[Saturday at 11:30 AM] The 2013-2014 season of broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera gets underway this weekend with a revival of the Vegas-style Rigoletto. Of course, in radio it’s more about the music than the neon staging, but this production glows just as brightly with a couple of Chicago favorites: Ryan Opera Center alum and Evanston native Matthew Polenzani, who sings the Duke, and Dmitri Hvorovstovsky

[Saturday morning with Candice Agree] Nelson Mandela was a passionate classical music lover. As a tribute to this exemplar of humility, perseverance, and forgiveness, throughout the morning we’ll hear works from Handel and Tchaikovsky

Introductions host and producer David Polk is moving up in the world. You’ve probably heard his voice during membership campaigns as well as a number of special features on WFMT. more…