Playlist for Saturday, April 18, 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

Cellist Serge Kalinovsky and pianist Lyudmila Lakisova perform music by Astor Piazzolla, Alfredo Piatti, Claude Debussy, Clara Schumann, and Bohuslav Martinů. Originally aired June 8, 2024.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Saariaho's Innocence

Jacquelyn Stucker (Bride); Kathleen Kim (Mother-In Law); Joyce DiDonato (Waitress); Miles Mykkanen (Bridegroom); Rod Gilfry (Father-In-Law); Stephen Milling (Priest); Lucy Shelton (Teacher); Vilma Jää (Markéta); Beate Mordal (Lily); Julie Hega (Iris); Simon Kluth (Anton); Camilo Delgado Díaz (Jerónimo); Marina Dumont Anastassiadou (Alexia); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Susanna Mälkki.

2:30 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

An interview with composer and conductor Christopher Tin whose new version of the finale to Puccini's "Turandot" was featured in the 2026 Winter Olympics.

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts in Hinsdale: Emma's Revolution is the award-winning activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow known for fearless, truth-telling lyrics and infectious, signable melodies.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Honoring Mother Earth with songs about our planet and a few lullabies as well.