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Doomed queen…tour-de-force drama!
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.
Il Trovatore
Primal passions. Potent music.
Capriccio
Renee Fleming leads the cast in this Lyric Opera revival of Strauss' final masterpiece.
Don Giovanni
Mozart's classic story of the charismatic and dangerous seducer is updated to the 1920s by the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
The Rake’s Progress
The Met Opera's James Levine revisits one of his favorite 20th-century classics: Stravinsky's only full-length opera.
Un Ballo in Maschera
Tenor Piotr Beczala sings King Gustavo for the first time at the Met.
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci
Verismo action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian setting.
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Shostakovich’s towering tragedy of adultery and murder.
Don Carlo
A stand-out cast with Yonghoon Lee in the title role.
Ernani
Plácido Domingo performs in the baritone role of Don Carlo.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
