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**WEDNESDAY, *FEBRUARY 11***

GMT 0100/EST 8:00PM (Tuesday)				GMT 0100/EST 8:00PM (Tuesday)
	CESKY ROZHLAS 3 - VLTAVA Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC		256K (VBR) OGG VORBIS	128K (VBR) OGG VORBIS	256K MP3	schedule
	CESKY ROZHLAS - D-Dur Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC		224K OGG VORBIS 192K WMP 9 128K OGG VORBIS	80K MP3 64K WMP 9 48K OGG VORBIS M	32K MP3M 32K WMP 9 16K OGG VORBIS M	schedule
	0100 8:00PM	SPECIAL PROGRAM: Johann Christian Bach: Endimione. Serenata (malá opera) pro čtyři sólové hlasy, sbor a komorní orchestr. 1. část:; 2. část:; Zpívají Vasiljka Jezovšeková (soprán), Ann Monoyiosová (soprán), Jörg Waschinski (kontratenor), Jörg Hering (tenor) a VokalEnsemble Kolín, sbormistr Max Ciolek, hrají Konrad Hünteler (flétna) a Capella Coloniesins, řídí Bruno Weil. (1 hr., 51 min.)
	VivaLaVoce (a service of WETA) Washington, DC, USA		128K MP3	128KAAC		schedule
	0100 8:00PM	Opera at Eight: Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Renée Fleming (soprano) [Fiordiligi] \| Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) [Dorabella] \| Olaf Bär (baritone) [Guglielmo] \| Frank Lopardo (tenor) [Ferrando] \| Adelina Scarabelli [Despina] \| Michele Pertusi [Don Alfonso] \| London Voices [Soldiers, servants, mariners] \| Chamber Orchestra of Europe \| Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (No duration given)
	WMNR Monroe, Connecticut, USA		56K MP3M			schedule
	0100 8:00PM	Evening at the Opera: Mel Siegel: ON TITO GOBBI Once a month, we program a complete opera, selecting a different recorDing for each act, and we welcome additional listener suggestions from the discography. During each program, we welcome listener calls at 203-268-9667 for requests and comments (4 hrs.)

GMT 0530/EST 12:30AM				GMT 0530/EST 12:30AM
	CATMÚSICA Barcelona, SPAIN		128K AAC	128K MP3		schedule
	0530 12:30AM	SPECIAL PROGRAM: El primer temps Cantus arcticus : concert per a ocells i orquestra : 3. Swans Migrating Einojuhani Rautavaara El cigne de Camille Saint saens Schwanenlied (Cançó del cigne) del recull "Sis cançons", op. 1 Fanny Mendelssohn El llac dels cignes OP20 Valse de Piotr i. Txaikovski "En svane" (Un cigne) OP25 NO2, de les "Sis cançons", op. 25 Edvard Grieg "El cigne de Tuonela", poema simfònic, op. 22 n. 2 ("Suite Lemminkäinen de 4 llegendes") Jean Sibelius Ivan el terrible OP116 : The Swan Serguei Prokofiev Conte de fades OP16 : 2. Joc de cignes i paons" Josef Suk If I Were a Swan" (Si fos un cigne) per a cor Kevin Puts Day mi, Bozhe, krila lebedovi (Dona'm, oh Senyor, les ales d'un cigne), cançó tradicional búlgara (harmonització per a solista i cor) Krassimir Kyurkchisyski Commiat Anthony Clark Evans (bariton) inmterpreta àries de Verds, Wagner i Leoncavallo (1 hr., 30 min.)

GMT 0800/EST 3:00AM				GMT 0800/EST 3:00AM
	VivaLaVoce (a service of WETA) Washington, DC, USA		128K MP3	128KAAC		schedule
	0800 3:00AM	Opera Encore: Scylla et Glaucus Jean-Marie Leclair Donna Brown [Scylla] \| Howard Crook (tenor) [Glaucus] \| Rachel Yakar (soprano) [Circé] \| Catherine Dubosc (soprano) [Dorine] \| Françoise Golfier [L'Amour] \| Agnes Mellon [Vénus] \| Renè Schirrer [Licas] \| Elisabeth Vidal (soprano) [Témire] \| Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor) [Un Propetide] \| Nicolas Robertson [Un Propetide] \| Philip Salmon [Un berger] \| Richard Stuart (baritone) [Un Silvain] \| Francis Dudziak [Un Silvain] \| Francis Dudziak [Hécate] \| The Monteverdi Choir \| The English Baroque Soloists \| John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) (No duration given)

GMT 1000/EST 5:00AM				GMT 1000/EST 5:00AM
	YLE KLASSINEN Finnish Radio		256K AAC			schedule
	1005 5:05AM	SPECIAL PROGRAM: Kontratenori Jochen Kowalski laulaa aarioita oopperoista Rinaldo, Julius Caesar, Xerxes, Giustino, Alcina, Rodelinda ja Mitridate (C.Ph.E. Bach-kamariork./Hartmut Haenchen). (1 hr., 2 min.)

