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La traviata

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If ever there were a staple of the operatic repertory worthy of its prominent position, it is Verdi’s La traviata, which we hear in a production by the Houston Grand Opera. Listen Saturday at 1p.m. Photo: Felix Sanchez, Courtesy, Houston Grand Opera 
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Fidelio

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The Houston Grand Opera’s production of Beethoven’s Fidelio features Karita Mattila as Leonore and Simon O’Neill as Florestan. Listen Saturday at 1p.m.
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The Barber of Seville

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The Houston Grand Opera kicks off its 2012 broadcast season with Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia with Nathan Gunn as Figaro. Listen Saturday at 1p.m.
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Attila

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The San Francisco Opera concludes its broadcast season with Verdi’s long-neglected opera Attila, with Ferruccio Furlanetto in the title role. Listen Saturday at 1:00p.m.
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Nixon in China

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The San Francisco Opera presents Nixon in China by John Adams, recorded in June at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. Listen Saturday at 1p.m.
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The Marriage of Figaro

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We hear the San Francisco Opera performance of Mozart’s sparkling, tuneful masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro. Listen Saturday at 1p.m.
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Xerxes

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The San Francisco Opera presents Handel’s Xerxes with a cast that includes mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and countertenor David Daniels.
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Lucrezia Borgia

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The San Francisco Opera’s production of Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia was recorded last year and features the celebrated soprano Renée Fleming in the title role.
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Faust

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The San Francisco Opera’s production of Gounod’s Faust features Stefano Secco in the title role and Patricia Racette as Marguerite. Listen Saturday at 1p.m.