Topic: Opera Matinee

Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar, Saul Lilienstein, about Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball), based on a historic event – the assassination of King Gustav of Sweden.

Ahead of our broadcast of Tristan und Isolde from the Bayreuth Festival on October 19, our Program Director Jim Allison guides us through the production from his first-hand experience of being in attendance at the particular performance.

The hosts of our special programs like Front Row Washington and Opera Matinee share why the programs are important to them and what they have to offer to classical lovers.

Wolf Trap Opera broadcasts return to Opera Matinee with Handel's Semele and Gounod's Faust. Linda Carducci guides you through the two productions.

Opera Matinee presents Wolf Trap Opera's 2022 productions of von Weber's Der Freischütz and Susannah by American composer Carlisle Floyd.

The Metropolitan Opera returns for live matinee broadcasts on Opera Matinee this Saturday with The Hours by Kevin Puts. Hear from Renée Fleming and Joyce DiDonato about their roles.

From Bizet to Bellini, Linda Carducci introduces a great line-up of operas in September on Opera Matinee.