Playlist for Saturday, June 6, 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

From Vienna State Opera

Smetana's The Bartered Bride

Franz Xaver Schlecht (Krušina); Margaret Plummer (Ludmila); Slávka Zámečníková (Mařenka); Ivo Stanchev (Mícha); Monika Bohinec (Háta); Pavol Breslik (Jeník); Michael Laurenz (Vašek); Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra; Tomáš Hanus, conductor. Sung in Czech.

3:00 pm

Afternoon Music

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

A preview of the upcoming Opera Festival of Chicago season with music director Sir Emanuele Andrizzi.

5:00 pm

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Carlo Alfredo Piatti Serenade; Mark Kosower, Nicholas Canellakis, cellos; Juho Pohjonen, piano; Julian Anderson String Quartet No. 4 (Festival Co-Commission, US Premiere); Escher String Quartet; Enescu Sonata in A Minor, Op. 24, "Dans le caractere populaire roumain;" Yura Lee, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano.

6:00 pm

Weekend Evening Music

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

From the archives: Music wafts like a summer breeze through a 2005 performance by Ariane Lydon.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Let’s take a vacation. But where shall we go? Songs about faraway places we’d love to visit. Cities and sights and sounds that transport us in song.