Opera on BTPM Classical
Experience world-class opera on BTPM Classical every Saturday at 1pm! Enjoy full performances of legendary operas by Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, and more.
The Metropolitan Opera’s radio broadcasts bring the magic of live opera to our listeners. Airing December through the first weekend of June, listeners can experience thrilling performances from today’s most renowned opera stars alongside legendary voices from the past, spanning over nine decades of Metropolitan Opera history, live from the Lincoln Center in New York City.
The WFMT Radio Network Opera Series extends the season beginning in June, offering an incredible lineup of performances to complete the year. From Milan to New York, Barcelona to Chicago, enjoy front-row access to iconic opera productions from the world’s top stages.
July 4 | Aida | Verdi
Despite its frequency on world opera stage, Verdi’s Aida never fails to impress newcomers and stalwart fans alike. In 2025, Iranian stage director Shirin Neshat brought a poetic design, complete with multi-media components, to the Opera Bastille stage. Guest conductor Michele Mariotti (Teatro Comunale di Bologna) lead the Paris Opera Orchestra & Chorus. Super star Piotr Beczała delievered as always in his role as Radamès, while Spanish diva Saioa Hernández brought a stunning performance as Aida. The production also starred Eve-Maud Hubeaux as Amneris, Alexander Köpeczi as Ramfis, and Roman Burdenko as Amonasro.
Credit: WFMT
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Michele Mariotti
Venue: Paris Opera, Paris, France
CAST:
Aida: Saioa Hernández
Radamès: Piotr Beczała
Amneris: Eve-Maud Hubeaux
Amonasro: Roman Burdenko
Ramfis: Alexander Köpeczi
Il Re: Krzysztof Bączyk
Un messagiero: Manase Latu
Sacerdotessa: Margarita Polonskaya
July 11 | The Makropulos Affair | Janáček
Leoš Janáček’s fascinating but rarely staged opera about opera itself appeared onstage at the Royal Ballet & Opera in London this past year.
Credit: WFMT
Composer: Leoš Janáček
Conductor: Jakub Hrůša
Venue: Royal Ballet & Opera, London, England
CAST:
Emilia Marty: Aušrinė Stundytė
Albert Gregor: Sean Panikkar
Baron Jaroslav Prus: Johan Reuter
Dr. Kolenatý: Henry Waddington
Vítek: Peter Hoare
Janek: Daniel Matoušek
Count Hauk-Šendorf: Alan Oke
Kristina: Heather Engebretson
July 18 | Boris Godunov | Mussorgsky
Staged at the Royal Opera House in London.
Credit: WFMT
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Venue: Royal Ballet & Opera, London, England
CAST:
Boris Godunov: Sir Bryn Terfel
Pimen: Adam Pałka
Andrei Shchelkalov: Andrei Kymach
Grigory Otrepiev: Jamez McCorkle
Prince Shuisky: John Daszak
July 25 | The Marriage of Figaro | Mozart
A performance taken from the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, in Glyndebourne, England.
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: Riccardo Minasi
Venue: Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne, England
CAST:
Figaro: Tommaso Barea
Susanna: Johanna Wallroth
Count: Huw Montague Rendall
Countess: Louise Alder
Bartolo: Alessandro Corbelli
Marcellina: Madeleine Shaw
Cherubino: Adèle Charvet