Debra Lew Harder is an American pianist and radio announcer, host of the
Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts
The Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts are a regular series of weekly broadcasts on network radio of full-length opera performances. They are transmitted live from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The Metropolitan Opera In ...
.
On September 21, 2021, Harder was named as the new host, taking the place of the retiring
Mary Jo Heath.
Metropolitan Opera Names New Radio Host
operawire.com, by Francisco Salazar, September 21, 2021 Harder is only the fifth person in to hold the job. She was previously an announcer for classical music on radio station WRTI
WRTI (90.1 FM) is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a service of Temple University. The Temple University Board of Trustees holds the station's license. The broadcast tower used by the s ...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
.
References
External links
Debra Lew Harder - Official Website
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Classical music radio presenters
Metropolitan Opera people
Radio and television announcers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people