The Chairman of this years National Opera Week, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, said "The more you know about opera, the more you know about life. It's as important as higher education...." To know more about opera, you can attend a musically illustrated talk, "Opera Liberata: Uncovering, Rediscovering and Reconstructing Lost Operas," featuring Suzanne Fatta, contralto, and Ivan Docenko, harpsichord, Saturday, October 29 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 124 of Rockwell Hall on the Buff State campus. Suzanne Fatta recently spoke with WNED's Peter Hall.

Suzanne Fatta re Opera Week 2016

For some, you never can really beat that classic movie sound. Whether it’s a Hitchcock masterpiece, a Gregory Peck standout performance, or a tempestuous romance during the civil war and reconstruction period. 

On this episode of Nick's Flix, with Nick Lippa, all of the music will be from films leading up to 1962 and no later. It’s a chance for us to dig in to some of the all-time great movie scores, starting with the black and white swashbuckling pirate film that made a star out of Errol Flynn and established him as a “symbol of unvanquished man” during the depression, Captain Blood. We’ll also hear works from To Kill A Mockingbird, The Alamo, Vertigo, and more.

This episode premiered September 16, 2017.

Nick's Flix: Let's Party Like It's 1962

The BPO's first international tour in 30 years kicks off in Buffalo on March 10 and 11 at Kleinhans when JoAnn Falletta leads the BPO in a program showcasing American composers, including George Gershwin whose Piano Concerto in F will be performed in Buffalo and Poland by Conrad Tao who spoke with WNED's Peter Hall.

Conrad Tao re Gershwin and the BPO Trip to Poland

One of the BPO's latest additions is French Horn player Sheryl Hadeka who will play a recital at Canisius College's Montante Cultural Arts Center on Tuesday March 6 at 7:30. Sheryl will be back at Kleinhans on March 10 and 11 for the BPO's Polish Tour kickoff concert as well. She recently spoke with WNED's Peter Hall.

Suzanne Fatta re Opera Week 2016

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