Playlist for Saturday, May 9, 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

Donizetti's La fille du régiment

Erin Morley (Marie); Lawrence Brownlee (Tonio); Alice Coote (Marquise of Berkenfield); Peter Kálmán (Sulpice); Metropolitan Opera Cho & Orch/Giacomo Sagripanti. Sung in French. Recorded Fall 2025.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

For Mother's Day: a survey of the "good" mothers and mother figures in opera such as Cornelia in "Giulio Cesare," Mamma Lucia in "Cavalleria rusticana," and Minnie in "The Girl of the Golden West."

5:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Messiaen "Le baiser de l'enfant-Jésus" from "Vingt regards sur;" Juho Pohjonen, piano; Boccherini Cello Concerto in B-flat Major, G. 482; Camden Shaw, cello; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra musicians. Bartók Sonata in C Major, Sz. 76; Jennifer Frautschi, violin; Shai Wosner, piano.

6:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: Torchbearers for a unique collaboration, a look back at “Weavermania” from a 2001 concert with Mark Dvorak alongside Michael Smith, Barbara Barrow, and Tom Dundee of treasured memory.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Mother’s Day! Let’s honor your mom and salute American poet and musician Joy Harjo on her 75th birthday. And we fondly remember Tom Dundee, born on May 9, 1946.