On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited
Buffalo Opera Unlimited and WNED PBS have joined together to present a multi-part series that brings opera to television. Episodes feature a talented group of artists performing traditional arias and opera favorites.
Tune in to WNED PBS Monday evenings at 7:30pm beginning December 28 for On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Buffalo Opera Unlimited was forced to suspend all theater performances and WNED PBS is proud to safely partner with them in order to present their talents to our bi-national audience.
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Premiered December 2020
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On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited | Traditional Arias
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Buffalo Opera and WNED PBS present selections from traditional arias.
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Traditional Arias | premiered December 28, 2020
This episode features a talented group of artists performing traditional arias. Featured selections include: “The Jewel Song” from Faust by Charles Gounod, “Czardas” from Die Fledermus By Johann Strauss, “A Furtive Tear” from The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti, “The Revenge Aria” from The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and “Si, ritrovarla io guiro” from Cinderella By Gioacchino Rossini.
On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited | Traditional Arias
Julia Anne Cordani performs “The Jewel Song”
“Watch Duet” with Holly Bewlay and Robert Zimmerman
James Judd performs “The Elixir of Love”
“The Revenge Aria” with Karen D’Angelo
Lorenzo Shawn Parnell performs “Si, ritrovarla io guiro”
Opera Favorites | premiered January 4, 2021
This episode features a talented group of artists performing selections from classic opera favorites. Enjoy two selections from Georges Bizet’s Carmen including “The Flower Song” and the “Card Scene”. The performance also includes “In My Long Life” from The Mother of Us All by Virgil Thompson.
On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited | Opera Favorites
Shaya Greathouse and Jeffrey Thompson perform “The Flower Song”
“Card Scene” featuring Shaya Greathouse, Meghan Attridge and Julia Anne Cordani
Meghan Attridge performs “In My Long Life”
Contemporary Arias | premiered January 10, 2021
This episode features a talented group of artists performing contemporary arias. Two selections from Susannah by Carlisle Floyd—“The Trees on the Mountain” and “Hear Me O Lord” are presented. Also featured are “The Prologue” and “This Lonely Life” from The Fall of Stag Lee by Darryl Glenn Nettles. The program closes with “I Don’t Need a Photo to See You” and “Grant Us Peace” from Silent Night by Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell.
On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited | Contemporary Arias
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Emily Yancey performs “The Tree on the Mountain”
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“Hear Me, Oh Lord” featuring Eric Kesler
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Jeffrey Thompson performs “The Prologue”
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“This Lonely Life” performed by Brittany Rumph
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Michael Aiello performs “I Don’t Need a Photo to See You”
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“Grant Us Peace” featuring Amy Lynn Grable
Beyond Opera | premiered March 1, 2021
This episode features a talented group of performers presenting selections from “Trouble in Tahiti,” and “Candide”, and selections by composers George Gershwin, and Duke Ellington.
On Stage with Buffalo Opera Unlimited | Beyond Opera
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Brittany Rumph performs “Almighty God” from Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts and “Someone to Watch Over Me” by George Gershwin.
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Lorenzo Shaun Parnell performs “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” and “In a Sentimental Mood” by Duke Ellington.
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Shaya Greathouse performs “What a Movie” from Trouble in Tahiti by Leonard Bernstein.
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Karen D’Angelo performs “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide by Leonard Bernstein.
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