The Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 season of Saturday matinee broadcasts continues this Saturday with Richard Strauss’s romantic opera “Arabella,” featuring an acclaimed performance from last November.
American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars in the title role of a beautiful young Viennese noblewoman who dreams of true love, while her family pressures her to marry for fortune rather than passion. Bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny stars opposite her as Mandryka, a wealthy landowner who seems to offer Arabella everything she desires. Soprano Louise Alderis portrays her sister Zdenka, whose own romantic impulses threaten to complicate the family’s plans. The cast also features Pavol Breslik, Karen Cargill, Brindley Sherratt, and Julie Roset. Maestro Nicholas Carter conducts the Met Orchestra and Chorus in this sumptuous score.
Tune in to WHRO-FM 90.3, or listen online through our Media Player or your smart device, and enjoy this acclaimed performance of Strauss’s “Arabella.”
