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The Metropolitan Opera Begins Its 88th Season

Longest-Running Continuous Classical Radio Series Returns Dec. 1

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A scene from the Met production of Verdi's "Otello."
A scene from the Met production of Verdi’s “Otello.” Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

The new season of Saturday Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts begins Dec. 1 on Wisconsin Public Radio, and continues through May 11.

Launched in 1931, the Met’s matinee broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical radio series in American broadcast history. The 88th season features favorites like Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Puccini’s “Tosca,” plus the premiere of a new work by American composer Nico Muhly.

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

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DateShow
Dec. 1Boito: Mefistofele
Dec. 8Puccini: Il Trittico
Dec. 15Verdi: La Traviata
Dec. 22Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Dec. 29Mozart: The Magic Flute
Jan. 5Verdi: Otello
Jan. 12Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
Jan. 19Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande
Jan. 26Nico Muhly: Marnie (premiere)
Feb. 2Bizet: Carmen
Feb. 9Tchaikovsky: Iolanta/Bartok: Bluebeard’s Castle
Feb. 16Mozart: Don Giovanni
Feb. 23Verdi: Rigoletto
March 2Donizetti: La Fille du Regiment
March 9Wagner: Das Rheingold
March 16Verdi: Falstaff
March 24Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila
March 30Wagner: Die Walkure (begins at 11am)
April 6Puccini: Tosca
April 13Wagner: Siegfried (begins at 10:30am)
April 20Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito
April 27Wagner: Gotterdammerung (begins at 10am)
May 4Bizet: Les Pecheurs de Perles
May 11Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites

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