Sirius Satellite Radio will broadcast the popular weekly NPR opera program, World of Opera.

This esteemed program brings listeners compelling performances from top American and international opera companies airs on NPR member stations across the US and on its web site - and now for the first time on satellite radio. On SIRIUS, World of Opera will be broadcast on Classical Voices.

The first World of Opera broadcast on SIRIUS will be the program's first-ever live opera broadcast. On Saturday, November 12th, starting at 1:30 pm ET, a new production of George Gershwin's classic American work Porgy and Bess will be presented by the Washington National Opera in celebration of this year's 70th anniversary of the landmark production.

Michael Feinstein (GRAMMY nominee and Gershwin expert) will co-anchor the live broadcast along with NPR'S World of Opera host Lisa Simeone. The broadcast will feature interviews with cast members and others involved in the special production, including Washington National Opera General Director Pl?cido Domingo.