2026–27 Saturday Matinee Broadcasts
THE ROBERT K. JOHNSON FOUNDATION–METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK
2026-27 SATURDAY MATINEE BROADCAST SEASON
All broadcasts at 1 PM Eastern Time except as noted
December 5 at 12:00 PM
Saint-Saëns: SAMSON ET DALILA
Giacomo Sagripanti; Clay Hilley (Samson), Aigul Akhmetshina (Dalila), Quinn Kelsey (High Priest of Dagon), Alfred Walker (Abimélech), Morris Robinson (Old Hebrew)
December 12
Donizetti: MARIA STUARDA
Enrique Mazzola; Lisette Oropesa (Maria Stuarda), Angela Meade (Elisabetta), René Barbera (Leicester), Adolfo Corrado (Talbot), Mihai Damian (Cecil)
December 19
Mozart: THE MAGIC FLUTE – Abridged English-Language Holiday Presentation
Nicholas Carter; David Portillo (Tamino), Emma Marhefka (Pamina), Gordon Bintner (Papageno), Jeni Houser (Queen of the Night), In Sung Sim (Sarastro), Thomas Capobianco (Monostatos), Nicholas Newton (Speaker)
December 26
Humperdinck: HANSEL AND GRETEL – English-Language Version
Performance from January 1, 2008
Vladimir Jurowski; Christine Schäfer (Gretel), Alice Coote (Hänsel), Philip Langridge (Witch), Rosalind Plowright (Gertrude), Alan Held (Peter)
January 2
J. Strauss, Jr: DIE FLEDERMAUS
Performance from January 7, 1967
Franz Allers; Mary Costa (Rosalinde), Roberta Peters (Adele), Kitty Carlisle (Prince Orlofsky), John Reardon (Eisenstein), Arturo Seri (Alfred), Donald Gramm (Dr. Falke)
January 9
Puccini: TOSCA
Daniele Rustioni; Aleksandra Kurzak (Tosca), Piotr Beczała (Cavaradossi), George Gagnidze (Scarpia), Patrick Carfizzi (Sacristan)
January 16
Verdi: MACBETH – New Production
Performance from October 17, 2026
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Quinn Kelsey (Macbeth), Lise Davidsen (Lady Macbeth), Ryan Speedo Green (Banquo), Freddie De Tommaso (Macduff)
January 23
Puccini: LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST – New Production
Keri-Lynn Wilson; Vida Miknevičiūtė (Minnie), SeokJong Baek (Dick Johnson), Christopher Maltman (Jack Rance)
January 30
Mozart: COSÌ FAN TUTTE
Performance from October 3, 2026
Nimrod David Pfeffer; Federica Lombardi (Fiordiligi), Duke Kim (Ferrando), Samantha Hankey (Dorabella), Andrey Zhilikhovsky (Guglielmo), Ana María Martínez (Despina), Gerald Finley (Don Alfonso)
February 6
LEONTYNE PRICE IN VERDI AT THE MET
Celebrating the 100th birthday of Leontyne Price with scenes from great Verdi performances
February 13
Missy Mazzoli: LINCOLN IN THE BARDO – Libretto by Royce Vavrek, Based on the Novel by George Saunders – New Production / World Premiere
Performance from fall 2026
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Peter Mattei (Lincoln), Everett Sobers (Willie), Christine Goerke (Reverend), Jonah Hoskins (Bevins), Ryan McKinny (Vollman), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Miss Elise Traynor), Joshua Blue (Thomas Havens), Janai Brugger (Mrs. Francis Hodge), Stephanie Blythe (Mrs. Baron), Michael Mayes (Mr. Baron)
February 20
Wagner: DAS RHEINGOLD – Artist's Choice
Chosen by Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Herbert von Karajan conducting a performance from February 22, 1969
Herbert von Karajan; Theo Adam (Wotan), Gerhard Stolze (Loge), Zoltán Kelemen (Alberich), Anna Reynolds (Fricka), Martti Talvela (Fasolt), Karl Ridderbusch (Fafner), Lili Chookasian (Erda), Andrea Velis (Mime)
February 27
Verdi: LUISA MILLER – Artist’s Choice
Chosen by Quinn Kelsey: Sherrill Milnes in a performance from February 17, 1968
