Sunday, August 21, 12 noon, at the Cable Car Theater
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Performed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy
Composed by W. A. Mozart
Encore
Conducted by Roland Böer
Directed by William Kentridge
Starring Günther Groissböck, Alex Esposito, Saimir Pirgu & Genia Kühmeier
Tamino: Saimir Pirgu
Speaker/ First Priest: Detlef Roth
Second Priest: Roman Sadnik
Queen of the Night: Albina Shagimuratova
Pamina: Genia Kühmeier
First Lady: Aga Mikolaj
Second Lady: Heike Groetzinger
Third Lady: Maria Radner
Papagena: Ailish Tynan
Papageno: Alex Esposito
Monostatos: Peter Bronder
First armored man: Roman Sadnik
Second armored man: Simon Lim
Sung in German with English subtitles
2 hrs 44 mins plus one intermission
Synopsis:
Providence, RI 02903
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At the AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER in CAMBRIDGE
through October 2, 2011
https://tickets.americanrepertorytheater.org/online/default.asp?BOset::WSseatSearch::Query::Clause::10::value=porgy
Box Office: 617.547.8300 |
64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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This week on Rhode Island Public Television, WSBE:
Great Performances at the Met
Thursday, August 18th, 2011 ~ 8:00pm
WSBE 36.1 = (RI Cox Cable 8) (RI Fios 8)
American Masters:
To celebrate his 40th anniversary at the Metropolitan Opera, conductor James Levine's life and current work are the subject of a documentary that captures the essence of his unparalleled musicianship and his singular teaching and performance style, while looking back at creative milestones since his Met debut in 1971 at the age of 28. Over the past 12 months, filmmaker Susan Froemke has followed Levine. Included in the film are intimate scenes between the maestro and longtime collaborator Placido Domingo as they rehearse Verdi's Simon Boccanegra; intense rehearsals with the Met Orchestra as they prepare for their first performance of Beethoven's 5th Symphony at Carnegie Hall; and Levine's poignant coaching sessions with aspiring young singers preparing to launch their careers. The film provides a revealing portrait of one of classical music's giants, exploring how Levine transformed the Met's orchestra into one of the great ensembles, elicited legendary performances from leading singers, and nurtured new generations of artists.
It will be followed at 9:00 pm by Great Performances At The Met:
The Audition
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| Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions 2007 finalists |
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Donizetti's comic "Don Pasquale" kicks off Season 5.
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| To see Anna do her somersault, click on "This week..." above. |
Saturday, August 20 ~ 8:00 pm; Sunday, August 21~3:00 am; Monday, August 22~12:00 am
WSBE 36.2 = (RI Cox Cable 808) (RI Fios 478)
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This week on WGBH 2:
Sunday, Aug. 21, 12:30pmRenée Fleming
in
CAPRICCIO
SYNOPSIS: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=385
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MAKE YOUR Plans for WGBH’s
Labor Day Weekend
OPERA BASH!
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D'AGUANNO
This coming Saturday (August 20), there's some Verdi, some Mozart, some Wagner, & what many people consider a 20th century masterpiece, the latter being Messaien's "St. Francis of Assisi" which will be broadcast on German radio, the performance itself originating from Munich this past July 1.
(www.dradio.de/kultur/)
The Verdi opera this Saturday is "Aida" as presented on NPR in a performance from the San Francisco Opera (September 2010).
(www.wrti.org/)
The Mozart opera being broadcast is one of his early works -- "La Finta Giardiniera" -- coming to us from Brussels in a performance that took place this past March.
(http://radio.klara.be/radio/10_home.php)
Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" gets an airing on CBC Radio 2. Evgeny Nikitin takes the title role in this Canadian Opera Company performance from May 2010.
(www.cbc.ca/radio2/)
(www.dradio.de/kultur/)
The Verdi opera this Saturday is "Aida" as presented on NPR in a performance from the San Francisco Opera (September 2010).
(www.wrti.org/)
The Mozart opera being broadcast is one of his early works -- "La Finta Giardiniera" -- coming to us from Brussels in a performance that took place this past March.
(http://radio.klara.be/radio/10_home.php)
Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" gets an airing on CBC Radio 2. Evgeny Nikitin takes the title role in this Canadian Opera Company performance from May 2010.
(www.cbc.ca/radio2/)
A recent LIVE performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin" from this summer's Bayreuth Festival can be seen at the above link. It has German subtitles, & is divided in segments. I believe it cost about $21 if you'd wanted to watch it on your computer when it was actually being performed.
http://www.youtube.com/user/wagklassik#p/u/15/Io5CBLeTaQkThe youtube video of the whole opera is free, however.
Warning: Don't even bother checking it out if you're easily offended by "crazy" productions (although the singing is good, I think) --
Enjoy!
DAVE
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Telecasts are not free!
Please donate to our favorite opera hosts: WSBE and WGBH.
WSBE -- Rhode Island Public Television
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or call 401-222-3636 WSBE makes you a tantalizing offer: |
If you donate $500, your name will be added to the list of credits when your favorite opera is telecast, and you will receive a DVD of the performance.
WGBH
KIDS CLASSICAL CHANNEL
http://www.wgbh.org/topics/Kids-Classical-Channel-319
LISTEN, PLAY, AND WATCH
99.5 All Classical launches a new online channel just for kids – and anyone
interested in discovering the world of classical music through a child's eyes.
http://www.wgbh.org/changeyourworld/theKid.cfm
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Met radio broadcast season is over until November 13.
Listen to the Met Opera Saturday afternoon broadcasts at 1pm, starting November 13, on Harvard Radio, 95.3 in the Boston area or live-streaming online at http://www.whrb.org
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Classical music radio returns to Rhode Island in August...
WGBH Restores Full-Time Classical Radio to Rhode Island
Partnership with Bryant University extends service on 88.7FM
WATCH THIS SPACE.
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