Friday, July 2, at 3:00 pm, and Sunday, July 4 at 10:00 am
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was more than a President of the United States, he was the symbol of an era. A time of change. A time of war. And a time of hope. The man from Hyde Park, New York, was elected an unprecedented four times to the nation's highest office. With his innovative mind, relentless spirit, and remarkable charm, he led a despondent and desperate nation from the misery of the Great Depression, and into victory of World War II. His ability to lead came in part from his unshakeable belief in himself, but Americans followed because he so clearly believed in them.
On this program, Robert Dallek, author of Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy 1932-1945, and of An Unfinished Life, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, joins host Dick Gordon and David Gergen.
(Pre-empts Georgia Gazette, which is on summer hiatus)
Saturday, July 3, at 1:30 pm
Larsen: Barnum’s Bird
Immortal art clashes with the almighty dollar in this insightful portrayal of an unlikely business deal -- the real-life partnership of Jenny Lind, the "Swedish nightingale," and P. T. Barnum, the greatest showman on earth. Phillip Brunelle conducts this world premiere production.
Esther Heideman (Jenny Lind); Gary Briggle (P. T. Barnum); Bradley Greenwald (Giovanni Belletti); Jill Ponasik (Tom Thumb)
Saturday, July 3, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Sunday, July 4, at 1:00 pm
Cincinnati's famed Music Hall is the setting for this celebration of the lively music scene on the banks of the Ohio River. Performers aged 11 to 18 are featured, including a 15-year-old violinist playing Gershwin, and a 17-year-old guitarist playing Bach. Cincinnati's own Starling Chamber Orchestra performs Ludwig Maurer's Symphonia Concertante with four young soloists, and Roving Reporter Hayley Goldbach invents a new and highly questionable game.
Sunday, July 4, at 4:00 pm
Timely musical political satire from the Capitol Steps, a troupe of current and former Congressional staffers who take a humorous look at serious issues.
(Pre-empts Calling All Pets)
Monday, July 5, at 12:00 am
Classical 24 returns as our overnight music service during the week. Join host Jeff Esworthy for five hours of classical music, weeknights from midnight to 5:00 am. (Jazz remains on the weekends.)
(Replaces the WFMT Jazz Satellite Network Monday-Friday)
Friday, July 9, at 3:00 pm, and Sunday, July 11 at 10:00 am
Lyndon Baines Johnson didn't shy away from confrontation. "If two men agree on everything," he once said, "you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking." Striking words from an American president whose formidable political career was shaped by his ability to build consensus and was eventually undone by a lack of it over the war in Vietnam. When Johnson took over the Oval Office after John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, it was a loaded inheritance. He had a legacy to honor: Kennedy's commitment to a civil rights revolution. He had a Great Society to build. And a Cold War commitment to keep: to battle the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia.
Guest expert for today’s program is William Leuchtenburg, William Rand Kenan Professor of History Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and author of In the Shadow of F.D.R.: From Harry Truman to Bill Clinton.
(Pre-empts Georgia Gazette, which is on summer hiatus)
Friday, July 9, at 7:00 pm
The Atlanta Press Club hosts debates between candidates for statewide offices. This program is simulcast with GPB television. At 7:00 pm, the candidates for State Supreme Court, and at 7:30, the candidates for State Court of Appeals.
(Pre-empts The Tavis Smiley Show)
Saturday, July 10, at 1:30 pm
Gounod: Faust
Few composers have managed successful operas based on truly "classic" literature. Gounod did it twice, with Romeo and Juliet and even more brilliantly with his masterful setting of Goethe's Faust -- a vivid combination of lyricism, spectacle, and life-and-death drama. Antonio Pappano conducts this performance from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in London.
Roberto Alagna (Faust); Bryn Terfel (Mephistofeles); Angela Gheorghiu (Marguerite); Simon Keenlyside (Valentin); Sophie Koch (Siebel); Della Jones (Marthe); Matthew Rose (Wagner)
Saturday, July 10, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Saturday, July 10, at 9:00 pm
Dick Wallace hosts this locally produced folk show. Playlists are available at the Music Americana archive page.
Sunday, July 11, at 1:00 pm
From the Top comes to you this week from Wheaton College's Weber Theatre in Norton, Massachusetts. You'll hear an outstanding 11-year-old pianist play Copland's playful The Cat and the Mouse, and you'll meet a saxophone-playing teen who found a way to turn a tragedy into a triumph. A trio member will test his wits in a music memorization challenge, and you'll learn what it's like to attend a "reed hoedown"!
