San Francisco Opera :: Opera Broadcast

Radio Broadcasts

San Francisco Opera performances from recent seasons now air monthly on Classical 102.1 KDFC and, in the fall, on the WFMT Radio Network, in the Bay Area and beyond. Tune in...

KDFC Broadcasts

Tune in to Classical 102.1 KDFC at 8 pm on the first Sunday of every month, to hear operatic favorites, recorded live, hosted by Elaine Warner and introduced by KDFC’s Dianne Nicolini.

WFMT Broadcasts

Tune in to the WFMT Radio Network or XM Satellite Radio on Saturday mornings at 10:30 am PST this fall to hear operatic favorites, recorded live and broadcast nationally and internationally across the network, hosted by Elaine Warner.

SCHEDULE OF BROADCASTS IN 2009

Sunday, January 4

at 8 pm on KDFC

Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Barbara Frittoli, Marcus Haddock, Vitalij Kowaljow, Patrick Carfizzi, Kenneth Kellogg, Erin Neff and Dale Tracy; directed by David Edwards; conducted by Donald Runnicles.
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Sunday, February 1

at 8 pm on KDFC

Die Tote Stadt by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Torsten Kerl, Emily Magee, Lucas Meachem, Katharine Tier, Ji Young Yang, Daniela Mack, Alek Shrader, Andrew Bidlack, Bryan Ketron and Ben Bongers; directed by Meisje Hummel; conducted by Donald Runnicles.
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Sunday, March 1

at 8 pm on KDFC

Listener’s Choice
In March, KDFC presents a Listener’s Choice radio broadcast. Listeners can vote on a past San Francisco Opera broadcast; the opera with the most votes will be broadcast on March 1 at 8 pm. For more information, visit www.kdfc.com.
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Sunday, April 5

at 8 pm on KDFC

Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
Samuel Ramey, Vsevolod Grivnov, John Uhlenhopp, Vladimir Ognovenko, Vitalij Kowaljow, Andrew Bidlack, Ji Young Yang, Jack Gorlin, Catherine Cook, Daveda Karanas, Matthew O’Neill, Nicolai Janitzky, Kenneth Kellogg and Valery Portnov; directed by Stein Winge; conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.
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Sunday, May 3

at 8 pm on KDFC

La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Angela Gheorghiu, Piotr Beczala, Quinn Kelsey, Norah Ansellem, Oren Gradus and Brian Leerhuber; directed by Harry Silverstein; conducted by Nicola Luisotti.
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Sunday, June 7

at 8 pm on KDFC

The Bonesetter’s Daughter Music by Stewart Wallace, Libretto by Amy Tan, based on her novel.
Zheng Cao, Ning Liang, Qian Yi, Hao Jiang Tian, Wu Tong, James Maddalena, Catherine Cook and Valery Portnov; directed by Chen Shi-Zheng; conducted by Steven Sloane.
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Sunday, July 5

at 8 pm on KDFC

The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti
Inva Mula, Ramón Vargas, Giorgio Caoduro, Alessandro Corbelli and Ji Young Yang; directed by James Robinson; conducted by Bruno Campanella.
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Sunday, August 2

at 8 pm on KDFC

Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kurt Streit, Daniela Mack, Genia Kühmeier, Iano Tamar, Alek Shrader, Robert MacNeil and Kenneth Kellogg; directed by John Copley; conducted by Donald Runnicles.
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Sunday, September 6

at 8 pm on KDFC

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
Adrianne Pieczonka, Roberto Aronica and Lado Ataneli; production by Lotfi Mansouri; conducted by Marco Armiliato.
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Sunday, October 4

at 8 pm on KDFC

Opera in the Park Concert
Hear the exciting performances captured at our free annual San Francisco Chronicle Presents Opera in the Park concert on September 6, 2009, featuring the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and stars of the Fall season..
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Sunday, November 1

at 8 pm on KDFC

Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, Dubose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin
Eric Owens, Laquita Mitchell, Gregg Baker, Chauncey Packer, Angel Blue, Eric Greene, Karen Slack and Alteouise deVaughn; production by Francesca Zambello; conducted by John DeMain.
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Sunday, December 6

at 8 pm on KDFC

La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Anna Netrebko, Charles Castronovo and Dwayne Croft; directed by Marta Domingo; conducted by Donald Runnicles.
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