Welcome to the Classics By Request Message Board, your place to share ideas and suggestions for upcoming shows. With the earlier start times for the Metropolitan Opera, there may not be time for every request...so this might be the ideal opportunity to focus on requested themes, rather than requested pieces, on a particular Saturday. Here are some of my ideas: Composer/performer birthdays or notable anniversaries Holidays Crossover recordings Let's have some fun and be creative! I look forward to hearing from you, Ruthanne Bessman