Playlist for Saturday, April 11, 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

WFMT features talented young classical musicians from around the Chicago area. Please visit wfmt.com for details on today’s program.

12:00 pm

Metropolitan Opera

Mozart's Don Giovanni

Ryan Speedo Green (Don Giovanni); Frederica Lombardi (Donna Anna); Adam Plachetka (Leporello); Janai Brugger (Donna Elvira); Ben Bliss (Don Ottavio); Hera Hyesang Park (Zerlina); William Guanbo Su (Masetto); Adam Palka (Commendatore); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Sung in Italian. Recorded Fall 2025.

3:30 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

Soprano Rosa Feola joins WFMT to share selections from her acclaimed discography of rare Italian art song and arias, including the latest volume of Opera Rara's Donizetti Song Project.

5:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from St. Tim's Coffeehouse: James Lee Stanley honed his reputation in Chicago in the 1970s with close musical ties to Corky Siegel and Michael Smith and lifelong collaborations with the crème de la crème of singers, writers, and players. He comes in from California to perform at St. Tim's at the Lutheran Church of Ascension in Northfield.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Poems and poets populate this playlist celebrating the 30th Annual National Poetry Month. And just for fun, a few songs about Superman.