This program is all about baritones. Larry has chosen six recordings by some of the best from the past like Gerard Souzay, Lawrence Tibbett and Robert Merrill and from the present such as Dimitri Hvorostovsky, Bryn Terfel and Thomas Hampson.

There are more boleros than that of Ravel. Larry explores this sensuous Latin dance rhythm with vocal recordings by Maria Callas, Mario Lanza, Anna Moffo, Nicolai Gedda and Cecilia Bartoli.

A favorite of Queen Victoria, Tosti composed some of the most beautiful songs in the Italian language. Yet he never composed an opera! Hear Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Rosa Ponselle, Beniamino Gigli, Renata Scotto and Jussi Bjoerling in a few of his highly melodic songs.

Let’s remember Dad but please not with yet another tie. He might appreciate an operatic tribute from such artists as Sherrill Milnes, Neil Shicoff, Felicia Weathers and Robert Merrill.

This program observes the 150th birthday of Richard Strauss. No need to send a card. Larry celebrates the occasion with Jessye Norman, Jonas Kaufmann, Kiri Te Kanawa, Renee Fleming and others in selections from Der Rosenkavalier, Arabella and Ariadne auf Naxos.

Larry has a tasty dish in store for all of you. If life can be a bowl of cherries then the bowl overflows with operatic and orchestral selections based on cherries . . . pitted of course.

—Pictured here are Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows as The Honeymooners—

Remember how Ralph Kramden was always telling Alice he was going to send her to the moon? Bang! Zoom! Maybe Alice got there. Who knows? Larry is off to the moon also with such diverse artists as Karita Mattila, Renata Scotto, Kate Smith and Eileen Farrell.

A musical salute to mothers everywhere. Today we hear from a mother who teaches, one who has suffered great loss, one who is in prison, one who is asked for advice and one who gets some.

Today we sail the Nile for a visit with this famed queen of Ancient Egypt; a woman of mystery, beauty, and seduction.

This program takes us north of the border to Canada to hear just a few of the many singers of Canadian origin that we have enjoyed over the years. They include Ben Heppner, Teresa Stratas, Leopold Simoneau, Jon Vickers, Maureen Forrester, and George London among others.