Playlist for Saturday, August 30, 2025

Through the Night with Peter van de Graaff

7:00 am

Weekend Mornings

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

Class of 2025

A round-up of graduating seniors for Labor Day Weekend.

12:00 pm

From Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris

Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier

Marlis Petersen (The Marschallin); Marina Viotti (Octavian); Regula Mühlemann (Sophie); Peter Rose (Baron Ochs); Jean-Sébastien Bou (Faninal); Éléonore Pancrazi (Annina); Kresimir Spicer (Valzacchi); Laurène Paternò (Marianne); Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine; Gaël Darchen, chorus master; Orchestre National de France; Henrik Nánási, conductor. Sung in German.

4:00 pm

Listening to Singers with Oliver Camacho

Drew Minter joins WFMT to pay tribute to the iconic English mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker.

5:00 pm

Music with Jan Weller

7:00 pm

Sounds Classical

Hosts Kristina Lynn and LaRob K. Rafael are joined by Chicago Tribune film critic, Michael Phillips for a trip to the movies! They discuss some of the most iconic and important composers of the genre and what makes a great film score.

8:00 pm

Folkstage hosted by Marilyn Rea Beyer

Live from the Levin Performance Studio: Newcomers Bobcat Opossum from Fort Wayne and veteran Michigander Joel Mabus dig deep into traditional music, mining for gems to polish into new treasures. They are headed to Geneva, IL, for the Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival over Labor Day Weekend.

9:00 pm

The Midnight Special with Marilyn Rea Beyer

Labor Day Weekend signals the end of summer with songs for late August. Meanwhile, folk music carries the history and struggles of working people, past and present.