Schedule & Playlists
Playlist for Saturday, June 6, 2026
7:00 - 11:00 am
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
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 - 3:00 pm
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 German.
4:00 pm
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
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.
8:00 pm
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 - 12:00 am
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.
