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Coming up:

The Metropolitan Opera on WRTI: The complete Saturday Matinee Schedule for 2023/2024

April 20
Puccini's La Rondine
Cast: Angel Blue (Magda), Jonathan Tetelman (Ruggero), Emily Pogorelc (Lisette), Bekhzod Davronov (Prunier). Speranza Scappucci conducts. Details are here.

April 27
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Performance from spring 2024
Cast: Ryan Speedo Green (Charles), Latonia Moore (Billie), Brittany Renee (Destiny/Loneliness/Greta). Evan Rogister conducts.

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.

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