WRTI brings you opera broadcasts presented by some of the most revered opera companies from the United States and around the world, every Saturday throughout the year at 1 p.m. We're currently featuring the 2026 WFMT Opera Series. The Metropolitan Opera's 2026–27 Saturday Matinee Radio Broadcast Season will begin in December.

Coming up:

Aug. 29 at 1 p.m.
Johan Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus
The Vienna State Opera

CAST:
Jonas Kaufmann as Gabriel von Eisenstein
Diana Damrau as Rosalinde
Jochen Schmeckenbecher as Frank
Daria Sushkova as Prinz Orlofsky
Jörg Schneider as Alfred
Adrian Eröd as Dr. Falke
Lukas Schmidt as Dr. Blind
Ilia Staple as Adele
Hannah-Theres Weigl as Ida
Michael Niavarani as Frosch

Markus Poschner conducts the Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus

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