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Saturday Matinée Broadcasts2026–27 season

28 Saturdays, December 5, 2026 to June 12, 2027. All broadcasts at 1 PM Eastern except as noted.

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Date	Work	Conductor & cast	Broadcast
December 20264 broadcasts
5Sat, Dec 12:00 PM ET	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	LiveAlso live in cinemas
12Sat, Dec 1:00 PM ET	Donizetti Maria Stuarda	Enrique Mazzola Lisette Oropesa Maria Stuarda Angela Meade Elisabetta René Barbera Leicester Adolfo Corrado Talbot Mihai Damian Cecil	Live
19Sat, Dec 1:00 PM ET	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	Live
26Sat, Dec 1:00 PM ET	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	Historic / special
January 20275 broadcasts
2Sat, Jan 1:00 PM ET	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 Sergi Alfred Donald Gramm Dr. Falke	Historic / special
9Sat, Jan 1:00 PM ET	Puccini Tosca	Daniele Rustioni Aleksandra Kurzak Tosca Piotr Beczała Cavaradossi George Gagnidze Scarpia Patrick Carfizzi Sacristan	Live
16Sat, Jan 1:00 PM ET	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	Recorded this season
23Sat, Jan 1:00 PM ET	Puccini La Fanciulla del West New production	Keri-Lynn Wilson Vida Miknevičiūtė Minnie SeokJong Baek Dick Johnson Christopher Maltman Jack Rance	LiveAlso live in cinemas
30Sat, Jan 1:00 PM ET	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	Recorded this season
February 20274 broadcasts
6Sat, Feb 1:00 PM ET	Special Leontyne Price in Verdi at the Met Celebrating the 100th birthday of Leontyne Price with scenes from great Verdi performances		Historic / special
13Sat, Feb 1:00 PM ET	Missy Mazzoli Lincoln in the Bardo Libretto by Royce Vavrek, based on the novel by George Saunders New productionWorld 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	Recorded this season
20Sat, Feb 1:00 PM ET	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	Historic / special
27Sat, Feb 1:00 PM ET	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	Historic / special
March 20274 broadcasts
6Sat, Mar 1:00 PM ET	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	Historic / special
13Sat, Mar 1:00 PM ET	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	Historic / special
20Sat, Mar 1:00 PM ET	Kevin Puts Silent Night Libretto by Mark Campbell New productionMet 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	LiveAlso live in cinemas
27Sat, Mar 12:00 PM ET	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	Live
April 20274 broadcasts
3Sat, Apr 12:00 PM ET	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	LiveAlso live in cinemas
10Sat, Apr 1:00 PM ET	Cherubini Medea Performance from fall 2026	Carlo Rizzi Sonya Yoncheva Medea Michael Spyres Giasone Victoria Karkacheva Neris Elena Villalón Glauce Alexandros Stavrakakis Creonte	Recorded this season
17Sat, Apr 1:00 PM ET	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	Live
24Sat, Apr 1:00 PM ET	Verdi Otello	Michele Mariotti Brian Jagde Otello Ailyn Pérez Desdemona Artur Ruciński Iago Piotr Buszewski Cassio Deborah Nansteel Emilia Vitalij Kowaljow Lodovico	LiveAlso live in cinemas
May 20275 broadcasts
1Sat, May 1:00 PM ET	Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Performance from December 31, 1966	Richard Bonynge Joan Sutherland Lucia Richard Tucker Edgardo Anselmo Colzani Enrico Nicola Ghiuselev Raimondo	Historic / special
8Sat, May 1:00 PM ET	Concert Laffont Grand Finals Concert Performance from March 21, 2027 — finalists of the Met’s 2027 Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition	Evan Rogister	Recorded this season
15Sat, May 1:00 PM ET	Janáček Jenůfa New production Performance from fall 2026	Tomáš Hanus Asmik Grigorian Jenůfa Nina Stemme Kostelnička Allan Clayton Laca Sean Panikkar Števa	Recorded this season
22Sat, May 1:00 PM ET	Verdi Aida	Marco Armiliato Leah Hawkins Aida SeokJong Baek Radamès Olesya Petrova Amneris George Gagnidze Amonasro Soloman Howard Ramfis Krzysztof Bączyk King	Live
29Sat, May 1:00 PM ET	Special Listeners’ Choice Historic broadcast to be determined by listener voting		Historic / special
June 20272 broadcasts
5Sat, Jun 12:00 PM ET	Wagner Parsifal	Yannick Nézet-Séguin Piotr Beczała Parsifal Elīna Garanča Kundry Jongmin Park Gurnemanz Peter Mattei Amfortas Ryan Speedo Green Klingsor Alfred Walker Titurel	LiveAlso live in cinemas
12Sat, Jun 1:00 PM ET	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	Live

Free Reminders Met Opera Radio Broadcast Schedule 2026–27

Saturday Matinée Broadcasts2026–27 season

December 20264 broadcasts

Maria Stuarda

Hansel and Gretel

January 20275 broadcasts

Die Fledermaus

February 20274 broadcasts

Leontyne Price in Verdi at the Met

Lincoln in the Bardo

Das Rheingold

Luisa Miller

March 20274 broadcasts

Roméo et Juliette

Il Trovatore

Der Rosenkavalier

April 20274 broadcasts

Medea

La Bohème

May 20275 broadcasts

Lucia di Lammermoor

Laffont Grand Finals Concert

Jenůfa

Aida

Listeners’ Choice

June 20272 broadcasts

Symphony No. 8