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Saturday, 03/13/10 12:58pm

The Nose

The live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of The Nose by Dmitri Shostakovich is followed by scenes from Russian opera.

Saturday, 03/06/10 Noon

Attila

The live Metropolitan Opera performance of Verdi's Attila is preceded by excerpts from La Traviata, which premiered on this date in 1853.

Saturday, 02/27/10 12:58pm

La Bohème

This afternoon's live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Puccini's beloved opera La Bohème features Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Nicole Cabell, and Gerald Finley.

Saturday, 02/20/10 12:58pm

Ariadne auf Naxos

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos is followed by a recital of Strauss songs and opera excerpts by Renee Fleming.

Saturday, 02/13/10 12:58pm

La Fille du Régiment

Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Florez are heard in Donizetti's Daughter of the Regiment live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Saturday, 02/06/10 Noon

Simon Boccanegra with Plácido, Peter and Cheryl

This weekend Plácido Domingo makes his much-anticipated baritone debut in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's politically-charged Simon Boccanegra. Peter Fox Smith and Cheryl Willoughby host the opera, and share an afternoon of their new and favorite operatic recordings.    

Saturday, 01/30/10 12:34pm

Stiffelio

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Verdi's Stiffelio is preceded by a recital by tenor Placido Domingo, who is the conductor of this afternoon's opera.

Saturday, 01/23/10 12:30pm

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Vanessa

This afternoon's Metropolitan Opera broadcast is a performance from the Met's Archives: Samuel Barber's Vanessa with Eleanor Steber, recorded on February 1, 1958.

Saturday, 01/16/10 12:58pm

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Carmen

Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča portrays the title role in the live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Bizet’s Carmen.

Saturday, 01/09/10 Noon

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Der Rosenkavalier with Renee Fleming

The Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier is preceded by a recital by soprano Renee Fleming.

Saturday, 01/02/10 1pm

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Hansel and Gretel

The live Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel is followed by a vintage recording of Die Kluge by Carl Orff.

Saturday, 12/26/09 1pm

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Elektra

Richard Strauss's riveting one-act opera Elektra is heard live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, with Susan Bullock, Deborah Voigt, and Felicity Palmer.

Saturday, 12/19/09 1pm

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: Tales of Hoffmann

This afternoon's Met broadcast of Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann features soprano Anna Netrebko and is conducted by James Levine.

Saturday, 12/12/09 12:28pm

MET Broadcast Opener

VPR Classical is pleased to be your home for the Metropolitan Opera, and the new season starts this weekend!  Listen Saturday afternoon at 12:30 as the Met presents Puccini's Il trittico (The Triptych), featuring New Hampshire native Patricia Racette in the leading role for all three operas. 

Saturday, 12/05/09 1pm

Saturday Afternoon At The Opera: 5 One-Act Operas

We hear short operas by Maurice Ravel, Emmanuel Chabrier, Thomas Arne, Francis Poulec, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Saturday, 11/28/09 1pm

La Clemenza Di Tito

Among Mozart's last compositions were the opera La clemenza di Tito and the Requiem.

Saturday, 11/21/09 12:59pm

Saturday Afternoon At The Opera: Norma

Bellini's masterpiece Norma is performed by a cast that includes Maria Callas in the title role.

Saturday, 11/14/09 12:56pm

Saturday Afternoon at the Opera: The Cunning Little Vixen

The Cunning Little Vixen by Leoŝ Janáĉek is a miniature masterpiece.

Saturday, 11/07/09 1:30pm

I vespri siciliani

Verdi's underappreciated opera, I vespri siciliani, is performed by Martina Arroyo and Placido Domingo in a 1974 recording with James Levine conducting.

Saturday, 10/31/09 1:34pm

Sat. Afternoon At The Opera: L'amico Fritz

Mascagni's L'amico Fritz was first performed on October 31, 1891.

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