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 with host Debra Lew Harder.
Coming up:
The Metropolitan Opera on WRTI: The complete Saturday Matinee Schedule for 2023/2024
May 4
John Adams's El Niño – New Production/Met Premiere
Cast: Julia Bullock (Soprano), Daniela Mack (Mezzo-Soprano), Davóne Tines (Bass-Baritone), Key’mon W. Murrah (Countertenor), Siman Chung (Countertenor), Eric Jurenas (Countertenor). Marin Alsop conducts.
May 11
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
CAST:
Asmik Grigorian (Cio-Cio-San), Jonathan Tetelman (Pinkerton), Elizabeth DeShong (Suzuki), Lucas Meachem (Sharpless). Xian Zhang conducts.
May 18
Kevin Puts: The Hours
CAST:
Renée Fleming (Clarissa Vaughan), Joyce DiDonato (Virginia Woolf), Kelli O’Hara (Laura Brown), Kyle Ketelsen (Richard), Sean Panikkar (Leonard Woolf), Brandon Cedel (Dan Brown), William Burden (Louis). Kensho Watanabe conducts.
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