La Fille Du Régiment
Juan Diego Florez and Natalie Dessay are two of the finest bel canto singers of our generation!
Click here to hear Florez sing "Ah mes amis,"--9 high C's!
Saturday, October 2 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, October 3 -- 3:00 am; Monday, October 4 -- 12:00 am
WSBE 36.2 is (RI Cox Cable 808) (RI Fios 478) (In Massachusetts, Comcast 294)La Fille du Régiment
Coloratura soprano Natalie Dessay stars as Marie, an orphan adopted by French troops in this production of Donizetti's comedic "Fille du Régiment," which updates the setting from the Napoleonic era to World War I. Tenor Juan Diego Flórez costars as Tonio.
DURATION: 150 MIN
DETAILS: [HD] [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE: PARENTS PICKS
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET WITH DAVE D'AGUANNO
As the 2010/2011 Opera Season gets underway, there are some very interesting offerings on tap this Saturday, October 2.
At 1 p.m., BBC Radio 3 is presenting Verdi's "Rigoletto" (Welsh National Opera), with Simon Keenlyside making his debut in the title role.
At 1:30, there's a recent performance from Paris of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" to be heard on French Radio.
Then at 2, if you're in the mood for some 21st century opera, there's Boesmans's "Yvonne, Princesse de Bourgogne" which premiered recently in France & is currently being performed in Brussels.
Performances from last season include a broadcast of Janacek's "Katya Kabanova" starring Karita Mattila. That's from Lyric Opera of Chicago (November 2009) at 1 o'clock.
Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regiment" can be heard in a performance from San Francisco (October 2009), featuring Diana Damrau & Juan Diego Florez, also at 1.
Also of interest: A live performance of Verdi's "Rigoletto" can be heard on the Met's free stream on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock (Oct. 5). Just go to www.metopera.org, click on "Watch & Listen", & scroll down to the Live Stream logo, & you'll hear the performance on RealPlayer.
Met Operas on Internet Radio
The opera performances listed in this schedule are all LIVE and are offered FREE of charge -- in some cases, an opportunity to hear what the cast and opera sound like before you see the HD transmission!
Click here: Real Player Schedule
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/template.aspx?id=12434
Enjoy!
DAVE
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Domingo: no contract renewal at WNO
By Anne Midgette | September 27, 2010; 4:45 PM ET
Plácido Domingo, the tenor, baritone, conductor, and opera administrator extraordinaire, said Monday that he will not renew his contract as general director of the Washington National Opera when it expires in June, 2011.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo. (Mark Allan / AP)
His departure is not entirely a surprise -- Domingo has long been thought to be chronically overextended. But it also means that the company is left without a marquee leader, its most recognizable brand, at a time when nearly every detail of the WNO's future is open to question -- most importantly, whether it will remain autonomous or merge with the Kennedy Center.
Domingo, 69, who has been associated with the opera for 14 years, announced his decision via conference call to the WNO board at a meeting Monday morning, speaking from Los Angeles, where he is also general director of the Los Angeles Opera. He is currently singing there in the starring role in the new opera "Il Postino" and conducting "Marriage of Figaro." Last week, he extended his Los Angeles contract, which also expired at the end of the season, for two more years.
"Over the years, I have had the great satisfaction to witness the rapid transformation of Washington National Opera from an exciting opera company into an internationally celebrated one," Domingo wrote in a letter sent to members of the board after the meeting. "As I come to the end of my tenure at Washington National Opera, I think it is time for the company to go in new directions, including studying the possibility of a merger with the Kennedy Center. And you can rest assured that I will do everything I can to help during this, my last year as General Director."
Domingo became artistic director of WNO in 1996, and has served as general director since 2003. His tenure is commonly said to have lifted the Washington National Opera to a new level, bringing in more international stars and big-name productions (José Carreras in Wolf-Ferrari's "Sly," Mirella Freni singing opposite Domingo in "Fedora," a nationally televised "Pagliacci" starring Domingo and directed by Franco Zeffirelli, Renée Fleming in "Lucrezia Borgia"). And his commitment to American opera meant that WNO presented the second or third productions of a number of important works: Maw's "Sophie's Choice," Bolcom's "A View from the Bridge," Previn's "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Under Domingo, however, the company moved away from the quirky distinctiveness that had characterized it under his predecessor, Martin Feinstein. And all of the big names came at a cost. The company has never quite managed to get its financial house in order, and Domingo's frequent absences, as he maintained an active singing and conducting career, while also running the Los Angeles Opera, didn't help the causes either of fund-raising or of administrative stability.
This was not an acrimonious farewell. Domingo promised to honor all of his commitments to WNO, including returning next season to conduct, and said he hoped that WNO would invite him back to sing or to conduct.
"Marta and I are honored to have found so many friends in Washington," he said, referring to his wife, "and we both hope this friendship will last forever."
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MET-HD TRANSMISSIONS BEGIN
OCTOBER 9, 2010
Netrebko as Norina in Don Pasquale
For schedules and tickets, go to
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_next.aspx
For more info re: the Met-HD screenings,scroll down below weekly listings
For more info re: the Met-HD screenings,scroll down below weekly listings
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Boston Lyric Opera
Signature Series on September 26 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tickets to the presentation, "Vissi d’arte," La Tosca, and Sarah Bernhardt” and reception are on sale now.
Boston Lyric Opera
Signature Series on September 26 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Tickets to the presentation, "Vissi d’arte," La Tosca, and Sarah Bernhardt” and reception are on sale now.
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OPERA BOSTON
http://www.operaboston.org/operas.php
October 22-26, 2010
