Classical Music Fans, Take Note: Rachmaninoff Wrote Operas, Too

When you think of Sergei Rachmaninoff, the Russian born composer, maybe you think of his epic piano works. Maybe his symphonies? But opera?

It may not be widely known but Rachmaninoff finished three operas in his lifetime and his first, "Aleko," is now being staged by Commonwealth Lyric Theater. And it's the subject of this week's ARTery segment, where we talk to the region's leading artists and critics about an event that excites them.

Graham Wright, Host and Founder of Opus Affair, an arts salon in Boston

Commonwealth Lyric Theater Performs Rachmaninoff's "Aleko"