KHFM Presents
The Met’s Saturday Matinee Broadcasts
Saturdays at 11am
The Metropolitan Opera broadcasts return to KHFM on Saturday, December 7, kicking off the 2024-25 season with a mix of premieres, classic favorites, and memorable archival performances.
Newly commissioned works include Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded, Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick, John Adams’ Antony and Cleopatra, and Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainamadar, based on the life of poet-playwright Federico García Lorca. In addition to these modern premieres, the season features iconic productions such as Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Puccini’s La Bohème.
Listeners can also enjoy rare archival treasures, including a historic 1964 performance of Verdi’s Falstaff, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
Join us on Saturdays through June 7 to hear new productions and premieres, all-star casts, and a Listeners’ Choice broadcast. Hosted by Debra Lew Harder.
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2023
December 7
DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN
COMPOSER: R. Strauss
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin;
CAST:
Elza van den Heever (Empress)
Lise Lindstrom (Dyer’s Wife)
Nina Stemme (Nurse)’
Michael Volle (Barak)
‘Russell Thomas (Emperor)
Ryan Speedo Green (Spirit Messenger)
Approx. Length: 4 hours, 20 minutes
December 14
GROUNDED
Performance from October 19, 2024
COMPOSER: Jeanine Tesori
LIBRETTO: George Brant – New Production/Met Premiere
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
CAST:
Emily D’Angelo (Jess)
Ben Bliss (Eric)
Ellie Dehn (Also Jess)
Kyle Miller (Sensor)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 30 minutes
December 21
THE MAGIC FLUTE
COMPOSER: Mozart
CONDUCTOR: J. David Jackson
CAST:
Duke Kim (Tamino)
Emily Pogorelc (Pamina)
Sean Michael Plumb (Papageno)
Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night)
Peixin Chen (Sarastro)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 22 minutes
December 28
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Performance from December 25, 1982
COMPOSER: Humperdinck
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Fulton
CAST:
Frederica von Stade (Hansel)
Judith Blegen (Gretel)
Rosalind Elias (Witch)
Jean Kraft (Gertrud)
Michael Devlin (Peter)
Betsy Norden (Dew Fairy)
Diane Kesling (Sandman)
Approx. Length: 2 hours
2025
January 4
LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN
Performance from October 5, 2024
COMPOSER: Offenbach
CONDUCTOR: Marco Armiliato
CAST:
Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann)
Christian Van Horn (Four Villains)
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Nicklausse/The Muse)
Pretty Yende (Antonia/Stella)
Erin Morley (Olympia)
Clémentine Margaine (Giulietta)
Aaron Blake (Four Servants)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 30 minutes
January 11
RIGOLETTO
COMPOSER: Verdi
CONDUCTOR: Maurizio Benini
CAST:
Luca Salsi (Rigoletto)
Erin Morley (Gilda)
Pene Pati (Duke of Mantua)
Soloman Howard (Sparafucile)
Rihab Chaieb (Maddalena)
Approx. Length: 3 hours
January 18
TOSCA
Performance from November 23, 2024
COMPOSER: Puccini
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
CAST:
Lise Davidsen (Tosca)
Freddie De Tommaso (Cavaradossi)
Quinn Kelsey (Scarpia)
Patrick Carfizzi (Sacristan)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes
January 25
AIDA
New Production – HD
COMPOSER: Verdi
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
CAST:
Angel Blue (Aida)
Piotr Beczała (Radamès)
Judit Kutasi (Amneris)
Quinn Kelsey (Amonasro)
Dmitry Belosselskiy (Ramfis)
Morris Robinson (King)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 40 minutes
February 1
Artist’s Choice: LA TRAVIATA
Chosen by Angel Blue: Renée Fleming in a performance from November 7, 2007
COMPOSER: Verdi
CONDUCTOR: Marco Armiliato
CAST:
Renée Fleming (Violetta)
Matthew Polenzani (Alfredo)
Dwayne Croft (Germont)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 45 minutes
February 8
Artist’s Choice: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER
Chosen by Ryan Speedo Green: George London in a performance from March 5, 1960
COMPOSER: Wagner
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Schippers
CAST:
George London (Dutchman)
Leonie Rysanek (Senta)
Karl Liebl (Erik)
Giorgio Tozzi (Daland)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 50 minutes
February 15
Artist’s Choice: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
Chosen by Lise Davidsen: Jessye Norman in a performance from January 5, 1985
COMPOSER: Strauss
CONDUCTOR: Andrew Davis
CAST:
Jessye Norman (Ariadne)
Gianna Rolandi (Zerbinetta)
William Cochran (Bacchus)
Maria Ewing (Composer)
Dale Duesing (Harlekin)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 45 minutes
February 22
Artist’s Choice: FALSTAFF
Chosen by Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Leonard Bernstein conducting a performance from March 21, 1964
COMPOSER: Verdi
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Bernstein
CAST:
Anselmo Colzani (Falstaff)
