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 June 14th, 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.
October 4 | Così fan tutte | Mozart
The wine is flowing a little too freely, and two young men enter into a risky (and risqué) bet: Each will try to seduce the other’s fiancée. Hijinks ensue, with dashing disguises, outrageous flirting, and, of course, wedding bells—but we won't say who ends up together!
Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production first created by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor: James Conlon
Venue: LA Opera in Los Angeles, California
CAST:
Fiordiligi: Erica Petrocelli
Dorabella: Rihab Chaieb
Despina: Ana María Martínez
Ferrando: Anthony León
Guglielmo: Justin Austin
Don Alfonso: Rod Gilfry
October 11 |Giulio Cesare| Handel
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm
Venue: From the Salzburg Festival
CAST:
Giulio Cesare: Christophe Dumaux
Cleopatra: Olga Kulchynska
Cornelia: Lucile Rechardot
Sesto: Federico Florio
Tolomeo: Yurly Mynenko
Achilla: Adrey Zhilikhovsky
Nireno: Jake Ingbar
October 18 | Louise | Charpentier
Premiered in Paris in 1900, Louise depicts the Parisian working class and the love affair between Louise, a young seamstress, and Julien, a young artist. A recorded performance from the Salzburg Festival, led by Giacomo Sagripanti.
Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Conductor: Giacomo Sagripanti
Venue: From the Salzburg Festival
CAST:
Louise: Elsa Dreisig
Julien: Adamn Smith
Mother: Sophie Koch
Father: Nicolas Courjal
Un Marchand d’habits: Grégoire Mour
Balayeuse: Annick Massis
Irma: Marianne Croux
Gertrude: Carol Garcia
Camille: Karolina Bengtsson
Madeleine: Marie Thérèse Keller
Marguerite: Julie Pasturaud
Élise: Marion Bergez-Pascal
Suzanne: Marion Lebègue
Blanche: Jennifer Courceir
L’Apprentie: Céleste Pinel
Le Bricoleur: Frédéric Caton
October 25 | Pearl Fishers | Bizet
The island of Ceylon and its renowned fishermen, a beautiful and chaste Brahmin priestess, two men who have fallen in love with her but who are bound by an unbreakable oath of friendship: these are the ingredients of this elegiac and enchanting opera by the young Bizet, an embodiment of the exotic movement, with its succession of poignant scenes and ineffable arias displayed like jewels on a necklace – including Nadir’s famous aria “Je crois entendre encore”. Introducing a new title to its repertoire with the support of some of its most valued artists is the Festival’s way of celebrating Bizet’s anniversary: Pene Pati continues his rise to stardom in French opera. The French soprano Elsa Benoit is performing for the very first time at the Festival. They are debuting in their roles. And this year, Florian Sempey is once again set to demonstrate his unparalleled vocal authority as Zurga. An incomparable devotee of the repertoire, but performing this work for the first time, Marc Minkowski makes an eagerly awaited return to Aix at the helm of the Musiciens du Louvre and the Choeur de l’Opéra Grand Avignon.
Composer: Georges Bizet
Conductor: Marc Minkowski
Venue: From Les Musiciens du Louvre/Aix-en-Provence Festival
CAST:
Leïla: Elsa Benoit
Nadir: Pene Pati
Zurga: Florian Sempey
Nourabad: Edwin Crossley-Mercer