Archive for the ‘Operafest’ Category

May. 29 2025

WBJC Operafest 2025 Schedule 6/14-9/6

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More operas included in the 2025 WBJC Operafest Series will be announced in the coming months. Please stay tuned for more information! All start times at 1pm unless otherwise noted.  June 14 – La forza del destino / Giuseppe Verdi From La Scala in Milan, Italy. Anna Netrebko (Donna Leonora); Ludovic Tézier (Don Carlo di […]

Dec. 06 2024

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts 2024-2025 season

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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) […]

Aug. 02 2024

WBJC Operafest 9/14/24 – 11/30/24

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LA Opera  September 14, 2024 Double Bill: Highway 1, USA & The Dwarf William Grant Still & Alexander Zemlinsky September 21, 2024 Turandot Giacomo Puccini Bayreuth Festival September 28, 2024 Tristan und Isolde Richard Wagner Aix-en-Provence Festival October 5, 2024 Madama Butterfly Giacomo Puccini October 12, 2024 La clemenza di Tito Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart October […]

Jun. 07 2024

WBJC Operafest 6/15/24 – 9/07/24

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Vienna State Opera (Austria) JUNE 15  Guillaume Tell / Gioachino Rossini JUNE 22  Die Frau ohne Schatten / Richard Strauss   Utrecht Early Music Festival (Netherlands) JUNE 29  The Fairy Queen / Henry Purcell   Opéra de Lille (France) JULY 6  Don Giovanni / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Royal Opera House (London) JULY 13  Das […]

Nov. 28 2023

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast 2023-2024 schedule

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December 9 FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS (Daniel Catán) – New Production/Met Premiere – Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Ailyn Pérez (Florencia), Gabriella Reyes (Rosalba), Mario Chang (Arcadio), Mattia Olivieri (Riolobo), Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Paula), Michael Chioldi (Álvaro), Greer Grimsley (Captain)  December 16 THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart) – Patrick Furrer; Piotr Buszewski (Tamino), Janai Brugger (Pamina), Rolando Villazón (Papageno), […]

Sep. 05 2023

WBJC Operafest schedule 9/2/23 to 12/02/23

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National Centre for the Performing Arts (China) SEPTEMBER 2   Tannhäuser / Wagner SEPTEMBER 9   The Ballad of the Canal / YIN Qing SEPTEMBER 16   La Fille du Régiment / Donizetti SEPTEMBER 23   La fanciulla del West / Puccini Aix-en-Provence Festival (France) SEPTEMBER 30   Picture a Day Like This / George Benjamin Music of the Baroque […]

May. 17 2023

WBJC Operafest schedule 6-17-23 through 9/23/23

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Vienna State Opera (Austria) JUNE 17 – Fidelio / Beethoven JUNE 24 – Salome / Strauss Opéra de Paris (France) JULY 1 – Nixon in China / Adams Opera Rara (UK) JULY 8 – il Proscritto / Mercadante Munich Radio Opera (Germany) JULY 15 – I Lombardi / Verdi Royal Opera House (UK) JULY 22 […]

Nov. 11 2022

2022-2023 Metropolitan Opera Schedule

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All performances at 1PM unless otherwise noted December 10 THE HOURS (Kevin Puts) – Libretto by Greg Pierce – New Production/World Premiere December 17 RIGOLETTO (Verdi) December 24 THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart) – Holiday Presentation – Abridged English-language version December 31 Met Debuts On The Air – Archival Broadcast January 7 MEDEA (Cherubini) – New […]

Sep. 06 2022

WBJC Operafest 2022 Schedule (9/17/22-12/03/22)

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National Centre for the Performing Arts (China) – Part 1 SEPTEMBER 17  Les pêcheurs de perles / Bizet SEPTEMBER 24  Rusalka / Dvořák OCTOBER 1  The Merry Widow / Lehár OCTOBER 8  A Village Teacher / HAO Weiya   Opera Festival Chicago OCTOBER 15 Il corsaro / Verdi OCTOBER 22  L’inganno felice / Rossini   […]

Jun. 03 2022

WBJC Operafest 2022 Schedule 6/18/22-9/10/22

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Don’t fret! The Met season might be done, but WBJC stays committed to bringing you great opera performances year-round, Saturdays at 1pm (unless otherwise noted). Santa Fe Opera JUNE 18 -The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs / Bates Opéra de Paris (France) JUNE 25 – The Marriage of Figaro / Mozart Salzburg Festival (Austria) JULY 2 […]

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