Released on: November 26, 2007, 8:02 am

Press Release Author: Mike Gauss / WCPE

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Shakespearean Inspired Opera to be Highlighted

Press Release Body: WAKE FOREST, N.C. (November 28, 2007)-TheClassicalStation.org
announces today that Robert Galbraith, founding artistic director of the Opera
Company of North Carolina, will begin his tenure as host of the WCPE Opera House on
Thursday, December 6. Galbraith looks to build upon the legacy of the late Al
Ruocchio and will feature Giuseppe Verdi's "Falstaff" as the first performance in a
three-month celebration of Shakespearean-inspired operas.

"I am looking forward to embracing a new aspect of presenting opera to the
community," says Galbraith. "Radio is new to me. I look forward to extending my
audience and honoring Al Ruocchio's work."

Based on Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Henry IV," the Verdi opera
will feature renowned baritone Tito Gobbi as Falstaff. In an interview with Opera
magazine, Michael Langdon said, "Gobbi belonged to that special breed that so
combine singing and acting that they become inseparable - the complete art form
demanded by opera at its sublime best."

WCPE Opera House has been a regular feature of TheClassicalStation.org each Thursday
evening at 7:00 p.m. ET since April 1980.

To honor legendary host Al Ruocchio, WCPE will air a previously recorded Ruocchio
presentation once a month during the Opera House time slot.

WCPE's live broadcast of Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day can be accessed
around the globe in several ways; on-line streaming in multiple formats, including
IPv6, local cable television systems and traditional radio broadcasting. A complete
list of the ways WCPE is available with instructions for cable and satellite
reception can be found at: theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml.

About WCPE:
With a 28-year history, WCPE is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported,
independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A
Day. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000
listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor's
leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide
listeners. Other radio stations and cable television systems can rebroadcast Great
Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to
stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats,
including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support,
the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out
campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program
Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and
understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is
also available online at TheClassicalStation.org/guide. For more information, visit
TheClassicalStation.Org or call 1-800-556-5178.

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