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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October 5 Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly Aix-en-Provence Festival Ermonela Jaho (Cio-Cio-san), Adam Smith (B.F. Pinkerton), Mihoko Fujimura (Suzuki) and Lionel Lhote (Sharpless). Conductor Daniele Rustioni. |
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October 12 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito Aix-en-Provence Festival Pene Pati (Tito), Karine Deshayes (Vitellia), Marianne Crebassa (Sesto) and Lea Desandre (Annio). Conductor Raphaël Pichon. |
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October 19 Jean-Philippe Rameau: Samson Aix-en-Provence Festival Jarrett Ott (Samson), Jacquelyn Stucker (Dalila), Lea Desandre (Timna) and Nahuel Di Pierro (Achisch). Conductor Raphaël Pichon. |
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October 26 Paul Moravec: The Shining (Based on the novel by Stephen King) Lyric Opera of Kansas City Edward Parks (Jack Torrance), Kelly Kaduce (Wendy Torrance), Aubrey Allicock (Dick Halloran) and Roger Honeywell (Lloyd the Bartender). Conductor Gerard Schwarz. |
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November 2 Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera, Beijing, China Dilbèr (Amina), Antonino Siragusa (Elvino), ZHANG Wenwei (Il Conte Rodolfo) and LI Xintong (Lisa). Conductor Daniel Oren. |
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November 9 ZHANG Qianyi: LAN Huahua National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera, Beijing, China ZHAO Lili (LAN Huahua), GUAN Zhijing (Lord ZHOU), XUE Haoyin (Ganyang) and ZHANG Yingxi (Luotuozi). Conductor ZHANG Guoyong. |
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November 16 Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera, Beijing, China Ólafur Sigurdarson (Der Holländer), Diana Lamar (Senta), Dimitry Ulyanov (Daland) and Tuomas Katajala (Erik). Conductor Marcus Bosch. |
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November 23 Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera National Centre for the Performing Arts Opera, Beijing, China Marius Manea (Gustav III), Karine Babajanyan (Amelia), Lado Ataneli (Renato) and Gladys Rossi (Oscar). Conductor LÜ Jia. |
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November 30 Richard Strauss: Capriccio Salzburg Festival Elsa Dreisig (The Countess), Bo Skovhus (The Count), Sebastian Kohlhepp (Flamand) and Konstantin Krimmel (Olivier). Conductor Christian Thielemann. |
The 2024-25 Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcast Series will begin on December 7, 2024, and run through June 7, 2025.