WRTI brings you opera broadcasts presented by some of the most revered opera companies from the United States and around the world, every Saturday throughout the year at 1 p.m., including the entire Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee broadcast season.

Coming up:

June 28
La Scala in Milan, Italy
Antonio Cesti: L’Orontea

CONDUCTOR: Giovanni Antonini
CAST:
Stéphanie d’Oustrac (Orontea)
Mirco Palazzi (Creonte)
Francesca Pia Vitale (Silandra)
Hugh Cutting (Corindo)
Luca Tittoto (Gelone)
Sara Blanch (Tibrino)
Marianna Pizzolato (Aristea)
Carlo Vistoli (Alidoro)
Maria Nazarova (Giacinta)
La Scala Orchestra

July 5
Les Arts Florissants and Opéra Comique in Paris
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Fêtes d'Hébé

CONDUCTOR: William Christie
CAST:
Emmanuelle de Negri (Hébé / The Naiad)
Lea Desandre (Sapho / Iphise / Eglé)
Ana Vieira Leite (Cupid / A Spartan woman / The stream / A shepherdess)
Antonin Rondepierre (Thélème)
Cyril Auvity (The stream / Lycurgue)
Marc Mauillon (Momus / Mercure)
Lisandro Abadie (Eurilas / Alcée)
Renato Dolcini (Hymas / Tirtée)
Matthieu Walendzik (The river)

July 12
From Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy
Daniel Auber: Manon Lescaut

CONDUCTOR: Guillaume Tourniaire
CAST:
Rocío Pérez (Manon Lescaut)
Sébastien Guèze (Des Grieux)
Armando Noguera (Le Marquis d'Hérigny)
Francesco Salvadori (Lescaut)
Manuela Custer (Madame Bancelin)
Guillaume Andrieux (Monsieur Renaud)
Lamia Beuque (Marguerite)
Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani (Gervais)
Paolo Battaglia ( Monsieur Durozeau)
Tyler Zimmermann (Sergeant)
José Medina (A Bourgeois)
Albina Tonkikh (Zaby)
Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Regio, Turin

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