Since 1931, radio broadcasts from "The Metropolitan Opera" have been a Saturday tradition in many American households. Met Opera broadcasts are usually performed live from Lincoln Center in New York City and can be heard from December through May on WPR's News & Classical Music Network.
Here's the 2017-2018 broadcast schedule. All broadcasts start at Noon except where noted.
| Date |
Show |
| Dec. 2 |
Verdi: Requiem |
| Dec. 9 |
Mozart: The Magic Flute |
| Dec. 18 |
Bellini: Norma |
| Dec. 23 |
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro |
| Dec. 30 |
Lehar: The Merry Widow |
| Jan. 6 |
Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel |
| Jan. 13 |
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: Pagliacci |
| Jan. 20 |
Massenet: Thais |
| Jan. 27 |
Puccini: Tosca |
| Feb. 3 |
Verdi: Il Trovatore |
| Feb. 10 |
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore |
| Feb. 17 |
Wagner: Parsifal (starts at 10:30am) |
| Feb. 24 |
Puccini: La Boheme |
| March 3 |
Puccini: Madame Butterfly |
| March 10 |
Rossini: Semiramide |
| March 17 |
R. Strauss: Elektra |
| March 24 |
Puccini: Turandot |
| March 31 |
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte |
| April 7 |
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor |
| April 14 |
Verdi: Luisa Miller |
| April 21 |
Ades: The Exterminating Angel |
| April 28 |
Massenet: Cendrillon |
| May 5 |
Gounod: Romeo and Juliet |
