While the Metropolitan Opera isn't putting on any live performances this season, you won't be missing out on the weekly broadcasts you're accustomed to. Listen Saturdays at noon central as we present the 90th season of Saturday matinee radio broadcasts, highlighting stunning encores of your favorite performances from the Metropolitan Opera stage.
Schedule
PROKOFIEV — War and Peace
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, noon central
Performance from March 2, 2002
Netrebko, Semenchuk, Obraztsova, Grigorian, Hvorostovsky, Gerello, Ramey
Valery Gergiev, conductor
BEETHOVEN — Fidelio
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, noon central
Performance from April 1, 2017
Pieczonka, Müller, Vogt, Portillo, Grimsley, Struckmann, Groissbock
Sebastian Weigle, conductor
HUMPERDINCK — Hansel and Gretel
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, noon central
Performance from January 6, 2018
Oropesa, Erraught, Zajick, Siegel, Kelsey
Donald Runnicles, conductor
MOZART — The Magic Flute
Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, noon central
Performance from December 21, 2010
Phillips, Miklosa, Thomas, Oke, Gunn, Robinson.
Erik Nielsen, conductor
GLASS — Satyagraha
Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, noon central
Performance from November 19, 2011
Durkin, Croft, Josephson, Walker
Dante Anzolini, conductor
ROSSINI — Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, noon central
Performance from April 26, 2007
DiDonato, Waite, Brownlee, Braun, Del Carlo, Ramey
Maurizio Benini, conductor
VERDI — La Traviata
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, noon central
Performance from January 18, 2020
Kurzak, Popov, Kelsey
Karel Mark Chichon, conductor
VERDI — Il Trovatore
Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, noon central
Performance from February 4, 1961
Price, Dalis, Corelli, Merrill, Wilderman
Fausto Cleva, conductor
GOUNOD — Faust
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, noon central
Performance from December 10, 2011
Poplavskaya, Losier, Kaufmann, Braun, Pape
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
Listener's Choice: DONIZETTI — Lucia di Lammermoor
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, noon central
Performance from December 8, 1956
Callas, Campora, Sordello, Moscona
Fausto Cleva, conductor
MASSENET — Cendrillon
Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, noon central
Performance from April 28, 2018
Kim, DiDonato, Coote, Blythe, Naouri
Bertrand de Billy, conductor
PUCCINI — La Rondine
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, noon central
Performance from January 10, 2009
Gheorghiu, Oropesa, Alagna, Brenciu, Ramey
Marco Armiliato, conductor
R. STRAUSS — Der Rosenkavalier
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, noon central
Performance from May 13, 2017
Fleming, Garancča, Morley, Schneiderman, Polenzani, Oke, Brück, Groissböck
Sebastian Weigle, conductor
BIZET — Carmen
Saturday, March 6, 2021, noon central
Performance from November 1, 2014
Hartig, Rachvelishvili, Antonenko, Abdrazakov
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
MOZART — Le Nozze di Figaro
Saturday, March 13, 2021, noon central
Performance from January 10, 2018
Bicket, Pérez, Sierra, Leonard, Leoson, Kwiecien, Abdrazakov, Muraro
Harry Bicket, conductor
ROSSINI — Le Comte Ory
Saturday, March 20, 2021, noon central
Performance from February 2, 2013
Yende, Deshayes, Resmark, Flórez, Gunn, Ulivieri
Maurizio Benini, conductor
MOZART — Don Giovanni
Saturday, March 27, 2021, noon central
Performance from March 10, 2012
Rebeka, Dehn, Leonard, Polenzani, Finley, Terfel, Shenyang, Morris
Andrew Davis, conductor
DVORAK — Rusalka
Saturday, April 3, 2021, noon central
Performance from February 8, 2014
Fleming, Magee, Zajick, Beczala, Relyea
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, condutor
PUCCINI — La Boheme
Saturday, April 10, 2021, noon central
Performance from October 2, 2017
Blue, Kele, Popov, Meachem, Rock, Soar, Plishka
Alexander Soddy, conductor
JANACEK — From the House of the Dead
Saturday, April 17, 2021, noon central
Performance from December 2, 2009
Margita, Stoklossa, Mattei, White
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
R. STRAUSS — Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Saturday, April 24, 2021, noon central
Performance from November 26, 2013
Schwanewilms, Goerke, Komlosi, Kerl, Reuter, Fink
Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
DONIZETTI — Roberto Devereux
Saturday, May 1, 2021, noon central
Performance from April 16, 2016
Radvanovsky, Garanca, Polenzani, Kwiecien
Maurizio Benini, conductor
Anna Netrebko Puccini Gala
Saturday, May 8, 2021, noon central
Performance from December 31, 2019
Netrebko, Polenzani, Kelsey, Luciano, Van Horn, Woodley, Eyvazov, Nikitin, Carfizzi
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
WAGNER — Tristan und Isolde
Saturday, May 15, 2021, noon central
Performance from October 8, 2016
Stemme, Gubanova, Skelton, Nikitin, Pape
Simon Rattle, conductor
BELLINI — I Puritani
Saturday, May 22, 2021, noon central
Performance from February 18, 2017
Damrau, Camarema, Markov, Pisaroni
Maurizio Benini, conductor
VERDI — Otello
Saturday, May 29, 2021, noon central
Performance from October 17, 2015
Yoncheva, Antonenko, Pitta, Lucic, Groissbock
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor
BRITTEN — Billy Budd
Saturday, June 5, 2021, noon central
Performance from March 8, 1997
Langridge, Croft, Morris, Braun, Robbins, Courtney, Plishka
Steuart Bedford, conductor
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