Cincinnati Opera and 90.9 WGUC, the company’s media partner, will broadcast six performances from the 2026 Summer Festival on Sunday evenings beginning Nov. 1, followed by a live broadcast of the company’s 2027 Season Preview on Jan. 23, 2027.

First up is “Salome.” Robert Spano conducts. The cast includes Kathryn Lewek, Alfred Walker, Chad Shelton, Michelle DeYoung, and Zach Borichevsky, with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Broadcast Date: Nov. 1, 2026

Then comes “Soul & Sound 2.0: The Gospel of Tomorrow.” The showcase features countertenor G. Thomas Allen and pianists Donald Lee III and Kevin Miller. Poet Tifara Brown hosts.

Broadcast Date: Nov. 8, 2026

Tenor Matthew White performs his first solo recital, with Head of Music Staff James Maverick at the piano.

Broadcast Date: Nov. 15, 2026

Then comes the world premiere of “Lalovavi” by composer Kevin Day and librettist Tifara Brown. Kevin Miller conducts. The cast includes Brittany Olivia Logan, Adrienne Danrich, Morris Robinson, Talise Trevigne, Zoie Reams, Terrence Chin-Loy, Michael Preacely, and G. Thomas Allen, with the Cincinnati Opera Chorus and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Broadcast Date: Nov. 22, 2026

“Carmen” will be conducted by Ramón Tebar. The cast includes J’Nai Bridges, Matthew White, Teresa Perrotta, Ryan McKinny, Sam Smith, Kayleigh Decker, Jeysla Rosario Santos, Thomas Dreeze, Jack Keller, and Nathan De’Shon Myers, with the Cincinnati Opera Chorus and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Broadcast Date: Nov. 29, 2026

“Orpheus and Euridice” by Ricky Ian Gordon will be conducted by Stephen Mulligan. Soprano Heidi Middendorf and clarinetist Christopher Pell perform with members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Broadcast Date: Dec. 6, 2026

The broadcast season ends with “2027 Season Preview.” Evans Mirageas, the company’s Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director, hosts a preview of the 2027 Summer Festival, which includes “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” “Viva Verdi!,” “The Marriage of Figaro,” and “Turandot.” Singers perform excerpts.

Broadcast Date: Jan. 23, 2027