Riders of the Purple Sage
A Wild West adventure brought to life by the Arizona Opera.
Afternoon at the Opera
Saturdays at noon on WILL-FM
Make sure your weekend includes an Afternoon at the Opera and enjoy timeless pieces from all the greats, including Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Bellini, and Rossini. Join us Saturdays at noon on WILL-FM 90.9, your only on-air source for opera in central Illinois.
Amleto
The Opera Southwest Ensemble performs this opera based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Tancredi
The opera that established Rossini as the leading Italian opera composer of his day.
Il pirate
Enjoy a truly perfect night (afternoon) at the opera thanks to the Caramoor Ensemble.
Lucrezia Borgia
Donizetti’s great bel canto masterpiece from the Caramoor Festival.
Falstaff
“Feast on Verdi’s score, and this rendering of it” by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Arabella
Enjoy this archived performance of Richard Strauss' Arabella by the San Francisco Opera.
Dream of the Red Chamber
The San Francisco Opera recounts the love triangle between a young nobleman and two very different women.
Andrea Chénier
Two people in love separated by the French Revolution and brought to life by the San Francisco Opera.
Madame Butterfly
The Los Angeles Opera gives life to Puccini’s story of love and heartbreak.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.