On Air
SACRED CONCERT
Sunday Mornings: 6am-9am Alaska time
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OCTOBER
6 - Erics Esenvald's “Mass of the Eternal Flame” and other fresh contemporary sacred music.
13 - For Bruckner's 200th Birth Year: his “Te Deum” and more from his time.
20 - George Frideric Handel’s oratorio about a poor king: “Saul.”
27 - George Frideric Handel’s oratorio about a wise king: “Solomon.”
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NOVEMBER
3 - “E pluribus unum” - Unifying songs from American faith traditions.
10 - Anton Bruckner's “Requiem in D Minor” and music from other composers of his time, like Mendelssohn and Brahms.
17 - William Byrd’s “Mass for Corpus Christi” and “The Great Service.”
24 - Blessings Abound!
DECEMBER
1 - Advent 1: Prophecy about the Messiah.
8 - Advent 2: Bethlehem, birthplace of the Messiah
15 - Advent 3: Gaudete! The joy of Christmas participants.
22 - Advent 4: The Angel’s Message: peace.
29 - Johann Sebastian Bach's “Christmas Oratorio.”
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Sacred Concert is underwritten by
Dominion Propeller Corporation
providing
Aircraft Propeller sales, repair, and service
grallsup@dominionpropeller.com
Program Producer: Jon Sharpe
email: jonjoy@gci.net
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SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Saturday Nights: 8pm Alaska time
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SEPTEMBER
7 - "Paris and Helen" by Christoph Willibald Gluck
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Host: Michael Jungreis
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Producer: R. Goodfellow
Email: klef@klef98.com
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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
Sunday Afternoons: 2pm Alaska time
DECEMBER
15 - GROUNDED (Jeanine Tesori) – Libretto (George Brant) – New Production/Met Premiere
22 - THE MAGIC FLUTE (Mozart)
29 - HANSEL AND GRETEL (Humperdinck)
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JANUARY
5 - LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN (Offenbach)
12 - RIGOLETTO (Verdi)
19 - TOSCA (Puccini)
26 - AIDA (Verdi) – New Production
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FEBRUARY
2 - Artist’s Choice: LA TRAVIATA (Verdi)
9 - Artist’s Choice: DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER (Wagner)
16 - Artist’s Choice: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Strauss)
23 - Artist’s Choice: FALSTAFF (Verdi)
MARCH
2 - CARMEN (Bizet)
9 - LA BOHÈME (Puccini)
16 - FIDELIO (Beethoven)
23 - L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES (Ravel) – LES MAMELLES DE TIRÉSIAS (Poulenc)
30 - MOBY-DICK (Jake Heggie) – Libretto (Gene Scheer) – New Production/Met Premiere
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APRIL
6 - AINADAMAR (Osvaldo Golijov) – Libretto (David Henry Hwang) – New Production/Met Premiere
13 - DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (Mozart)
20 - L'ASSEDIO DI CORINTO (Rossini)
27 - LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Mozart)
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MAY
4 - IL TROVATORE (Verdi)
11 - Listeners' Choice: Great Met Broadcasts
18 - SALOME (R. Strauss) – New Production
25 - ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (John Adams) – New Production/Met Premiere
JUNE
1 - IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA (Rossini)
8 - THE QUEEN OF SPADES (Tchaikovsky)
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*We always air the day after Met’s dates and always at 2pm Alaska time. Listed above are the dates we will be airing them.
2020-21 Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcast season
The Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network
Be listening for these great shows:
“Saturday Night at the Opera,” hosted by Michael Jungreis, Saturdays at 8pm
“Sacred Concert” Sunday mornings at 6am-9am, hosted by Jon Sharpe, and underwritten by Dominion Propeller Corporation, email: grallsup@dominionpropeller.com
“The Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts," Sunday afternoons at 2pm
“From the Top,” sponsored by Alaska Music & Sound, home of the Horn Doctor, Sundays at 6pm
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Contact us about sponsoring one of our great programs today!
*all times are in Alaska Standard Time