GMT 1700/EST 12:00NOON				GMT 1700/EST 12:00NOON
	LRT KLASIKA Vilnius, LITHUANIA		192K AAC			schedule
	1700 12:00 NOON	SPECIAL PROGRAM: Klasikos koncertų salė. Ved. Gabija Narušytė „Meilės muzikos savaitė“. Festivalio GAIDA 2025 m. spalio 29 d. koncerto įrašas iš NF. Tenoras Edgaras Montvidas ir LKO atlieka Christiano Josto ir kt. kompozitorių kūrinius. Dirigentas Christian Jost. (2 hrs.)

GMT 1830/EST 1:30PM				GMT 1830/EST 1:30PM
	RADIO ÖSTERREICH INTERNATIONAL Vienna, AUSTRIA		192K MP3 [occasionally skips material in transmission]			schedule
	1830 1:30PM	SPECIAL PROGRAM: Christophe Rousset, Josh Lovell u. a. live im ORF RadioCafe "L'opera seria": eine extravagante Opern-Parodie im Theater an der Wien Ein besonderes Bühnenwerk steht von 28. Februar bis 11. März auf dem Spielplan des Theaters an der Wien: "L'opera seria" aus dem Jahr 1769 ist eine Parodie, die den Pomp und Starkult der spätbarocken Oper persifliert. Dirigent Christophe Rousset und Dramaturg Kai Weßler erzählen vom Hintergrund des Opernstreichs, Tenor Josh Lovell gibt, begleitet von Sobin Jo am Klavier, Kostproben seiner Rolle als Sänger Ritornello. Les Talens Lyriques, gegründet 1991, zählen zu den führenden Barock-Spezialisten Frankreichs und waren schon mehrmals mit konzertanten und szenischen Opernaufführungen im Theater an der Wien zu Gast. Der barocken Oper gilt eine besondere Vorliebe des Ensemble-Gründers und Leiters Christophe Rousset. Jetzt bringt der Cembalist und Dirigent "L'opera seria" des Komponisten Florian Leopold Gassmann und des Librettisten Ranieri de' Calzabigi zurück an den Ort ihrer Uraufführung. Das Ensemble Les Talens Lyriques erweckt in der Inszenierung von Laurent Pelly das aberwitzige Werk zu neuem Leben. Sein Leiter Christophe Rousset erzählt gemeinsam mit Dramaturg Kai Weßler von dieser Produktion und vom zeitgenössischen Hintergrund von "L'opera seria" als Meta-Oper und Teil der Bemühungen um eine Opernreform. Während seines Gastspiels in Wien bringt das weltweit gefragte Ensemble am 10. März auch Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Jugendwerk "Ascanio in Alba" konzertant zur Aufführung. Live aus dem RadioCafe des ORF Radiokulturhaus. Alte Musik - neu interpretiert Gestaltung Johann Kneihs (1 hr., 30 min.)

