Choral Showcase
This weekend on Choral Showcase, Gianandrea Noseda leads the London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, and soloists in a powerful performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem Mass. A dramatic and deeply felt memorial for his friend, the writer Alessandro Manzoni, it is truly a Requiem for the ages.
Opera Matinee
Inspired by President Richard Nixon's 1972 historic visit to the People's Republic of China, John Adams' Nixon in China premiered in 1987 and has become an audience favorite, combining seriousness and levity with creative orchestration that includes saxophone, synthesizer and lots of percussion. Renowned baritone Thomas Hampson in the title role, with Renée Fleming as Pat Nixon. A production of Opéra de Paris.
From the Top
GRAMMY-nominated violinist and From the Top Co-Host / Creative Tessa Lark joins Peter Dugan and a cohort of extraordinary teenage musicians in this episode. A 15-year-old violinist gets a coaching from Tessa and we hear performances of Bach, Chopin, Dvorák and more.
Classical Sunrise
This week's selection for the perfect summer sunrise:
- Monday 6:05AM Bernstein - Overture to Candide
- Tuesday 6:05AM Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Autumn: I. Allegro
- Wednesday 6:05AM Wieniawski - Scherzo tarantelle
- Thursday 6:05AM Smetana - Overture The Bartered Bride
- Friday 6:05AM Kabalevsky - Colas Breugnon Overture
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