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About Diana

Diana Ross is not the famous Supremes singer, but she does have big hair. Working in both Membership and Operations departments, she does a little bit of everything, including administering this website. You can contact her at dross@bccc.edu.

May. 01 2026

WBJC’s OperaFest 2026 – part 1

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera, Operafest | Comments Off on WBJC’s OperaFest 2026 – part 1

2026 WBJC OperaFest June 6, 2026: The Bartered Bride COMPOSER: Bedřich Smetana VENUE: Vienna State Opera, Vienna, Austria CAST: Krušina Franz Xaver Schlecht Ludmila Margaret Plummer Mařenka Slávka Zámečníková Mícha Ivo Stanchev Háta Monika Bohinec Jeník Pavol Breslik Vašek Michael Laurenz Kecal Peter Kellner Director of the Comedians Matthäus Schmidlechner Esmeralda Ilia Staple Comedian Alex […]

Apr. 07 2026

Shorten the Spring Drive!!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Shorten the Spring Drive!!

    If we reach $60,000 before May 5th. we will shorten the drive by a day! Instead of pitching, you will hear the music you love on May 6th. If you renew your membership, it counts! If you make an additional gift, it counts! If you join as a new member, it counts! If […]

Mar. 10 2026

2026 Thank You Gifts 75th Anniversary

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Nov. 07 2025

Metropolitan Opera 25-25 broadcast schedule

By Diana Ross | Posted in Met Opera, Operafest | Comments Off on Metropolitan Opera 25-25 broadcast schedule

METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCAST SCHEDULE 25-26 SEASON All operas begin at 1pm unless otherwise noted 12/06/25 – LA BOHÈME (Puccini) Daniele Rustioni; Juliana Grigoryan (Mimì), Stephen Costello (Rodolfo), Mané Galoyan (Musetta), David Bizic (Marcello), Alexander Köpeczi (Colline), Iurii Samoilov (Schaunard), Donald Maxwell (Benoit/Alcindoro) 12/13/25 – ANDREA CHÉNIER (Giordano) Daniele Rustioni; Piotr Beczała (Andrea Chénier), Sonya Yoncheva […]

Oct. 15 2025

Fall drive wrap-up!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Fall drive wrap-up!

What an OUTSTANDING pledge drive!! When we ask classical music lovers to turn out, boy do they ever! Thank you to each and every one of you who gave during the buy-back campaign for shortening the drive, the Challengers who put up matching funds to motivate pledges, and to all of you who helped us […]

Sep. 06 2025

Shorten the Fall Fundraiser!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Shorten the Fall Fundraiser!

10/5 update: WOOHOO! You did it! You have shortened the 4-day pledge drive down to TWO DAYS!! UPDATE: You’ve reclaimed a day of music from the upcoming pledge drive!! We’re well on our way to buying back a second day. We can do this!!   It’s nearly time for WBJC’s Fall Pledge Drive! YOU have […]

Apr. 04 2025

Shorten the Spring Drive!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Shorten the Spring Drive!

WBJC’s final fundraiser of Fiscal Year 25 happens in May and now is your chance to shorten the drive! If we can raise $60,000 before May 13th, we will drop a whole day from the drive! Instead of 4 days of pitching, you will reclaim a day of the music you love. And who doesn’t […]

Mar. 07 2025

Winter Member Drive wrap-up!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on Winter Member Drive wrap-up!

Wowza!! What a great drive! We decided to be a bit experimental and try a drive without monetary goals, just appealing to new and rejoining members to help beef up the membership numbers. We started out with a conservative goal of 200 members, and started out the month-long drive with short messaging here and there […]

Feb. 06 2025

February is New Member Month!

By Diana Ross | Posted in Membership, WBJC News | Comments Off on February is New Member Month!

February is New Member Month! WBJC is appealing to those who have never joined WBJC’s membership ranks to do so in the month of February! We have a goal of 200 NEW members before the end of the month, and we are feeling pretty confident that there are 200 listeners who will step up. We […]

Dec. 06 2024

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts 2024-2025 season

By Diana Ross | Posted in Host Blogs, Met Opera, Operafest | Comments Off on Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts 2024-2025 season

THE ROBERT K. JOHNSON FOUNDATION–METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK 2024-25 SATURDAY MATINEE BROADCAST SEASON All broadcasts at 1 PM Eastern Time except as noted December 7 Strauss: DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Elza van den Heever (Empress), Lise Lindstrom (Dyer’s Wife), Nina Stemme (Nurse), Michael Volle (Barak), Russell Thomas (Emperor), Ryan Speedo Green (Spirit Messenger) […]

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