Opera fans will rejoice at the return of The Metropolitan Opera Matinee Broadcasts each Saturday at noon. The new season, airing on WPR Music, begins Dec. 6 with Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème.”
Other highlights for the season include a special celebration of Handel for the holidays, the broadcast premieres of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” and “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” then later this spring a Listener’s Choice broadcast. Find details about the season here and the schedule below.
2025-26 Schedule:
December 13
Giordano: ANDREA CHÉNIER
December 20 at 12:00 p.m.
Mozart: THE MAGIC FLUTE – Abridged English-Language Holiday Presentation
December 27
HANDEL AT THE MET: A celebration of Handel at the holidays, with excerpts from Met performances, in honor of the 300th anniversary of Rodelinda
January 3
Mason Bates: THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY –
January 10
Bellini: I PURITANI
January 17 at 12:30 p.m.
Bizet: CARMEN
January 24
The Gershwins: PORGY AND BESS
January 31
Strauss: ARABELLA
February 7
Massenet: WERTHER
February 14
Mozart: IDOMENEO
February 21
Puccini: MANON LESCAUT
February 28
Berlioz: LA PRISE DE TROIE (LES TROYENS, PART ONE)
March 7
Berlioz: LES TROYENS À CARTHAGE (LES TROYENS, PART TWO)
March 14
Puccini: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
March 21 at 12:00 p.m.
Wagner: TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
March 28
Verdi: LA TRAVIATA
April 4
Ponchielli: LA GIOCONDA
April 11
Mozart: DON GIOVANNI
April 18
Kaija Saariaho: INNOCENCE na Dumont
April 25
Bellini: LA SONNAMBULA
May 2
Tchaikovsky: EUGENE ONEGIN
May 9
Donizetti: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
May 16
LISTENERS’ CHOICE: Historic broadcast to be selected by listener voting
May 23
Puccini: TURANDOT
May 30
Gabriela Lena Frank: EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO
