Playlist for Saturday, February 21, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings with Kristina Lynn

With news at 7:00 am; "Saturday Morning Listener's Choice" at 8:00 am; and "Soundtrack" at 9:00 am.

11:00 am

Introductions

Evelyn Zhang, guitar

Evelyn Zhang, a student of Brad Conroy, offers guitar music from Cuba, Venezuela, Austria, Italy, and Brazil.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Puccini's Manon Lescaut

Mirella Freni (Manon); Peter Dvorsky (Des Grieux); Brian Schexnayder (Lescaut); Italo Tajo (Geronte); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Jeffrey Tate. Sung in Italian. Recorded March 17, 1990. "Artist's Choice" by Asmik Grigorian to spotlight Mirella Freni.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

Introducing countertenor Hugh Cutting, a BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the Rising Star Award at the 2025 International Opera Awards.

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: On the eve of George Washington’s birthday, we reprise a John McCutcheon performance from February 2003.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Happy Birthday, Rhiannon Giddens! A tribute to a woman who has reshaped our understanding of American folk music history.