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. We're currently featuring the 2026 WFMT Opera Series. The Metropolitan Opera's 2026–27 Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcast Season will begin in December.

Coming up:

Sept. 19 at 1 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff
The LA Opera

CAST:

Craig Colclough as Sir John Falstaff
Nathan Bowles as Dr. Caius
Yuntong Han as Bardolph
Vinícius Costa as Pistol
Sarah Saturnino as Meg Page
Nicole Heaston as Alice Ford
Hyona Kim as Mistress Quickly
Deanna Breiwick as Nannetta
Anthony León as Fenton
Ernesto Petti as Ford

James Conlon conducts the LA Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

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