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

Elektra

February 1, 2026

Richard Strauss

Regina Resnik [Klytämnestra] ** Birgit Nilsson (soprano) [Elektra] ** Marie Collier [Chrystotemis] ** Gerhard Stolze [Aegisth] ** Tom Krause [Orest] ** Tugomir Franc [Der Pfleger] ** Margareta Sjöstedt [Die Vertraute] ** Margarita Lilowa [Die Schleppträgerin] ** Helen Watts (alto) [Erste Magd] ** Maureen Lehane [Zweite Magd] ** Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano) [Dritte Magd] ** Jane Cook [Vierte Magd] ** Felicia Weathers [Fünfte Magd] ** Pauline Tinsley [Aufseherin] ** Gerhard Unger [Junger Diener] ** Leo Heppe [Alter Diener] ** Vienna Philharmonic ** Sir Georg Solti (conductor)

  • Atalanta

    Episode

    George Frideric Handel

    Éva Farkas [Atalanta] ** Éva Bártfai-Barta [Meleagro] ** Éva Lax [Irene] ** János Bándi [Aminta] ** József Gregor [Nicandro] ** László Polgár [Mercury] ** Savaria Vocal Ensemble ** Capella Savaria ** Nicholas McGegan (conductor)

  • Maskarade

    Episode

    Carl Nielsen

    Aage Haugland (bass) [Jeronimus] ** Susanne Resmark [Magdelone] ** Gert-Henning Jensen [Leander] ** Bo Skovhus [Henrik] ** Michael Kristensen [Arv] ** Kurt Ravn [Leonard] ** Henriette Bonde-Hansen [Leonora] ** Marianne Rorholm [Pernille] ** Christian Christiansen (bass) [Tutor] ** Johan Reuter [Nightwatchman] ** Johan Reuter [Master of the Masquerade] ** Bo Anker Hansaen [Doorman] ** The Danish National Radio Choir ** The Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra ** Ulf Schirmer (conductor)

  • Tancredi

    Episode

    Gioachino Rossini

    Marilyn Horne [Tancredi] ** Lella Cuberli [Amenaide] ** Ernesto Palacio [Argirio] ** Nicola Zaccaria [Orbazzano] ** Bernadette Manca di Nissa [Isaura] ** Patricia Schuman [Roggiero] ** Orchestra e coro del Teatro la Fenice ** Ralf Weikert (conductor)