Join us for one of the highlights of the Classical WMHT calendar: the preview of the Glimmerglass Festival Opera season, now in full swing, in this 51st year of world-class opera in their jewel of an opera house on the shores of Otsego Lake. General and Artistic Director Rob Ainsley and his expert team come down to the WMHT studios to give an overview, together with a superb troupe of artists that includes the great Butterfly of our age.
On the panel –
Dramaturg Kelley Rourke, director and translator for Mozart’s Così
James Lowe, conductor for the Rodgers & Hammerstein Oklahoma
Composer Gregory Spears on his opera Fellow Travelers
Rob Ainsley once again accompanying on piano
And singing for us –
Baritone Joseph Lattanzi who created the title role of Hawkins Fuller
Soprano Viviana Goodwin
Baritone Ben Wallace
Soprano Eri Nakamura, who was catapulted onto the worldwide stage in 2009 when she stood in for Anna Netrebko – the Butterfly of our age
Lattanzi and Nakamura also joining in on the panel.
Hosted by Charlotte Wilson in front of a live studio audience in the WMHT television studios, recorded by Dan Czernicki of the Classical Recording Service, July 16 2026
Madame Butterfly, Puccini’s timeless masterpiece July 11 – August 17
Così, Mozart’s sparkling comedy July 17 – August 14
Fellow Travelers, Gregory Spears' opera taking the USA by storm July 18 – August 16
Oklahoma! the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein July 10 – August 15
Robin Hood, Francesca Zambello’s hilarious youth opera August 2 – 7
The Road Home, Schubert’s Die Winterreise August 3 ONLY
Kurt Weill’s Happy End July 28 – 31 (Sold out, going on to New York)
Vignettes: Ellis Island immigrant stories verbatim, music by Alan Louis Smith August 6 – 13
More info and tickets at glimmerglass.org
