Opera at Eight

In addition to the opera excerpts presented throughout the day, WETA VivaLaVoce features a complete opera at 8 pm each day: Opera at 8. These opera performances are taken from the extensive WETA Classical library, ranging from classic recordings to the most recent releases.

Current Episode

Lohengrin

May 17, 2024

Richard Wagner

René Kollo (tenor) [Lohengrin] ** Anna Tomowa-Sintow [Elsa von Brabant] ** Siegmund Nimsgern [Friedrich von Telramund] ** Dunja Vejzovic [Ortrud] ** Karl Ridderbusch [Heinrich der Vogler (Henry the Fowler)] ** Robert Kerns (baritone) [The King's Herald] ** Klaus Lang [Nobleman of Brabant] ** Peter Maus [Nobleman of Brabant] ** Martin Vantin [Nobleman of Brabant] ** Josef Becker [Nobleman of Brabant] ** Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin [Saxons, Thuringians, Brabantians] ** Berlin Philharmonic ** Herbert von Karajan (conductor)

  • L'Orfeo

    Episode

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) [Orfeo] ** Julianne Baird [Euridice] ** Lynne Dawson (soprano) [La Musica] ** Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) [Messaggiera] ** Nancy Argenta (soprano) [Ninfa] ** Mary Nichols [Speranza] ** John Tomlinson [Caronte/Sprito III] ** Diana Montague (alto) [Proserpina] ** Willard White [Plutone] ** Mark Tucker (tenor) [Pastore I/Eco] ** Nigel Robson [Pastore II/Apollo] ** Michael Chance (alto) [Pastore III] ** Simon Birchall (bass) [Pastore IV] ** Howard Milner [Spirito I] ** Nicolas Robertson [Spirito II] ** The Monteverdi Choir [Coro di ninfe e pastori ** The English Baroque Soloists ** His Majestie's Sagbutts & Cornetts ** John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

  • La gioconda

    Episode

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Montserrat Caballé (soprano) [La Gioconda] ** Alfreda Hodgson [La Cieca] ** Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) [Enzo Grimaldo] ** Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) [Alvise Badoero] ** Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) [Laura] ** Sherill Milnes [Barnaba] ** John Del Carlo [Zuane] ** Regolo Romani [Isepo] ** Neil Jenkins (tenor) [Pilota ** Prima voce dalla laguna] ** Geoffrey Shaw [Seconda voce dalla laguna] ** Stephen Varcoe (baritone) [Cantore] ** Rodney Macann [Barnabotto] ** London Opera Chorus [Barnabotti ** arnsenalotti, gentiluomini e dame, mascere, marinai e mozzi, cantori, popolo] ** National Philharmonic Orchestra ** Bruno Bartoletti (conductor)