PDT on Saturday mornings September 2 through October 14, 2017. The weekly San Francisco Opera broadcasts air at 10 a.m. The WFMT Radio Network is one of the world’s most respected producers and distributors of classical, jazz, folk and public affairs programming.īright Sheng and David Henry Hwang’s Dream of the Red Chamber © 2017 by Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera Now in its eleventh year, WFMT Radio Network’s American Opera Series is designed to provide public and commercial stations with outstanding live opera performances. San Francisco Opera is featured on WFMT Radio Network’s 2017 American Opera Series, which also features performances by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera, Caramoor, Opera Southwest, Arizona Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra which presents a concert version of Verdi’s Falstaff.

Performances feature the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and San Francisco Opera Chorus (Ian Robertson, Chorus Director). PDT on Saturdays through October 14 (times may vary, please check local listings).

Hosted by Dianne Nicolini, the weekly national broadcasts of San Francisco Opera performances, recorded live at the War Memorial Opera House, air at 10 a.m. The cast features soprano Renata Scotto in the title role and tenor Luciano Pavarotti as Enzo Grimaldi, each singing their role for the first time on any stage. The 2017 national radio broadcast series of San Francisco Opera performances on the WFMT Radio Network begins on Saturday, September 2 with a 1979 archival broadcast of Amilcare Ponchielli’s La Gioconda.

San francisco opera schedule 2016