We are excited to bring you two more encore broadcasts of past Cincinnati Opera performances, recorded exclusively by Cincinnati Public Radio. Remember, you can listen on-air, online at wguc.org, on the WGUC mobile app, or by asking your smart speakers to PLAY WGUC.
This Saturday (July 18 at 1 p.m.) is a very special presentation of the Opera’s world premiere of Fellow Travelers from 2016. With music by Gregory Spears and libretto by Greg Pierce, and set during the dark days of McCarthyism, Fellow Travelers gained great acclaim during its Cincinnati premiere and is now being performed by other opera companies around the world.
We’ll conclude our summer broadcasts on July 25 at 1:00 with the classic Aida by Verdi. The true definition of grand opera, a new production was supposed to be the finale of the 2020 season, so it’s only appropriate we share an earlier version with you this summer.
WGUC and the Cincinnati Opera have had a long, wonderful relationship and we certainly miss sitting in the audience this year to experience the power and majesty of live opera. We look forward to the 2021 season and wish our friends at the opera all our best through this quiet summer.
