Music here, there, and everywhere! Enjoy!
THIS WEEK ON WSBE, RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION: WSBE Learn 36.2=
RI Cox Cable 808 or RI Verizon Fios 478
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| Violeta Urmana is AIDA |
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| Johan Botha and Violeta Urmana |
Great Performances at the Met
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Saturday,
December 24 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, December 25 -- 3am; Monday, December 26 -- 12am
Aida
A
production of Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida," about an enslaved Ethiopian
princess (Violeta Urmana) in ancient Egypt who serves the pharaoh's daughter
(Dolora Zajick) while competing with her mistress for the affections of a
military commander (Johan Botha).
DURATION: 180 MIN
OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D'AGUANNO
Comparatively slim pickings on internet radio
this coming Saturday (December 24), as some stations opt for broadcasts of
choral works (like Bach's B Minor Mass) in lieu of opera.
The Met, however, is offering Donizetti's
"Daughter of the Regiment" on Saturday afternoon, with tenor Lawrence
Brownlee cast in the role of Tonio. Those of you who attended the
HD-transmissions of the Rossini operas "Cenerentola" &
"Armida" will be familiar with Brownlee's outstanding vocalism, as he
starred in both of those wonderful broadcasts.
(www.wrti.org/)
Radio 4 (the Netherlands) is broadcasting a
rare performance of Vivaldi's "L'Oracolo in Messenia" (his final
opera), the performance in question having taken place earlier this month (Dec.
8) in Cracow.
(www.radio4.nl)
Then -- dating way back to February 13, 1960
-- Beethoven's "Fidelio" comes to us via Swedish Radio in a classic
Met performance featuring two titans of opera from that era: soprano Birgit
Nilsson and tenor Jon Vickers. IMO, it doesn't get much better than that!
(http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)
Have wonderfully joyous times with family
& friends this Holiday Season!
DAVE
The Met radio broadcast,
December 24, 2011 @ 12:55pm
Donizetti's
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT
Listen to the Met
Opera Saturday afternoon broadcasts at 12:55 pm, on Harvard Radio, 95.3 in the Boston area or live-streaming online athttp://www.whrb.org
Nino
Machaidze is Donizetti’s spunky heroine in Laurent Pelly’s witty production.
Her Tonio is Lawrence Brownlee, who delivers all nine high Cs of his famous
aria with aplomb, and Kiri Te Kanawa is the Duchess of Krakenthorp.
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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV THIS WEEK!
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COMING TO THE CABLE CAR THEATER in Providence, RI
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012
DON GIOVANNI
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| ANNA NETREBKO |
LIVE from La Scala, Milan, Italy
on Wednesday, December 7, 2011,
with Encore screenings to follow
Composed by Mozart
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Directed by Robert Carsen
Choreographed by Philippe Giraudeau
Starring Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel & Peter Mattei
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
3 hrs 15 mins including one intermission
Part of 2011-2012 Season, Complete Opera in Cinema Series
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