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Handel at The Met

Blue Lake Public Radio | By Klay Woodworth
Published December 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM EST
Renée Fleming as the title character in Handel's "Rodelinda."
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Renée Fleming as the title character in Handel's "Rodelinda."

A broadcast celebration of Handel's music on Saturday afternoon.

Tune in for a special broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera this week - "Handel at the Met." It features highlights from the Met’s first staged Handel presentations: Rinaldo in 1984, starring Marilyn Horne, Benita Valente, and Samuel Ramey; and Samson in 1986, starring Jon Vickers, Leona Mitchell, and Kiri Te Kanawa.

The broadcast also celebrates the 300th anniversary of Handel’s Rodelinda, which premiered in 1725, with excerpts from a 2011 performance starring Renée Fleming (pictured), conducted by Harry Bicket.

“Handel at the Met” will be heard over the Robert K. Johnson Foundation-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025.
Klay Woodworth
Klay came into radio as a volunteer folk music host on a small public radio station in Ft. Dodge (IA) in the late ’80s. He became Director of Broadcasting for Blue Lake in 2022. You will hear Klay filling in from time to time where needed.
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