Thomas Schippers; Montserrat Caballé (Luisa), Richard Tucker (Rodolfo), Sherrill Milnes (Miller), Giorgio Tozzi (Count Walter), Ezio Flagello (Wurm), Louise Pearl (Federica)
March 6
Gounod: ROMÉO ET JULIETTE – Artist’s Choice
Chosen by Piotr Beczała: Jussi Björling in a performance from February 1, 1947
Emil Cooper; Jussi Björling (Roméo), Bidú Sayão (Juliette), John Brownlee (Mercutio), Nicola Moscona (Frère Laurent), Mimi Benzell (Stéphano)
March 13
Verdi: IL TROVATORE
Chosen by Ailyn Pérez: Martina Arroyo in a performance from March 13, 1971
Zubin Mehta; Richard Tucker (Manrico), Martina Arroyo (Leonora), Shirley Verrett (Azucena), Mario Sereni (Count di Luna), Raymond Michalski (Ferrando)
March 20
Kevin Puts: SILENT NIGHT – Libretto by Mark Campbell – New Production / Met Premiere
Dalia Stasevska; Elza van den Heever (Anna Sørensen), Ben Bliss (Nikolaus Sprink), Mattia Olivieri (Lt. Audebert), Justin Austin (Lt. Gordon), Ryan McKinny (Lt. Horstmayer), Rolando Villazón (Ponchel), Kyle Ketelsen (Father Palmer), Ben Reisinger (Jonathan Dale)
March 27 at 12:00 PM
Strauss: DER ROSENKAVALIER
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Emily D’Angelo (Octavian), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Marschallin), Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs), Ying Fang (Sophie), Brian Mulligan (Faninal), Eve Gigliotti (Annina), Brenton Ryan (Valzacchi), Matthew Polenzani (Italian Singer)
April 3 at 12:00 PM
Massenet: MANON
Yves Abel; Nadine Sierra (Manon), Matthew Polenzani (Chevalier des Grieux), Andrzej Filończyk (Lescaut), Jean Teitgen (Comte des Grieux), Carlo Bosi (Guillot de Morfontaine), Rod Gilfry (de Brétigny)
April 10
Cherubini: MEDEA
Performance from fall 2026
Carlo Rizzi; Sonya Yoncheva (Medea), Michael Spyres (Giasone), Victoria Karkacheva (Neris), Elena Villalón (Glauce), Alexandros Stavrakakis (Creonte)
April 17
Puccini: LA BOHÈME
Daniele Rustioni; Ermonela Jaho (Mimì), Pene Pati (Rodolfo), Kathryn Lewek (Musetta), Adam Plachetka (Marcello), Adolfo Corrado (Colline), Germán Olvera (Schaunard), Donald Maxwell (Benoit/Alcindoro)
April 24
Verdi: OTELLO
Michele Mariotti; Brian Jagde (Otello), Ailyn Pérez (Desdemona), Artur Ruciński (Iago), Piotr Buszewski (Cassio), Deborah Nansteel (Emilia), Vitalij Kowaljow (Lodovico)
May 1
Donizetti: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Performance from December 31, 1966
Richard Bonynge; Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Richard Tucker (Edgardo), Anselmo Colzani (Enrico), Nicola Ghiuselev (Raimondo)
May 8
LAFFONT GRAND FINALS CONCERT
Performance from March 21, 2027
Evan Rogister; finalists of the Met's 2027 Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
May 15
Janáček: JENŮFA – New Production
Performance from fall 2026
Tomáš Hanus; Asmik Grigorian (Jenůfa), Nina Stemme (Kostelnička), Allan Clayton (Laca), Sean Panikkar (Števa)
May 22
Verdi: AIDA
Marco Armiliato; Leah Hawkins (Aida), SeokJong Baek (Radamès), Olesya Petrova (Amneris), George Gagnidze (Amonasro), Soloman Howard (Ramfis), Krzysztof Bączyk (King)
May 29
LISTENERS' CHOICE
Historic broadcast to be determined by listener voting
June 5 at 12:00 PM
Wagner: PARSIFAL
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Piotr Beczała (Parsifal), Elīna Garanča (Kundry), Jongmin Park (Gurnemanz), Peter Mattei (Amfortas), Ryan Speedo Green (Klingsor), Alfred Walker (Titurel)
June 12
Mahler: SYMPHONY NO. 8
Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Angela Meade, Elza van den Heever, Erin Morley, Ekaterina Gubanova, Karen Cargill, Russell Thomas, Will Liverman, Ryan Speedo Green