Playlist for Saturday, March 7, 2026

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

6:00 am

WFMT Membership Drive

Until 12:00pm.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Berlioz's Les Troyens, Part 2

Christa Ludwig (Didon); John Vickers (Énée); Mignon Dunn (Anna); John Macurdy (Narbal); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Rafael Kubelik. Sung in French. Recorded March 16, 1974. "Artist's Choice" chosen by Yannick Nézet-Séguin to spotlight Rafael Kubelik.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A conversation about historically informed performances of the music of J S Bach with conductor Richard Webster, music director of Bach in the City.

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts in Hinsdale: Elite Canadian songwriter James Keelaghan famed for ballads like “Cold Missouri Water” performs.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Can we talk? Alexander Graham Bell’s historic patent on the telephone was granted 150 years ago today. We ask listeners to call in with their support during WFMT's Spring Membership Drive.