Der Rosenkavalier
The Metropolitan Opera performs Strauss’s grandest 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.
Cyrano de Bergerac
A love story for the ages, performed by the Metropolitan Opera
Der Fliegende Holländer
A ghostly sailor damned to wander the seas in search of the love that will set him free, as performed by the Metropolitan Opera.
Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky's many moods—tender, grand, melancholy—are all given free rein in this performance by the Metropolitan Opera.
Aida
A star-crossed love story set amid the clash of ancient empires, as performed by the Metropolitan Opera.
Tristan und Isolde
As performed by a cast of outstanding Wagnerians at the Metropolitan Opera.
Fidelio
The Metropolitan Opera brings Beethoven’s only opera to life.
Idomeneo
Love brought to the bounds of madness, performed by the Metropolitan Opera.
Guillaume Tell
Rossini’s epic telling of the William Tell fable returns to the Metropolitan Opera stage.
La Traviata
Featuring one of opera’s most beloved heroines, performed on the Metropolitan Opera stage.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
