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At the Opera with IPR
At the Opera with IPR
Saturdays at 12 p.m. on IPR Classical

At the Opera with IPR showcases some of the best opera productions from Iowa and across the country. Join us weekly for productions by local and national companies, including the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, the Met Opera, San Francisco Opera, and the Lyric Opera, among others.

At the Opera with IPR also interfaces and features Iowa’s universities and colleges, broadcasting performances from the University of Iowa Opera Theatre, the Iowa State University Theatre and Opera Studio, the University of Northern Iowa Opera Theatre, the Luther College Opera, and the Simpson College Opera.

Listen on Saturdays at noon on IPR Classical.

Coming up on Operas in October 2023:

  • Saturday, Sept. 30: Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Bizet's Carmen
  • Sunday, Oct. 1: Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Bizet's Carmen
  • Saturday, Oct. 7: Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges
  • Sunday, Oct. 8: Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Prokofiev's The Love for Three Oranges
  • Saturday, Oct. 14: Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle
  • Sunday, Oct. 15: Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle
  • Saturday, Oct. 21: Cedar Rapids Opera's 25th Anniversary Gala
  • Sunday, Oct. 22: Cedar Rapids Opera's 25th Anniversary Gala
  • Saturday, Oct 28: Cedar Rapids Opera's production of Mozart's Così fan Tutté
  • Sunday, Oct. 29: Cedar Rapids Opera's production of Mozart's Così fan Tutté

Saturday broadcasts begin at 8 p.m.; Sunday broadcasts begin at 4 p.m.

Please note that we do not provide opera playlist information.

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