Launched in 1931, the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday Matinee Broadcasts are the longest-running continuous classical program in radio history.
The Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee radio broadcasts continue each Saturday with a pre-recorded performance from their archives.
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Saturday March 27, 2021 at 1 p.m. Andrew Davis, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from March 10, 2012.
Marina Rebeka (Donna Anna), Ellie Dehn (Donna Elvira), Isabel Leonard (Zerlina), Matthew Polenzani (Don Ottavio), Gerald Finley (Don Giovanni), Bryn Terfel (Leporello), Shenyang (Masetto), James Morris (Commendatore)
Dvorák: Rusalka
Saturday April 3, 2021 at 1 p.m. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from February 8, 2014.
Renée Fleming (Rusalka), Emily Magee (Foreign Princess), Dolora Zajick (Jeibaba), Piotr Beczala (Prince), John Relyea (Water Gnome)
Puccini: La Bohème
Saturday April 10, 2021 at 1 p.m. Alexander Soddy, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from October 2, 2017.
Angel Blue (Mimì), Brigitte Kele (Musetta), Dmytro Popov (Rodolfo), Lucas Meachem (Marcello), Duncan Rock (Schaunard), David Soar (Colline), Paul Plishka (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Janácek: From the House of the Dead
Saturday April 17, 2021 at 1 p.m. Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from December 2, 2009.
Stefan Margita (Filka Morozov/Kuzmich), Eric Stoklossa (Alyeya), Peter Mattei (Shishkov), Willard White (Gorianchikov)
Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten
Saturday April 24, 2021 at 1 p.m. Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from November 26, 2013.
Anne Schwanewilms (Empress), Christine Goerke (Dyer's Wife), Ildikó Komlósi (Nurse), Torsten Kerl (Emperor), Johan Reuter (Barak), Richard Paul Fink (Messenger)
Donizetti: Roberto Devereux
Saturday May 1, 2021 at 1 p.m. Maurizio Benini, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from April 16, 2016.
Sondra Radvanovsky (Elisabetta), Elina Garanca (Sara), Matthew Polenzani (Roberto), Mariusz Kwiecien (Duke of Nottingham)
Anna Netrebko Puccini Gala
Saturday May 8, 2021 at 1 p.m. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from December 31, 2019.
LA BOHÈME, ACT I: Anna Netrebko (Mimì), Matthew Polenzani (Rodolfo), Quinn Kelsey (Marcello), Davide Luciano (Schaunard), Christian Van Horn (Colline), Arthur Woodley (Benoit); TOSCA, ACT I: Anna Netrebko (Tosca), Yusif Eyvazov (Cavaradossi), Evgeny Nikitin (Scarpia), Patrick Carfizzi (Sacristan); TURANDOT, ACT II: Anna Netrebko (Turandot), Yusif Eyvazov (Calàf)
Wagner: Tristan und Isold
Saturday May 15, 2021 at 1 p.m. Simon Rattle, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from October 8, 2016.
Nina Stemme (Isolde), Ekaterina Gubanova (Brangäne), Stuart Skelton (Tristan), Evgeny Nikitin (Kurwenal), René Pape (King Marke)
Bellini: I Puritani
Saturday May 22, 2021 at 1 p.m. Maurizio Benini, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from February 18, 2017.
Saturday June 5, 2021 at 1 p.m. Steuart Bedford, conductor
Featuring a previously-recorded performance from March 8, 1997.
Philip Langridge (Captain Vere), Dwayne Croft (Billy Budd), James Morris (Claggart), Victor Braun (Mr. Redburn), Julien Robbins (Lt. Ratcliffe), James Courtney (Mr. Flint), Paul Plishka (Dansker)
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