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  • The Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Boris Gudunov. Boris Godunov Saturday, 05/26/12 1pm

    Ferruccio Furlanetto plays the title role in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov in this performance from Lyric Opera of Chicago.

    Listen Saturday at 1pm.

  • Susanna Phillips and Giuseppe Filianoti in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Lucia di Lammermoor Lucia di Lammermoor Saturday, 05/19/12 1pm

    The Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Donizetti's dramatic bel canto favorite Lucia di Lammermoor.

    Listen Saturday at 1pm.

  • Emily Fons and Matthew Polenzani, in a scene from the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of "The Tales Of Hoffman" Les contes d'Hoffmann Saturday, 05/12/12 1pm

    Offenbach's masterpiece, The Tales of Hoffmann, is the first in our series of broadcasts from Lyric Opera of Chicago.

    Listen Saturday at 1pm.

    Photo: Dan Rest 

  • The Makropulos Case Saturday, 05/05/12 12:30pm

    The final opera of this Metropolitan Opera broadcast season is The Makropulos Case by Leoš Janáček, featuring soprano Karita Mattila.

    Listen Saturday at 12:30.

    Photo: Cory Weaver/Metropolitan Opera 

  • Die Walküre Saturday, 04/28/12 Noon

    The Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Wagner's Die Walküre features a cast that includes Katarina Dalayman, Bryn Terfel, Frank van Aken, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stephanie Blythe, and Hans-Peter König.

    Listen Saturday at 12:00pm

    Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

  • Jay Hunter Morris as the title character and Deborah Voigt as Brünnehilde in the Met's new production of Wagner's "Siegfried." Taken during the rehearsal on October 21, 2011 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Siegfried Saturday, 04/21/12 Noon

    Jay Hunter Morris is Siegfried, Deborah Voigt is Brünnhilde, and Bryn Terfel is Wotan in this Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Wagner's Siegfried.

    Listen Saturday at 12:00p.m.

    Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera 

  • La traviata Saturday, 04/14/12 1pm

    Natalie Dessay sings the title role in this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Verdi's masterpiece, La traviata.

    Listen Saturday at 1:00p.m.

    Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera 

  • Netrebko is the title character and Piotr Beczala is des Grieux in Massenet's "Manon." Manon Saturday, 04/07/12 Noon

    Anna Netrebko is the title character and Piotr Beczala is des Grieux in the Metropolitan Opera's radio broadcast of Massenet's "Manon".

    Listen Saturday at 12:00p.m.

    Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

  • Diana Damrau as Adina and Juan Diego Flórez as Nemorino in Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore." Taken during the rehearsal on March 1, 2012 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. L'elisir d'amore Saturday, 03/31/12 1pm

    Juan Diego Flórez, Diana Damrau, Mariusz Kwiecien, and Alessandro Corbelli are the featured artists in this Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.

    Photo: Cory Weaver/Metropolitan Opera 

  • Nadja Michael as Lady Macbeth and Thomas Hampson as the title character in Verdi's "Macbeth." Taken during the rehearsal on March 7, 2012 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Macbeth Saturday, 03/24/12 1pm

    Baritone Thomas Hampson sings the title role in Verdi's Macbeth, live from the Metropolitan Opera.

    Listen Saturday at 1:00p.m.

    Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

  • Olga Borodina as Marfa in Mussorgsky's "Khovananshchina." Taken on February 24, 2012 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Khovanshchina Saturday, 03/17/12 Noon

    The celebrated Russian mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina is featured in this Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina.

    Listen Saturday at 12:00p.m.

    Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera 

  • Don Giovanni Saturday, 03/10/12 Noon

    In Saturday's Metropolitan Opera broadcast performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Bryn Terfel portrays Leporello.

    Listen Saturday at 12:00p.m.

    Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera

About Saturday Matinee

Photo: Copyright Dan Rest
Elza van den Heever and dancers in the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Rinaldo. The production broadcast is slated for June 12, 2012 on VPR.

