a recital by American bass Jerome Hines.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 17:25:12 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday May  3, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43506/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The final Metropolitan Opera broadcast of the season, Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio, is preceded by a recital by the early 20th century contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 13:28:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday April 26, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43449/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A recital by the coloratura soprano Amelita Galli-Curci precedes the live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment with soprano Natalie Dessay.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:16:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday April 19, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43409/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Opera broadcast premiere of Philip Glass's opera Satyagraha is preceded by a recital by the ageless Hungarian soprano Marta Eggerth.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43409/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday April 12, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43349/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Prokofiev's The Gambler is preceded by a recital by the Armenian coloratura mezzo-soprano Zara Dolukhanova and is followed by a recital by the Ukrainian bass Mark Reizen.  Victor Han is guest host.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:57:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday April  5, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43301/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A recital by the coloratura soprano Mado Robin is followed by the live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Puccini's La boh&egrave;me, with Angela Gheorghiu and Ram&oacute;n Vargas.

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        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:35:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday March 29, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43263/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A recital by Italian tenor Ferruccio Tagliavini is followed by Verdi's Ernani, which returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in over 20 years.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:21:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday March 22, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43203/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[At noon we present a recital by the incomparable Wagnerian tenor Lauritz Melchior, followed by Wagners' Tristan und Isolde with Deborah Voigt, live from the Metropolitan Opera House.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:41:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday March 15, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43187/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Britten's Peter Grimes is preceded by a recital by the American tenor Richard Crooks.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:05:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday March  8, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43115/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Natalie Dessay stars as Lucia di Lammermoor live from the Met.  And we encourage pledges of support with a cornucopia of opera excerpts, including a tribute to tenor Giuseppe di Stefano.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:31:49 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday March  1, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43075/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Verdi's Otello live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, with Ren&eacute;e Fleming as Desdemona and Johan Botha as Otello.

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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:34:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday February 23, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/43037/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[
Opera Prelude: Famous Carmens of the past


Met Broadcast: Bizet's Carmen 

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        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:35:27 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday February 16, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42993/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Puccini's first great success, Manon Lescaut, is broadcast live from the Met at 1pm (note the early starting time).&nbsp; In the cast are Karita Mattila and Marcello Giordani; James Levine conducts.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:13:38 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday February  9, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42948/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[From the Metropolitan Opera archives, a 1975 performance of Rossini's The Siege of Corinth, with Beverly Sills, Justino D&iacute;az, and Shirley Verrett, conducted by Thomas Schippers.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:04:04 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday February  2, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42884/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Lorin Maazel returns to the Met broadcasts for the first time in 45 years to conduct Wagner's Die Walk&uuml;re with Deborah Voigt as Sieglinde and Clifton Forbis as Siegmund. 
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        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:13:13 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday January 26, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42829/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia, live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, with Elīna Garanča as  Rosina and  Jos&eacute; Manuel Zapata as Count Almaviva.  
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:27:14 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday January 19, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42789/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[From the Metropolitan Opera Archives, a 1977 performance of Puccini's La boh&egrave;me with Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:46:12 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday January 12, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42703/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Verdi's Macbeth, conducted by James Levine, is preceded and followed by recordings made by baritone Tito Gobbi.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42703/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:12:18 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday January  5, 2008</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42566/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[An Opera Prelude featuring the voice of soprano Zinka Milanov is followed by the live Metropolitan Opera performance of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42566/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:14:23 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday December 29, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42524/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Live from the Metropolitan Opera House, a new English language production of Humperdinck's holiday favorite, Hansel and Gretel.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42524/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:28:09 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday December 22, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42489/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Note the 12:30 start time for Prokofiev's opera War and Peace, live from the Metropolitan Opera.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:08:08 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday December 15, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42391/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City: Gounod's Rom&eacute;o et Juliette, with Roberto Alagna and Anna Netrebko; Placido Domingo conducts.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42391/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday December  8, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42335/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The 2007-8 Metropolitan Opera broadcast season begins with the broadcast premiere of Gluck's Iphig&eacute;nie en Tauride.  The Opera Prelude and Opera Postlude feature the voice of soprano R&eacute;gine Crespin.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:08:25 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday December  1, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42261/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jos&eacute; Carreras and Agnes Baltsa are Samson and Delilah in Saint-Sa&euml;ns' powerful opera.

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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:13:41 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday November 24, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42223/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mark Vogelzang presents Aaron Copland's opera The Tender Land and Handel's oratorio Alexander's Feast.
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        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42223/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:00:39 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday November 17, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42191/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Just in time for hunting season, it's the story of Max the &quot;free-shooter&quot; and his magic silver bullets.&nbsp; Carl Maria von Weber's masterpiece Der Freisch&uuml;tz will be heard on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera.
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        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:02:02 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday November 10, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42157/</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:34:38 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday November  3, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/42113/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Cheryl Willoughby celebrates the November 3, 1801 birthday of Vincenzo Bellini with a recording of La sonnambula and a recital of bel canto arias by Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:51:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday October 27, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41994/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[We celebrate Paganini's birthday with a recording of the operetta "Paganini" by Franz Lehár -- based on an incident from Paganini's life.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41994/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:38:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday October 20, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41963/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Wagner's third opera, "Rienzi," had its world premiere in Dresden on October 20, 1842.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:27:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday October 13, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41922/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[We celebrate Verdi's October 11, 1813 birthday with performances of his Requiem and his tuneful, popular "Il trovatore."]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:04:36 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday October  6, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41812/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[An historic recording of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" featuring Cesare Siepi, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Anton Dermota, Otto Edelmann, Elisabeth Grümmer, Erna Berger, and the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:31:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday September 29, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41777/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Mozart's sparkling, tune-filled opera "The Magic Flute" was first performed on September 29, 1791.  We present a  1984 performance with Kurt Moll, Peter Schreier, and Margaret Price, conducted by Sir Colin Davis.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:16:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday September 22, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41743/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is remembered in a program of opera excerpts, arias, and songs.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:05:49 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday September 15, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/33410/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The great conductor Bruno Walter was born on September 15, 1876.]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/33410/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:54:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday September  8, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41858/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Peter's annual tribute to the Swedish tenor, Jussi Björling.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:04:53 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday August 25, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41681/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, August 25, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:40:53 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday August 18, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41662/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, August 18, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:13:21 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday August 11, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41644/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, August 11, 2007]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41644/</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:51:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday August  4, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41872/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Betty Smith and Tim Johnson join Peter Fox Smith for our annual American Musicals program.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:23:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday July 28, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41617/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, July 28, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:35:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday July 21, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41600/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, July 21, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:38:02 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday July 14, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41585/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, July 14, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:34:17 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday July  7, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41566/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, July 7, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:33:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday June 30, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41552/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, June 30, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:38:33 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday June 23, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41535/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, June 23, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:37:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday June 16, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41483/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, June 16, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:26:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday June  9, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41464/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, June 9, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:35:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Saturday June  2, 2007</title>
        <link>http://www.vpr.net/episode/41445/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Saturday Afternoon at the Opera for Saturday, June 2, 2007]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:32:05 -0400</pubDate>
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