The Lyric Opera Broadcasts Will Be Rebroadcast by The WFMT Radio Network
Beginning on Saturday, May 18, and continuing every Saturday through July 13, The Lyric Opera Broadcasts of the 2012/13 Lyric Opera of Chicago season will be rebroadcast internationally by The WFMT Radio Network and heard locally on 98.7WFMT. Lyric's 2012-13 season comprises nine operas plus the musical Oklahoma! Two of the shorter operas, Hansel and Gretel and Elektra, will be broadcast on a single date as a double bill.
George Preston, afternoon drive-time host on 98.7WFMT, Chicago's classical radio station (through early June), and Roger Pines, dramaturg of Lyric Opera of Chicago, are host and commentator respectively.
The Saturday broadcasts begin at 12 noon CDT (except for the first, which starts at 1:30pm CDT):
Simon Boccanegra/Verdi (in Italian) 1:30pm May 18 - 3 hrs
Werther/Massenet (in French) noon May 25 - 3 hrs
Don Pasquale/Donizetti (in Italian) noon June 1 - 2 hrs 40 min
Double Bill: Elektra/R. Strauss (in German) noon June 8 - 4 hrs
+ Hänsel und Gretel/Humperdinck (in German)
La bohème/Puccini (in Italian) noon June 15 - 2 hrs 30 min
Die Meistersinger/Wagner (in German) noon June 22 - 5 hrs
Rigoletto/Verdi (in Italian) noon June 29 - 2 hrs 30 min
A Streetcar Named Desire/Previn (in English) noon July 6 - 3 hrs
Oklahoma!/Rodgers & Hammerstein (in English) noon July 13 - 3 hrs
Chicago-area broadcasts on 98.7WFMT begin at 12:00pm/noon CDT. Check local listings for exact times and dates outside the Chicago area. The broadcasts can also be heard anywhere in the world on www.wfmt.com
The Lyric Opera Broadcasts are generously sponsored by The Hurvis Charitable Foundation, with matching funding provided by The Matthew Bucksbaum Family andRichard P. and Susan Kiphart.
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