Saturdays at 1:00 pm
Maine Public Classical is proud to share world-class performances from operatic stages across the globe, including the great opera houses of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Vienna, Paris and Milan.
Join us for weekly broadcasts on Saturdays at 1:00 PM. From December to early June, hear the Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcast Series, hosted by Debra Lew Harder, and from late June to November, hear a variety of American and European productions through the WFMT Radio Network Opera Series, hosted by Lisa Flynn.
2024 WFMT Radio Network Opera Series
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July 27 Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Médée Opéra de Paris Lea Desandre (Médée), Reinoud Van Mechelen (Jason), Laurent Naouri (Créon), and Ana Vieira Leite (Créuse). Conductor William Christie. |
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August 3 Hector Berlioz: Damnation of Faust French National Opera Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Marguerite), John Irvin (Faust), Frédéric Caton (Brander) and Paul Gay (Méphistophélès). Conductor Cristian Mӑcelaru. |
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August 10 Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo La Scala Francesco Meli (Don Carlo), Anna Netrebko (Elisabeth di Valois), Michele Petrusi (Filippo II) and Elīna Garanča (Princess Eboli). Conductor Riccardo Chailly. |
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August 17 Antonín Dvořák: Rusalka Opéra Royal de Wallonie Corinne Winters (Rusalka), Anton Rositskiy (Prince), Jana Kurucov (Foreign Princess) and Evgeny Stavinsky (Vodník). Conductor Giampaolo Bisanti. |
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August 24 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Andrew Staples (Idomeneo), Magdalena Kožená (Idamante), Elsa Dreisig (Elettra) and Sabine Devielhe (Ilia). Conductor Sir Simon Rattle. |
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August 31 Giacomo Puccini: Tosca Bavarian State Opera Eleonora Buratto (Floria Tosca), Charles Castronovo (Mario Cavaradossi), Ludovic Tézier (Baron Scarpia) and Milan Siljanov (Cesare Angelotti). Conductor Andrea Battistoni. |
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September 7 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades Bavarian State Opera Brandon Jovanovich (Hermann), Roman Burdenko (Count Tomsky), Boris Pinkhasovich (Prince Yeletsky), Kevin Conners (Chekalinsky) and Violeta Urmana (Countess). Conductor Aziz Shokhakimov. |
Details for the rest of the WFMT Radio Network Opera series (September 14 to November 30) will be announced over the summer.
The 2024-25 Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcast Series will begin on December 7, 2024, and run through June 7, 2025.