Saturday, July 17, at 1:30 pm
Weber: Oberon
An opera of decidedly varied settings, Oberon takes us everywhere from the Kingdom of the Elves, to Frankish courts, to fiefdoms in Baghdad. The story may be a little messy, but Weber brings its unlikely enchantments to life in music with both depth and charm. This performance features the Collegiate Chorale and the Orchestra of St. Luke's under the direction of conductor Robert Bass.
Lauren Flanigan (Rezia); Stuart Neill (Huon); Anthony Dean Griffey (Oberon); Jane Bunnell (Fatima); Marietta Simpson (Puck); Earl Petriarco (Sherasmin)
Saturday, July 17, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Sunday, July 18, at 1:00 pm
This week's From the Top was recorded at Strom Auditorium in Rockport, Maine. You'll hear outstanding musicians aged 13 to 18 years old, including a young bassoonist "from just down the road a piece" in Kennebunk playing a movement from the Saint Saëns Sonata, and a violist from that other Portland (the one in Oregon) playing from the Suite for Viola and Piano by Ernest Bloch. Also, you'll get a lesson from Roving Reporter Hayley Goldbach on how to most effectively bribe your teenager!
Sunday, July 18, at 7:00 pm
The Atlanta Press Club hosts debates between candidates for statewide offices. This program is simulcast with GPB television. Tonight's debates are for candidates for the United States Senate. At 7:00 pm, the Democratic candidates, and at 8:00, the Republican candidates.
(Pre-empts The Infinite Mind and The Spoken Word)
Saturday, July 24, at 1:30 pm
Verdi: Rigoletto
Verdi's indelible masterpiece is the vivid profile of a bitter old man who mistakenly murders the one person who brings joy to his life. Patrick Summers conducts at Houston Grand Opera.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Rigoletto); Laura Claycomb (Gilda); Roberto Aronica (Duke of Mantua); Raymond Aceto (Sparafucile); Stephanie Novacek (Maddalena); George Cordes (Monterone)
Saturday, July 24, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Sunday, July 25, at 1:00 pm
This week's From the Top was recorded in Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts at Troy State University in Montgomery, Alabama. You'll hear a pianist from Montgomery playing the spectacular Passacaglia by Aaron Copland, and an ensemble of young mandolin players and guitarists who make up the unique ensemble "Fretworks" playing movements from Goodin's Louisville Suite. Also, you'll hear a recreation of a young harpist's wedding nightmare, and learn the story of one very special teenage romance.
Sunday, July 25, at 8:00 pm, and Sunday, August 1, at 10:00 am
This month Bishop, Georgia, author Julie Cannon joins host St. John Flynn to talk and take listener calls about her latest book, ‘Mater Biscuit (Touchstone Books, 2004), a much-anticipated sequel to Cannon’s first novel, Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes (featured on Cover to Cover in May 2002). It's the story of Imo Lavender, her daughter Jeanette and niece Lou. The toll-free number to call is 1-866-RADIO GA (1-866-723-4642).
Wednesday, July 28, at 1:00 pm
Lifeline to Health can be heard the fourth Wednesday of each month and features interactive call-in segments, health and fitness news, and feature stories on timely health issues particularly as they relate to ethnic minorities and medically under-served populations in Georgia. Hosted by Carol Snype Crawford, Executive Director of Georgia's Office of Minority Health, Lifeline to Health encourages listeners to reduce health risks and become active in improving and maintaining their health. The call-in number is 1-866-RADIO GA (866-723-4642). For more information, visit the Lifeline to Health website.
(Pre-empts third hour of Midday Music)
Saturday, July 31, at 1:30 pm
Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik
Antic yet insightful, Robert Kurka's Schweik is one of the true success stories of 20th century opera. It was acclaimed at its New York City Opera premiere in 1958 and since then has been widely performed in both Europe and the U.S. Tenor Anthony Dean Griffey stars as the title character, a good-hearted and guileless soldier who survives by unwittingly exploiting the injustices and ineptitude of the powers that be. This Glimmerglass Opera production features conductor Stewart Robertson.
Anthony Dean Griffey (Schweik); Playing multiple roles: Caroline Worra, Gustav Andreassen, Mary Kristine Huges, Christopher Burchett, Jeremy Galyon, Darren T. Anderson, David Sadlier, Daniel Paget, Matthew Garrett, Jonathan Carle, Jason Lester, Brandon Mayberry
Saturday, July 31, at 8:00 pm
Harry O'Donoghue hosts this locally produced Celtic music program. Playlists are available at the Green Island archive page.
Saturday, July 31, at 9:00 pm
Dick Wallace hosts this locally produced folk show. Playlists are available at the Music Americana archive page.
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