Playlist for Saturday, May 30, 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

Gabriela Lena Frank's El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

Isabel Leonard (Frida); Carlos Álvarez (Diego); Gabriella Reyes (Catrina); Nils Wanderer (Leonardo); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Sung in Spanish.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A preview of the upcoming festival season of Santa Fe Opera with general director Robert K. Meya.

5:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Schumann "Carnival Scenes from Vienna," Op. 26; Kirill Gerstein, piano; Dvořák String Quartet in A-flat Major, Op. 105; Escher String Quartet.

6:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem kept listeners on their toes in a 2001 performance that that ranged from Appalachian traditional tunes to Tin Pan Alley gems to their own finely crafted original songs, all played with skill and verve.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

School’s out. What does the summer hold? Find out in folk songs filled with nostalgia, good times and a little mischief.