GMT 1900/EST 2:00PM				GMT 1900/EST 2:00PM
	FRANCE MUSIQUE Paris, FRANCE		192K AAC	96K AAC		schedule
	1900 2:00PM	SPECIAL PROGRAM: Festival Présences 2026 Georges Aperghis #0 : création de "Dimorphos Delta / folk song 7" de Sofia Avramidou Mercredi 11 février 2026 Le Concert du soir Dans le cadre du Festival Présences 2026 consacré à Georges Aperghis, cette soirée à l’Ircam mêle théâtre sonore, voix et électronique. Sofia Avramidou créé "Dimorphos Delta / folk song 7", une œuvre qui explore une nouvelle forme de dramaturgie musicale avec la soprano Donatienne Michel-Dansac. Concert donné le 31 janvier 2026 à 20 heures à l'espace de projection de l’Ircam – Centre Pompidou de Paris, dans le cadre de la 36ᵉ édition du Festival Présences – Georges Aperghis, avec le concours de l’Ircam – Centre Pompidou Programme Georges Aperghis (né en 1945) : Pub-Reklamen 1–7 – pour voix et électronique (2002–2015) Commande de Radio France Donatienne Michel-Dansac, soprano Rémi Le Taillandier, instrument électronique Georges Aperghis (né en 1945) : Dans le Mur – pour piano et électronique (2007–2008) Ninon Hannecart-Ségal, piano Rémi Le Taillandier, instrument électronique Dionysios Papanikolaou, réalisation sonore Sofia Avramidou : Dimorphos Delta / folk song 7 – pour voix, contrebasse et électronique (2025) Commande de Radio France / Ircam – Centre Pompidou – création mondiale Sofia Avramidou, voix Donatienne Michel-Dansac, soprano Nicolas Crosse, contrebasse Rémi Le Taillandier, instrument électronique Georges Aperghis (né en 1945) : Trompe-oreilles – pour trompette et électronique (2025) Commande de Radio France / Ircam – Centre Pompidou – création mondiale Marco Blaauw, trompette Sofia Avramidou, voix Dionysios Papanikolaou, réalisation sonore L'équipe Christian Merlin Journaliste - Producteur radiophonique Taïssia Froidure Réalisation Nelly Portal Collaboration (2 hrs.)

GMT 1930/EST 2:30PM				GMT 1930/EST 2:30PM
	BBC RADIO 3 UNITED KINGDOM		96K AAC+ [This links to a 320K stream in the U.K. only]			schedule
	1930 2:30PM	SPECIAL PROGRAM: Bluebeard's Castle Radio 3 in Concert The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and their Principal Guest Conductor, Anja Bihlmaier, are joined by Jennifer Johnston and Christopher Purves for a concert performance of Bartók's dark suspense-filled "Duke Bluebeard's Castle". Seven mysterious doors are opened during the one act opera; newly married Judith discovers who her new husband really is as she comes face-to-face with rooms of blood, torture and tears. In music every bit as dramatic and haunting as the tale, Bartók adds an extra layer of terror and also encourages us to engage with the story as a psychological thriller. Kodály's "Dances of Galánta" was written a couple of decades later, and also premiered in Budapest. His use of folk music was influenced by the music he heard as a child but this isn't just dance music; there's a seam of heart-felt sorrow and passion as well as infectious rhythm and virtuosic show-piece writing for the orchestra. Opening the evening is music by Lili Boulanger, "D'un soir triste". This is music of depth and grit, orchestrated with confidence and weight. One of the very last pieces she wrote before she died at the age of twenty-four, there seems to be a gentle but direct ray of light at the very end of the piece. Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste Kodály: Dances of Galánta Music Interval Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle (sung in English) Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Christopher Purves (baritone) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Anja Bihlmaier (conductor) (2 hrs., 15 min.)

GMT 2300/EST 6:00PM				GMT 2300/EST 6:00PM
	CESKY ROZHLAS 3 - VLTAVA Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC		256K (VBR) OGG VORBIS	128K (VBR) OGG VORBIS	256K MP3	schedule
	CESKY ROZHLAS - D-Dur Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC		256K OGG VORBIS 192K WMP 9 128K OGG VORBIS	80K MP3 M 64K WMP 9 48K OGG VORBIS M	32K MP3M 32K WMP 9 M 22K OGG VORBIS M	schedule
	2300 6:00PM	Opera: Florian Leopold Gassmann: L'opera seria Hudební komedie o 3 dějstvích Libreto Ranieri de Calzabigi Záznam představení v Teatro alla Scala v Miláně 29.3.2025 Zpívají: Pietro Spagnoli (Fallito, impresário) Mattia Olivieri (Delirio, libretista) Giovanni Sala (Sospiro, skladatel) Josh Lovell (Ritornello, kastrát) Julie Fuchs (Stonatrilla, primadona) Andrea Caroll (Smorfioza) Serena Gamberoni (Porporina) Allesio Arduini (Passagallo, baletní mistr) Alberto Allegrezza (Bragherona, matka Porporiny) Lawrence Zazzo (Befana, matka Smorfiozy) Filippo Mineccia (Caverna, matka Stonatrilly) Hrají členové souboru Les Talens Lyriques a Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala řídí Christophe Rousset Připravila Dagmar Henžlíková (2 hrs., 48 min.)

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