Saturday Matinee features The American Opera Series produced by the WFMT Radio Network and live broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera when in season. 

The 2012-13 Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast season will debut December 9 with a live broadcast of Un Ballo in Mascheraand.  

For more information about the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts, including performance clips, interviews and synopsis, see the Met's radio broadcast information page. 

Explore the Saturday Matinee archive.

 

The Matthew Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts are now airing on Saturday Matinee.

 

Coming up:

 

Mussorgsky‘s Boris Godunov (in Russian)
May 26, 2012

Mozart’s The Magic Flute (in German)
June 2, 2012

Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (in German)
June 9, 2012

Kern’s Show Boat (in English)
June 16, 2012

Handel’s Rinaldo (in Italian)
June 23, 2012

Verdi’s Aïda (in Italian)
June 30, 2012

 


Past Broadcasts From The 2011/2012 Met Season


Handel's Rodelinda
December 3
Bicket; Fleming, Blythe, Scholl, Davies, Kaiser, Shenyang

Gounod's Faust
December 10
Nézet-Séguin; Poplavskaya, Losier, Kaufmann, Braun, Pape

Puccini's Madama Butterfly
December 17
Domingo; Zhang, Zifchak, Smith, Salsi

Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment
December 24
Abel; Machaidze, Murray, Te Kanawa, Brownlee, Muraro

Archival Broadcast: Strauss's Die Fledermaus, January 20, 1951
December 31
Ormandy; Piazza, Munsel, Stevens,Kullman, Tucker, J. Brownlee, Gilford

Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel
January 7
Ticciati; Kurzak, Coote, Martens, Brubaker, D. Croft

Archival Broadcast: Bellini's Norma, April 4, 1970
January 14
Bonynge; Sutherland, Horne, Bergonzi, Siepi

The Enchanted Island
 January 21
Christie; de Niese, Oropesa, DiDonato, Daniels, Costanzo, Domingo, Pisaroni

Puccini's Tosca
January 28, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Franck; Racette, Antonenko, Gagnidze, Plishka

Donizetti's Anna Bolena
February 4, 2012 12:00 pm ET
Armiliato; Netrebko, TBA, Mumford, Costello, Abdrazakov

Wagner's Götterdämmerung
February 11, 2012 12:00 pm ET
Levine; Voigt, Harmer, Meier, Lehman, Paterson, Owens, König

Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia
February 18, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Benini; Damrau, C. Lee, Pogossov, Del Carlo, Furlanetto

Verdi's Ernani
February 25, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Armiliato; Meade, Giordoni, Hvorostovsky, Furlanetto

Verdi's Aida
March 3, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Armiliato; Urmana, Blythe, Álvarez, Ataneli, Morris, Bisch

Mozart's Don Giovanni
March 10, 2012 12:00 pm ET
Davis; Rebeka, Dasch, Leonard, Polenzani, Finley, Relyea, Shenyang, Morris

Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina
March 17, 2012 12:00 pm ET
Petrenko; Borodina, Didyk, Galouzine, Gagnidze, Kotscherga, Abdrazakov

Verdi's Macbeth
March 24, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Noseda; Michael, Pittas, Hampson, Groissböck

Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore
March 31, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Renzetti; Damrau, Flórez, Kwiecien, Corbelli

Massenet's Manon
April 7, 2012 12:00 pm ET
Luisi; Netrebko, Beczala, Szot, Pittsinger 

Verdi's La Traviata
April 14, 2012 1:00 pm ET
Luisi; Dessay, Polenzani, Hvorostovsky 

Wagner's Siegfried
April 21, 2012 11:00 am ET
Luisi; Voigt, Bardon, Lehman, Siegel, Terfel, Owens 

Wagner's Die Walküre
April 28, 2012 11:00 am ET
Luisi; Dalayman, Westbroek, Blythe, Kaufmann, Terfel, König

Janácek's The Makropulos Case
May 5, 2012 12:30 pm ET
Bělohlávek; Mattila, Streit, Reuter, Fox