Saturday Afternoon at the Opera with host Bill Richardson
All programs subject to change
Summer Season on Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
June 15, 2013
Lohengrin - Wagner from La Scala in Milan (Jonas Kaufmann, tenor, Lohengrin; Annette Dasch, soprano, Elsa of Brabant; Evelyn Herlitzius, mezzo-soprano, Ortrud, Telramund's wife; Tomas Tomasson, baritone, Friedrich of Telramund, a Count of Brabant; René Pape, bass, Heinrich der Vogler (Henry the Fowler); Zeljko Lucic, baritone, The King's Herald; La Scala Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim) LIVE EBU RECORDING
June 22, 2013
Billy Budd - Britten (Ian Bostridge, Captain of the Indomitable; Nathan Gunn, Billy Budd; Gidon Saks, John Claggart; Neal Davies, Mr Redburn; Jonathan Lemalu, Mr Flint; Matthew Rose, Mr Ratcliffe; Alasdair Elliot, Red Whiskers; Daniel teadt, Donald; Matthew Best, Dansker; Andrew Kennedy, The Novice; London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Daniel Harding) VIRGIN 5099951903923
June 29, 2013
Nabucco - Verdi from La Scala in Milan (Leo Nucci, baritone, Nabucco, King of Babylon; Liudmyla Monastyrska, soprano, Abigaille, supposedly his elder daughter; Veronica Simeoni, mezzo-soprano, Fenena, his daughter; Alexander Antonenko, tenor, Ismaele, nephew of the King of Jerusalem; Vitaly Kovalyov, bass, Zaccaria, high priest of the Jews; Tatyana Ryaguzova, soprano, Anna, Zaccaria's sister; Giuseppe Veneziano, tenor, Abdallo, Babylonian soldier; Ernesto Panariello, bass, High Priest of Baal; La Scala Chorus; La Scala Orchestra; Conductor Nicola Luisotti) LIVE EBU RECORDING
In July and August we'll bring you productions from the 2012-2013 season of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
July 6, 2013
The Tales of Hoffman - Offenbach (Matthew Polenzani, tenor, Hoffmann, a poet; James Morris, bass-baritone, The Four Villains; Anna Christy, soprano, Olympia, a mechanical doll; Erin Wall, soprano, Antonia, a young girl; Alyson Cambridge, soprano, Giulietta, a courtesan; Amily Fons, mezzo-soprano, Nicklausse; Rodell Rosel, tenor, Four Servants; David Cangelosi, tenor, Spalanzani, an inventor; Christian Van Horn, bass-baritone, Crespel, Antonia's father; Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, Antonia's mother; Lyric Opera Chorus and Lyric Opera Orchestra w/ conductor Emmanuel Villaume)
July 13, 2013
Lucia di Lammermoor - Donizetti (Susanna Phillips, soprano, Lucia; Giuseppe Filianoti, tenor, Sir Edgardo di Ravenswood; Brian Mulligan, baritone, Lord Enrico Ashton; Christian Van Horn, bass-baritone, Raimondo Bidebent; René Barbera, tenor, Lord Arturo Bucklaw; Cecilia Hall, mezzo-soprano, Alisa; Paul Scholten, baritone, Normanno; Lyric Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Massimo Zanetti)
July 20, 2013
Boris Godunov - Mussorgsky
July 27, 2013
Ariadne auf Naxos - R. Strauss
Aug 3, 2013
The Magic Flute - Mozart
Aug 10, 2013
Aida - Verdi
Aug 17, 2013
Rinaldo - Handel