Week of February 11-18, 2011

 MET OPERA-HD SIMULCAST*

NIXON IN CHINA

Saturday, February 12, 1 PM at a theater near you.

Janis Kelly as Pat Nixon & James Maddalena as Richard Nixon

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=397

*For information about attending a Met simulcast,

please scroll down past the weekly listings.

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This week on WSBE:

Giacomo Puccini's 

MANON LESCAUT 

Karita Mattila as Manon Lescaut

Saturday, February 12 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, February 13 -- 3:00am; Monday, February 14 -- 12am

36.2 - WSBE Learn -  (RI Cox Cable 808) (RI Fios 478) (In Massachusetts, Comcast 29)

On her way to a life in a convent, Manon Lescaut falls in love and begins a life of material pleasure.

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=211

Mattila & Giordani: Did I mention that things end badly?

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET WITH 

DAVE D'AGUANNO

Internet radio this coming Saturday (Feb. 12) is almost exclusively devoted to the LIVE broadcast from the Met of John Adams's "Nixon in China" which also happens to be receiving an HD-transmission in some local movie theatres. John Adams, some of you may recall, also composed "Doctor Atomic" which was performed & shown LIVE in movie theatres a couple of seasons ago.

Two other contemporary operas that are being broadcast on Saturday can be heard on Radio 4 (Netherlands) & Swedish Radio.

Radio 4 brings us the Netherlands Opera's production of "Legende" by Dutch composer Peter-Jan Wagemans, who actually saw this work premiered by the same opera company back in 2007. At the very least, it should sound very interesting, as it's being described as a journey from heaven to earth via the belly of a whale (!!!) -- Welcome to the 21st century, folks!

(www.radio4.nl/)

The Swedish Radio broadcast is actually a World Premiere performance of Swedish composer Jonas Forsell's new opera "Hemligheter" (translated as "Secrets"). There's even a youtube video about it which you might want to access -- but you'll need to brush up on your Swedish if you expect to understand what's being said.

(http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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No opera from WGBH on TV this week.

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Do you think you might want 
to make the trek to Boston?

Here are some coming events, part of the

Celebrity Series of Boston:

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Sunday, February 27, 2011, 3 PM

Symphony Hall

Boston, MA

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=229&pid=6829189

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Matthew Polenzani

Thursday, March 24, 2011, 8pm EDT

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Boston, MA

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=229&pid=6829197

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Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Friday, April 29, 2011, 8pm,

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Boston, MA

http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=229&pid=6829205

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