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The Metropolitan Opera Begins Its 87th Broadcast Season

Longest-Running Continuous Classical Radio Series Returns Dec. 2

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The new season of Saturday Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts begins Dec. 2 on Wisconsin Public Radio, and continues through May 5.

Launched in 1931, the Met’s matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical radio series in American broadcast history. The 87th season includes favorites like Puccini’s “La Boheme” and Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel”, plus a contemporary work by Thomas Ades.

All broadcasts start at noon on WPR, unless otherwise noted. You can learn more about the operas, productions and casts on the Metropolitan Opera website.

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DateShow
Dec. 2Verdi: Requiem
Dec. 9Mozart: The Magic Flute
Dec. 18Bellini: Norma
Dec. 23Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Dec. 30Lehar: The Merry Widow
Jan. 6Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Jan. 13Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Jan. 20Massenet: Thais
Jan. 27Puccini: Tosca
Feb. 3Verdi: Il Trovatore
Feb. 10Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore
Feb. 17Wagner: Parsifal (starts at 10:30am)
Feb. 24Puccini: La Boheme
March 3Puccini: Madame Butterfly
March 10Rossini: Semiramide
March 17R. Strauss: Elektra
March 24Puccini: Turandot
March 31Mozart: Cosi fan tutte
April 7Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
April 14Verdi: Luisa Miller
April 21Ades: The Exterminating Angel
April 28Massenet: Cendrillon
May 5Gounod: Romeo and Juliet

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