Airs Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 12 noon. The American Opera Series from WFMT continues this week with The LA Opera performing John Corigliano's The Ghost of Versailles starring Patricia Racette as Marie Antoinette, Christopher Maltman as Beaumarchais, and Kristinn Sigmundsson as Louis XVI. This production also features Lucas Meachem as Figaro, Robert Brubaker as Bégearss, Guanqun Yu as Rosina, Lucy Schaufer as Susanna, Joshua Guerrero as Count Almaviva, Renée Rapier as Cherubino, Stacey Tappan as Florestine, and Brenton Ryan as Leon. Grant Gershon is the Chorus Master and the LA Opera Orchestra and Chorus are all under the direction of James Conlon.
LA Opera On The Air: John Corigliano's The Ghost of Versailles
