Local Programs
Thursday, 18 March 2010
10:20AM

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WOSU 89.7 FM Classically Columbus
Saturdays at 1pm

Serenata, also known as “Adventures with the Art Song,” is a half-hour program hosted by WOSU’s Christopher Purdy. If you despair of choosing among the 500-plus recordings of Schubert lieder, or you want to hear Renee Fleming’s new jazz/classical album, this is the program for you.

Schedule (tentative):


Saturday, May 2, 1pm
SCHUMANN: Frauenliebe und –leben (A Woman’s Love and Life)
Christopher Purdy begins a new season with a performance of Robert Schumann by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, accompanied by Julius Drake. Recorded in concert at London’s Wigmore Hall in October 1999.


Saturday, May 9, 1pm
Americans in Rome: Music by Fellows of the American Academy in Rome
Songs by Randall Thomson, Leo Sowerby, Robert Beaser and Elliot Carter


Saturday, May 16, 1pm
The Art of Gerald Finley
The young Canadian baritone was a sensation last season in John Adams’s Doctor Atomic. Hear him as he performs with pianist Julius Drake.


Saturday, May 23, 1pm
SCHUBERT: Schwanengesang
Two new recordings of the final collection of songs of Schubert’s career-Swan Songs- published after his death in 1828 from Tenor Ian Bostridge accompanied by Antonio Pappano and Baritone Dietrich Henschel accompanied by Fritz Schwinghammer.

The Man Who Had Everything

This original local production chronicles the life of Louis Bromfield, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, successful Hollywood screenwriter and a true Renaissance man. This film tells the story of a celebrated author and screenwriter who became one of America's most famous farmers. The documentary is narrated by film legend and close friend Lauren Bacall. more...

Saturday on Stage

Saturdays at 1:30pm on 89.7. ”Opera and More!” WOSU’s showcase for great opera recordings selected and narrated by Christopher Purdy, returns for another season, providing insights you won’t find anywhere else. We guarantee it! more...