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KING FM Seattle Opera Broadcasts 2010-2011 Season
Lucia di Lammermoor
Preview Date: October 11- 15
Broadcast Date: October 23, 2010
The Barber of Seville
Preview Date: January 10- 14
Broadcast Date: January 22, 2011
Don Quixote
Preview Date: February 21 -25
Broadcast Date: March 5, 2011
The Magic Flute
Preview Date: May 2 - 6
Broadcast Date: May 14, 2011
KING FM Brings You Opera!
KING FM brings you exclusive live broadcasts of every production from Seattle Opera. You can also join us to hear Seattle Opera's General Director, Speight Jenkins, as he guides us through the Seattle Opera Preview.
These amazing broadcasts would not be possible without our generous sponsor Wells Fargo. Be sure to visit them and thank them for supporting the music you love in Seattle.
KING FM now plays complete operas 24/7 on the KING FM Seattle Opera Channel. Hear Speight Jenkins and other hosts from Seattle Opera introduce us to classic recordings from the best artists and operas from around the world.
Great operas only a mouse-click away!
On our current KING FM Seattle Opera Channel program:
Wagner’s Das Rheingold, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic with Sir Georg Solti conducting.
Mozart’s Don Giovani, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic with Josef Krips conducting.
Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, performed by the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus with Karl Bohm conducting.
Massenet’s Don Quichotte, performed by the Toulouse Capitol Orchestra and Chorus with Michel Plasson conducting.
KING FM Opera Schedule 2010 - 2011
August 28, 7:00pm. Wagner: Das Rheingold (Los Angeles Opera) [BEGINGS RING CYCLE]
September 4, 7:00pm. Wagner: Die Walkure (Los Angeles Opera)
September 11, 7:00pm. Wagner: Siegfried (Los Angeles Opera)
September 18, 7:00pm. Götterdämmerung (Los Angeles Opera) [ENDS RING CYCLE]
September 25, 7:00pm. Puccini: Il Trittico (San Francisco Opera)
October 2, 7:00pm. Verdi: Il Trovatore (San Francisco Opera)
October 9, 7:00pm. Wagner: Tannhäuser (San Francisco Opera)
October 16, 7:00pm. Donizetti: The Daughter of the Regiment (San Francisco Opera)
October 23, 7:30pm. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Seattle Opera, live)
October 30, 7:00pm. Puccini: The Girl of the Golden West (San Francisco Opera)
November 6, 7:00pm. Richard Strauss: Salome (San Francisco Opera)
November 13, 7:00pm. Puccini: La Rondine (San Francisco Opera)
November 20, 7:00pm. Wagner: Lohengrin (Houston Grand Opera)
November 27, 7:00pm. Mozart: Don Giovanni (Houston Grand Opera)
December 4, 7:00pm. Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Houston Grand Opera)
December 11, 7:00pm. Handel: Xerxes (Houston Grand Opera)
December 18, 9:30am. Verdi: Don Carlo (Metropolitan Opera)
December 25, 10:00am. TBA (Metropolitan Opera)
January 1, 9:00am. Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Metropolitan Opera)
January 8, 10:00am. Puccini: The Girl of the Golden West (Metropolitan Opera)
January 15, 10:00am. Verdi: La Traviata (Metropolitan Opera)
January 22, 10:00am. Verdi: Rigoletto (Metropolitan Opera)
January 22, 7:30pm. Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Seattle Opera, live)
January 29, 10:00am. Puccini: Tosca (Metropolitan Opera)
February 5, 10:00am. Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Metropolitan Opera)
February 12, 10:00am. John Adams: Nixon in China (Metropolitan Opera)
February 19, 10:00am. Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Metropolitan Opera)
February 26, 10:00am. Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride (Metropolitan Opera)
March 5, 10:00am. Rossini: Armida (Metropolitan Opera)
March 5, 7:30pm. Massenet: Don Quixote (Seattle Opera, live)
March 12, 9:00am. Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Metropolitan Opera)
March 19, 10:00am. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Metropolitan Opera)
March 26, 10:00am. Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades (Metropolitan Opera)
April 2, 10:00am. Wagner: Das Rheingold (Metropolitan Opera)
April 9, 10:00am. Rossini: Le Comte Ory (Metropolitan Opera)
April 16, 10:00am. Berg: Wozzeck (Metropolitan Opera)
April 23, 10:00am. Richard Strauss: Capriccio (Metropolitan Opera)
April 30, 10:00am. Verdi: Il Trovatore (Metropolitan Opera)
May 7, 10:00am. Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos (Metropolitan Opera)
May 14, 9:00am. Wagner: Die Walküre (Metropolitan Opera)
May 14, 7:30pm. Mozart: The Magic Flute (Seattle Opera, live)
Enhancing a Community Treasure
"KING FM continues to be a great supporter of the arts community. Of course, they play great music which supports the audience that cares about classical music. They also reach out into the community and are a presence at cultural events throughout the Pacific Northwest. KING FM supports our cultural institutions in a very personal way and is a constant reminder of the great strength of our music community in Seattle."
Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony, Music Director "The decision for KING FM to move to a listener-supporter format is cause for celebration! This critical step in the station’s evolution proves once again that KING FM has its finger on the pulse of classical music supporters and enthusiasts, locally and globally. Moreover KING’s new mission and strategy will better connect arts organizations and the public through a keen focus on music education and local arts/cultural activities which will contribute greatly to the survival of classical music – an incredible achievement. Drum rolls please for KING FM, its founders, management and staff! Bravissimi!
Lisa Bergman, Executive Director, Icicle Creek Music Center
"Fortunately, King owners have an innovative board, whose members are committed to keeping classical music on the air in Seattle. They really care. I care, and if my sister Patsy were alive today, we’d be together supporting the board’s new plan for restructuring a revenue stream for Classic King. Station operations will be listener-supported. Instead of buying products to validate advertising income for the station, local listeners will have the opportunity to sponsor the broadcasts directly. It makes sense. Listener loyalty is long-lived and local financial commitment will insure that our beloved King will broadcast classical music as long as it serves the community."
Harriet Bullitt
"I’m very excited that KING is making the transition to a listener-supported station. KING has a long history of excellence in producing classical music and arts programming and this transition will ensure that KING continues to be a beacon for classical music into the future. Seattle is one of the strongest public radio markets in the country and I am 100% confident that the KING’s transition will be a tremendous success.."
Brenda Barnes, President, KUSC
"KING FM has been the radio source for classical music in our region for many decades. Seattle Chamber Music Society has enjoyed a very long collaboration with KING FM and its live broadcasts of our Summer and Winter Festival concerts. Thanks to KING FM, thousands of listeners hear our great chamber music programs each night. We look forward to continuing our partnership as KING FM becomes a listener-supported radio station and maintains its commitment to the local classical music scene. We wish KING FM and its listeners many more years of great music on air, and on the internet."
Connie Cooper, Executive Director Seattle Chamber Music Society
