Opera Lovers

KHFM Presents the WFMT Radio Network Opera Series
Saturdays at 11am

From the grand opera houses of Vienna, Milan, Paris, London, and beyond, the WFMT Opera Series brings the world’s greatest performances to KHFM. The 2026 season features acclaimed productions of opera favorites by Mozart, Verdi, Beethoven, Handel, Debussy, and more, performed by internationally renowned singers, orchestras, and conductors. Join us each week for unforgettable broadcasts from the legendary stages of the opera world.

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Celebrate Opening Night with Us

We’re once again teaming up with the Santa Fe Opera to celebrate Opening Nights in style! Join KHFM for festive tailgates featuring wine tastings from Vivác Winery. Plus you can enter online for a chance to win two tickets to an Opening Night performance. Winners will attend alongside a KHFM host!

Friday, July 3, 8:30pm
Madama Butterfly with Alexis Corbin

Saturday, July 4, 8:30pm
The Magic Flute with Tanya Cole

Saturday, July 18, 8:30pm
Eugene Onegin with Kathlene Ritch

Saturday, July 25, 8:30pm
Rodelinda with Brent Stevens

Saturday, August 1, 8:30pm
Lili Elbe with David Sinkus

Upcoming Broadcasts

Photo by Marcel Urlaub

Bedřich Smetana
The Bartered Bride
June 6

Photo by Werner Kmetitsch

Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio
June 13

Courtesy Teatro alla Scala

Dmitri Shostakovich
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
June 20

Photo by Guergana Damianova

George Frideric Handel
Ariodante
June 27

Photo by Bernd Uhlig

Giuseppe Verdi
Aida
July 4

Photo by Camilla Greenwell

Leoš Janáček
The Makropulos Affair
July 11

Photo by Mihaela Bodlovic

Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov
July 18

Photo by Chris Christodoulou

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro
July 25

Photo by A. Bofill

Gaetano Donizetti
The Elixir of Love
August 1

Courtesy Teatro alla Scala

Claude Debussy
Pelléas et Mélisande
August 8

Photo by Geoffroy Schied

Charles Gounod
Faust
August 15

Photo by Michael Poehn

iuseppe Verdi
Luisa Miller
August 22

Courtesy Vienna State Opera

Johann Strauss II
Die Fledermaus
August 29

The Met Opera airs December-June each year. Click here to view the previous schedule