Saturday Afternoon at the Opera (VPR Classical)
1:30 p.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday
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Saturday May 17, 2008
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci
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.
Saturday May 10, 2008
Don Quichotte, Bluebeard's Castle, and Jerome Hines
Two short operas: Massenet's Don Quichotte and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, followed by a recital by American bass Jerome Hines.
Saturday May 3, 2008
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
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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