New Year's Splendor - Strauss & Puccini

Waltzes, polkas, blissful operetta charm, sparkling like the sound of champagne: this is what the Viennese masters from the great Strauss family stand for, as does Franz Lehár. Atmospheric opera moments by contemporary Giacomo Puccini introduce the gala before the imaginary curtain rises to forays into operetta classics such as "The Merry Widow," "Giuditta," and "The Bat." Waltzes and lively polkas provide the furious finale. The star guest is th...