Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti’s melodic journey of love and deception, including opera's most thrilling mad scene.
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.
Manon
The temperature rises when Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are together on stage.
La Donna Del Lago (The Lady of the Lake)
Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of bel canto virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands.
Carmen
World-renown opera tells the story of Carmen and Don Jose, whose doomed love for her destroys them both.
The Magic Flute
In a fantastical world of ferocious dragons and enchanted musical instruments, a prince sets out to rescue a beautiful princess.
Don Giovanni
The New York Philharmonic's Alan Gilbert crosses Lincoln Center Plaza to conduct.
Iolanta
Anna Netrebko stars as the beautiful blind girl who experiences love for the first time.
Macbeth
Netrebko is searing as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's opera.
Les Contes d’Hoffmann
The Met Opera and Chorus presents the opéra fantastique by Jacques Offenbach.
La Boheme
(Puccini) Metropolitan Opera production with Frizza, conductor, and Opolais, Yoncheve, Borras, Kwiecien and the Met Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
