Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride is performed in a Metropolitan Opera archive broadcast from 1978, with James Levine conducting soloists Teresa Stratas, Nicolai Gedda, Jon Vickers, and Martti Talvela.
Gounod’s Faust is one of the most beloved operas in the repertory, and we hear it in a vintage recording that features Nicolai Gedda, Victoria de los Angeles, and Boris Christoff.
Rossini’s last opera, written at the age of 37, was his masterpiece Guillaume Tell, which we hear in a recording that features Montserrat Caballé, Mady Mesplé, Nicolai Gedda, and Gabriel
Bacquier.
Join VPR’s Tim Johnson, Betty Smith and John Van Hoesen for an afternoon of classic Broadway show music. Expect classic favorites, little known gems and a special look at the 45th anniversary of the release of the film, The Sound Of Music.