RC 261101SAfm
Sunday, 1 November 2026
A relaxed Sunday afternoon of classical favourites, with the host spotlighting South African opera talent, a Spanish-flavoured Rimsky-Korsakov work and listener messages.
- 16:28
Host Dino noted that Golda Schultz, who sang Mozart's Don Giovanni aria, graduated from UCT's SA College of Music, which also trained opera singer Pretty Yende.
- 16:33
Host explained that Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol is an orchestral fantasy in five movements, not a concerto, so it follows no prescribed form.
- 16:09
Luciano Pavarotti sang the Duke of Mantua's aria from Verdi's Rigoletto, accompanied by an Emilia Romagna orchestra under conductor Emerson Buckley.
- 17:09
A listener from Durban wrote in that the harpsichord on Baroque 2000's recording of Charpentier's Sans Frau was built from an imported kit, which the host found fascinating.
- 17:25
After WhatsApp messages flagged World Vegan Day, the host sentenced a listener planning a lamb chop to a month of lettuce.