The new season of Saturday Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts begins Dec. 2 on Wisconsin Public Radio, and continues through May 5.
Launched in 1931, the Met’s matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical radio series in American broadcast history. The 87th season includes favorites like Puccini’s “La Boheme” and Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel”, plus a contemporary work by Thomas Ades.
All broadcasts start at noon on WPR, unless otherwise noted. You can learn more about the operas, productions and casts on the Metropolitan Opera website.
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| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| Dec. 2 | Verdi: Requiem |
| Dec. 9 | Mozart: The Magic Flute |
| Dec. 18 | Bellini: Norma |
| Dec. 23 | Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro |
| Dec. 30 | Lehar: The Merry Widow |
| Jan. 6 | Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel |
| Jan. 13 | Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci |
| Jan. 20 | Massenet: Thais |
| Jan. 27 | Puccini: Tosca |
| Feb. 3 | Verdi: Il Trovatore |
| Feb. 10 | Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore |
| Feb. 17 | Wagner: Parsifal (starts at 10:30am) |
| Feb. 24 | Puccini: La Boheme |
| March 3 | Puccini: Madame Butterfly |
| March 10 | Rossini: Semiramide |
| March 17 | R. Strauss: Elektra |
| March 24 | Puccini: Turandot |
| March 31 | Mozart: Cosi fan tutte |
| April 7 | Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor |
| April 14 | Verdi: Luisa Miller |
| April 21 | Ades: The Exterminating Angel |
| April 28 | Massenet: Cendrillon |
| May 5 | Gounod: Romeo and Juliet |
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