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.
Please note that we do not provide opera playlist information.
Latest Episodes
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This Sunday, January 21st, IPR will be broadcasting the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre’s production of Puccini’s “Turandot” at 2:00 p.m. The cast features…
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The University of Northern Iowa Opera’s production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel will be on stage at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts…
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Due to inclement weather Thursday, this event regretfully had to be cancelled.The Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre is invading Iowa Public Radio! Twelve cast…
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The Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre’s Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci double bill will polish off IPR’s Opera in October series. The Cavalleria rusticana…
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Gilbert and Sullivan steamed across the Atlantic from England to the United States to present their world premiere of the Pirates of Penzance. The pirates…
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One of opera’s most strikingly theatrical and grandly scaled masterpieces, Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd, tells the story of the persecution and…
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“A summer night smiles three times," Madame Armfeldt tells her granddaughter. "On the young, the fools, and the old.” Sondheim’s tour de force musical…
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The Des Moines Metro Opera opens Iowa Public Radio’s 2017 Opera in October series with performances from their 45th Festival Season. IPR’s first DMMO…
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The brisk air and changing leaves can only mean one thing: October is arriving, and with it comes Iowa Public Radio’s Opera in October series! For five…
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The Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre invaded Iowa Public Radio! Listen below for our podcast of performances and interviews from noon on Tuesday, June 13th…