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

Maometto Secondo

June 4, 2026

Gioachino Rossini

June Anderson [Anna Erisso] ** Margarita Zimmermann [Calbo] ** Ernesto Palacio [Paolo Erisso] ** Samuel Ramey (bass) [Maometto] ** Laurence Dale [Condulmiero ** Selimo] ** Ambrosian Opera Chorus ** Philharmonia Orchestra ** Claudio Scimione (conductor)

  • Farnace

    Episode

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Max Emanuel Cencic [Farnace] ** Ruxandra Donose [Tamiri] ** Mary Ellen Nesi [Berenice] ** Ann Hallenberg [Selinda] ** Karina Gauvin [Gilade] ** Daniel Behle [Pompeo] ** Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro [Aquilio] ** Coro della Radiotelevisione svizzera, Lugano ** I Barocchisti ** Diego Fasolis (conductor)

  • La bohème

    Episode

    Giacomo Puccini

    Anna Moffo (soprano) ** Richard Tucker (tenor) [Rodolfo] ** Robert Merrill [Marcello] ** Mary Costa [Musetta] ** Giorgio Tozzi [Colline] ** Philip Maero (baritone) [Schaunard] ** Fernando Corena [Benoît] ** Giorgio Onesti [Alcindoro] ** Adelio Zagonara (tenor) ** Flavio Tosin [Doganiere] ** Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus ** Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)