Gabriella Tucci (Alice)
Regina Resnik (Quickly)
Mario Sereni (Ford)
Judith Raskin (Nannetta)
Luigi Alva (Fenton)
Rosalind Elias (Meg)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 40 minutes
March 1
CARMEN
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Bizet’s opera with a performance from January 16, 2010
COMPOSER: Bizet
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
CAST:
Elīna Garanča (Carmen)
Roberto Alagna (Don Jose)
Barbara Frittoli (Micaela)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Escamillo)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 15 minutes
March 8
LA BOHÈME
COMPOSER: Puccini
CONDUCTOR: Alexander Soddy
CAST:
Kristina Mkhitaryan (Mimì)
Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo)
Brittany Renee (Musetta)
Luca Micheletti (Marcello)
Nicolas Testé (Colline)
Gihoon Kim (Schaunard)
Donald Maxwell (Benoit/Alcindoro)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 15 minutes
March 15
FIDELIO
HD
COMPOSER: Beethoven
CONDUCTOR: Susanna Mälkki
CAST:
Lise Davidsen (Leonore)
David Butt Philip (Florestan)
René Pape (Rocco)
Tomasz Konieczny (Don Pizarro)
Ying Fang (Marzelline)
Magnus Dietrich (Jaquino)
Stephen Milling (Don Fernando)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 5 minutes
March 22
L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES/LES MAMELLES DE TIRÉSIAS
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Ravel’s opera with a performance from February 28, 1981
COMPOSERS: Ravel / Poulenc
CONDUCTOR: Manuel Rosenthal
CAST:
Hilda Harris (Child)
Ruth Welting (Fire)
Gail Robinson (Princess)
Catherine Malfitano (Thérèse, Fortuneteller)
David Holloway (Husband)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 25 minutes
March 29
MOBY-DICK
COMPOSER: Jake Heggie
LIBRETTO: Gene Scheer – New Production/Met Premiere
CONDUCTOR: Karen Kamensek
CAST:
Brandon Jovanovich (Captain Ahab)
Stephen Costello (Greenhorn)
Peter Mattei (Starbuck)
Ryan Speedo Green (Queequeg)
Janai Brugger (Pip)
Malcolm MacKenzie (Stubb)
William Burden (Flask)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 15 minutes
April 5
AINADAMAR
New Production/Met Premiere
Performance from fall 2024
COMPOSER: Osvaldo Golijov
LIBRETTO: David Henry Hwang
CONDUCTOR: Miguel Harth-Bedoya
CAST:
Angel Blue (Margarita Xirgu)
Daniela Mack (Federico García Lorca)
Elena Villalón (Nuria)
Alfredo Tejada (Ramón Ruiz Alonso)
Approx. Length: 1 hour, 40 minutes
April 12
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
COMPOSER: Mozart
CONDUCTOR: Evan Rogister
CAST:
Ben Bliss (Tamino)
Golda Schultz (Pamina)
Thomas Oliemans (Papageno)
Kathryn Lewek (Queen of the Night)
Stephen Milling (Sarastro)
Thomas Ebenstein (Monostatos)
Shenyang (Sprecher)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 25 minutes
April 19
L’ASSEDIO DI CORINTO
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Beverly Sills’s Met debut with a performance from April 19, 1975
COMPOSER: Rossini
CONDUCTOR: Thomas Schippers
CAST:
Beverly Sills (Pamira)
Shirley Verrett (Neocle)
Harry Theyard (Cleomene)
Justíno Díaz (Maometto)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 15 minutes
April 26
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
HD
COMPOSER: Mozart
CONDUCTOR: Joana Mallwitz
CAST:
Michael Sumuel (Figaro)
Olga Kulchynska (Susanna)
Federica Lombardi (Countess)
Joshua Hopkins (Count)
Marianne Crebassa (Cherubino)
Elizabeth Bishop (Marcellina)
Maurizio Muraro (Dr. Bartolo)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 55 minutes
May 3
IL TROVATORE
Performance from October 29, 2024
COMPOSER: Verdi
CONDUCTOR: Daniele Callegari
CAST:
Michael Fabiano (Manrico)
Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Leonora)
Jamie Barton (Azucena)
Igor Golovatenko (Count di Luna)
Ryan Speedo Green (Ferrando)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 50 minutes
May 10
Listeners’ Choice: Great Met Broadcasts
Opera TBA, to be selected by listener voting
Approx. Length: TBD
May 17
SALOME
New Production / HD
COMPOSER: R. Strauss
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
CAST:
Elza van den Heever (Salome)
Peter Mattei (Jochanaan)
Gerhard Siegel (Herod)
Michelle DeYoung (Herodias)
Piotr Buszewski (Narraboth)
Approx. Length: 2 hours, 15 minutes
May 24
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
New Production/Met Premiere
COMPOSER: John Adams
CONDUCTOR: John Adams
CAST:
Julia Bullock (Cleopatra)
Gerald Finley (Antony)
Paul Appleby (Caesar)
Elizabeth DeShong (Octavia)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 35 minutes
May 31
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
HD
COMPOSER: Rossini
CONDUCTOR: Giacomo Sagripanti
CAST:
Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Figaro)
Aigul Akhmetshina (Rosina)
Jack Swanson (Count Almaviva)
Peter Kálmán (Dr. Bartolo)
Alexander Vinogradov (Don Basilio)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 35 minutes
June 7
THE QUEEN OF SPADES
COMPOSER: Tchaikovsky
CONDUCTOR: Keri-Lynn Wilson
CAST:
Brian Jagde (Hermann)
Sonya Yoncheva (Lisa)
Violeta Urmana (Countess)
Igor Golovatenko (Prince Yeletsky)
Maria Barakova (Pauline)
Alexey Markov (Tomsky)
Approx. Length: 3 hours, 45 minutes