Week of January 12- January 19, 2012

THIS WEEK ON WSBE, RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION:

DER ROSENKAVALIER  

Renée Fleming as Marschallin and Susan Graham in the "pants role" of her male lover half her age. 

Great Performances at the Met

36.2 – WSBE Learn. Verizon Fios 478; Cox Cable 808.

Saturday, January 14 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, January 15--3:00am; Monday, January 16 --12:00am.

Renée Fleming and Susan Graham star in Richard Strauss' comic "Der Rosenkavalier" as the middle-aged Marschallin and her young lover, Octavian, who falls for a woman (Miah Persson) closer to his age, but who's engaged to Marschallin's cousin.

DURATION: 210 MIN

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=21

COMING TO THE VETS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, 
One Avenue of the Arts,  Providence, RI
JANUARY 21, 2012 AT 7:30 pm

RENÉE FLEMING GALA CONCERT

AN EVENING WITH RENÉE FLEMING 

AND THE 

RHODE ISLAND 

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Buy Tickets Now

• DATE:Jan 21 , 2012
• LOCATION:The Vets
• TICKET PRICES:$35-$250
• AVAILABILITY:
  Buy Tickets Now

A Gala Concert celebrating the Rededication of The Vets,

 a magnificent and historic Rhode Island treasure! Proceeds 

to benefit TheVets, and education programs at RIPO & MS.

One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors 

of our time, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences 

with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry, and 

compelling stage presence.

For Gala tickets, contact Donna Santos via email at

 dsantos@ppacri.org or by phone at (401) 574-3145.

TICKET INFORMATION:

$250  tickets include a pre-show reception

Tickets are available for purchase online, by phone at

 (401) 421-2787, or at the PPAC Box Office located at 

220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Regular 

Box Office Hours are now in effect and are Monday – 

Friday, 10A–5P; Saturday, 10A-2P and through 

curtain time(s) on show days.

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE D'AGUANNO

Baroque Opera enthusiasts have reason to rejoice this coming Saturday (January 14) as 2 operas (both, coincidentally, from 1737) figure on internet radio schedules.

The BBC is presenting Rameau's "Castor & Pollux" -- the first performance ever done by English National Opera of an opera by Rameau.

(www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/)

Then on ORF ( among others), there's a LIVE performance from Vienna of Vivaldi's "L'Oracolo in Messenia." As operas by Vivaldi and Rameau don't turn up on as regular a basis as, say, Bizet's "Carmen" or Mozart's "Don Giovanni", it's a case of catch-them-when-you-can if you're at all interested in either of these composers' works.

(http://oe1.orf.at/)

In a more "popular" vein, there's a repeat broadcast of Rossini's "Cenerentola" ("Cinderella") as performed in Paris on the 17th of last month. This time around, it can be heard on Radio 4.

(www.radio4.nl/)

And then -- for an extra-special treat -- the Met has decided to re-broadcast the April 4, 1970, performance of Bellini's tragic masterpiece "Norma" with the incomparable Joan Sutherland in the lead. But that ain't all (as some people might put it), because super-mezzo Marilyn Horne sings the role of Adalgisa, former tenor great Carlo Bergonzi can be heard as Pollione, and the prominent bass Cesare Siepi is featured in the role of Oroveso. All I can say is: "Wow!"

(www.wrti.org/)

A "wow" of a different sort, one might say, can be applied to next Tuesday evening's LIVE performance from the Met of Wagner's "Die Gotterdammerung" (starring Deborah Voigt as Brunnhilde). The opera begins at 6 p.m. (so, it probably won't end till some time Wednesday morning!!!) and is one of the many free audio-streams the Met offers on a weekly basis.

(www.metopera.org)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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NEXT WEEK: THE MET-HD SIMULCAST OF 
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 1:00PM

THE ENCHANTED ISLAND

In one extraordinary new work, lovers of Baroque opera have it all: the world's best singers, glorious music of the Baroque masters, and a story drawn from Shakespeare. In The Enchanted Island, the lovers from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights's Dream are shipwrecked on his other-worldly island of The Tempest. Inspired by the musical pastiches and masques of the 18th century, the work showcases arias ans ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, and others, and a new libretto by Jeremy Sams. Eminent conductor William Christie leads an all-star cast with David Daniels (Prospero) and Joyce DiDonato (Sycorax) as the formidable foes. Placido Domingo as Neptune. Danielle de Niese as Ariel, and Luca Pisaroni as Caliban. Lisette Oropesa and Anthony Roth Costanza play Miranda and Ferdinand. The dazzling production is directed by Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Satyagraha and the Met's dazzling 125 anniversary gala).

STARRING JOYCE DiDONATO, DAVID DANIELS, DANIELLE de NIESE, AND PLACIDO DOMINGO AS NEPTUNE
AT A THEATER NEAR YOU. 
SYNOPSIS:  http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=437
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COMING TO THE CABLE CAR CINEMA, Providence, RI

Sunday, January 22, 2012, Noon

Cendrillon

(Royal Opera House)

Starring: Joyce DiDonato, Eglise Gutiérrez & Alice Coote From the Royal Opera House, London, England Composed by Jules Massenet Conducted by Bertrand de Billy Directed by Laurent Pelly Choreographed by Laura Scozzi For the first time ever, The Royal Opera ...

Showtimes for Sun, Jan 22 : (12:00) The Cinderella story in a different setting.

Synopsis:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cendrillon

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Coming March 13, 3:00pm to The Jane Pickens Theater, Newport, RI

Live, from Gran Teatre Licou, Barcelona, Spain

http://janepickens.com/films-events/puccinis-la-boheme-live-gran-teatre-licou-barcelona

LA BOHEME

Starring Ramon Vargas and Fiorenza Cedolins

NO OPERA ON WGBH TV THIS WEEK!