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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This month we'll enjoy three operas from one of the world's most famous opera houses, La Scala in Milan -
A ghost ship that never docks, a fateful journey destined to wander. -
Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel and with music as haunting as the story is horrifying, The Shining discovers new frightening and fulfilling depths. -
LA Opera premieres Highway 1, USA by trailblazing composer William Grant Still, hailed as “the Dean of African-American Composers.” Norman Garrett and Nicole Heaston star as a hardworking Black couple determined to build a better life, whose years of sacrifice turn out to be misguided. -
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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.
