Un Ballo in Maschera
Tenor Piotr Beczala sings King Gustavo for the first time at the Met.
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.
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.
Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti’s melodic journey of love and deception, including opera's most thrilling mad scene.
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.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
