Week of October 7-14, 2010

IT'S STARTING!
THE MET-HD SEASON BEGINS
THIS SATURDAY!

Scroll down past the weekly listings for the FAQs on the Met-HD transmissions
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HD BROADCAST: OCTOBER 9, 2010 -- 1:00 pm

Encore: Wedensday, October 27, 2010 --6:30 pm
Check your local listings to verify time. 

RICHARD WAGNER'S
DAS RHEINGOLD

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=78
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Meanwhile, on WSBE, Rhode Island Public Television...

Elīna Garanča

is

LA CENERENTOLA

Saturday, October 9 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, October 10 -- 3:00 am; Monday, October 11 - 12:00 am

WSBE 36.2 is (RI Cox Cable 808) (RI Fios 478) (In Massachusetts, Comcast 294)

La Cenerentola

A production of "La Cenerentola," Rossini's adaptation of the "Cinderella" fable, starring mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca in the lead role and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her Prince Charming. Don Magnifico: Alessandro Corbelli. Alidoro: John Relyea.

DURATION: 180 MIN

Synopsis:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=253

Lawrence Brownlee and Elīna Garanča

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET WITH DAVE D'AGUANNO

This coming Saturday -- for those of you who may not be attending the live HD-transmission from New York of the Met's "Das Rheingold" (Wagner) -- there's still plenty of opera to be heard. Here are some of the highlights for October 9:

At 12 noon, WFMT is broadcasting a performance of "Salome" by Richard Strauss, coming from San Francisco a year ago this month.
(www.wfmt.com/)


Then at 1 p.m., you can catch a different San Francisco Opera performance: Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" starring Deborah Voigt -- who, incidentally, will star in the Met's HD-transmission of this opera later this season. This particular performance comes from this past June -- sort of a preview of what Ms. Voigt has to offer us later on.
(http://wrti.org/)

Also at 1 o'clock, the Dutch radio station Radio 4 is bringing us a performance from September 29, 2010, of Verdi's "Vespri Siciliani" to be heard in its original French version ("Les Vepres Siciliennes") complete with its extended Act 3 ballet music. This one is courtesy of the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam.
(www.radio4.nl/)

Later, at 1:30, ORF is airing last July's broadcast from the Montpellier Festival of Vincent d'Indy's rarely performed "L'Etranger" -- this being probably a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear this wonderful music, since d'Indy's opera hasn't been heard in nearly a century -- until now!
(http://oe1.orf.at/)

Then at 2 o'clock, there's a LIVE concert from Paris of Verdi's "Otello" starring Ben Heppner, coming to us via Radio France's audio webstream.
(http://sites.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/accueil/)

Or if you're in the mood for "something a little different" you could try Kurt Weill's "Mahagonny" (live?? from Madrid) on Swedish Radio. That's also at 2 p.m.
(http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)

As usual, there's lots to enjoy this weekend!

DAVE