WFMT Network Opera Series
Saturdays at 1:00pm (seasonal, lengths vary)
The WFMT Radio Network presents performances from opera companies around the world, to complement the Metropolitan Opera season. Opera companies represented have and may include the Bavarian State Opera, Vienna State Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera de Paris, Opera de Lille, Medee Opera de Paris, the BBC and European Union Operas, San Francisco Opera and more. In 2024 the season will run from June 15 through November 30, 2024.
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Congratulations to Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, co-composers of the opera Omar, which won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Music. -
Commissioned by Opera Southwest and Ft. Worth Opera, this broadcast is the fully-staged & orchestrated world premiere of the opera. -
Ben Gulley’s turn as Foresto was the standout performance of the evening. Foresto, like most early Verdi tenor roles, is a one-dimensional meathead. But you wouldn’t know that from Gulley’s interpretation. -
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with the history of over 2500 years, is a man-made miracle on par with the Great Wall. Composed by YIN Qing, The Ballad of Canal is the first national opera presented by NCPA, in the style of folk singing, and is presented here for the very first time on US radio. The opera celebrates the ups and downs of life on the canal, full of joy and sorrow, life and death, righteousness and evil—all sung in a virtuosic and stunning folk style. -
In a Swiss village in the 19th century, Amina and Elvino are in love and are to be married. However, the young woman is found asleep in the bed of Count Rodolfo who is staying at an inn. She is accused of adultery, but fiercely defends her honour. Will there be a happy ending for Amina and Elvino? -
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