This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE:
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
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| featuring Joyce DiDonato and countertenor David Daniels |
Great Performances at the Met
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Saturday, May 26 -- 7:30pm; Sunday, May 27 -- 3:00am; Monday, May 28 -- 12:00am
The Enchanted Island
"The Enchanted Island," a Jeremy Sams pasticcio about the war between Prospero and Sycorax from "The Tempest" being interrupted by the four lovers from "A Midsummer Night's Dream," whose honeymoon cruise has shipwrecked on the island.
DURATION: 210 MIN
DETAILS: [HD] [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE: PARENTS PICKS
Kiss Me, but Finish Singing That High Note First
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
It's a case of "a little bit of this & a little bit
of that" this coming Saturday (May 26) on internet radio, with BBC Radio 3
leading the way with one of our all-time favorites: Mozart's "Marriage of
Figaro" as heard this past February at London's Royal Opera House.
(www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/)
A bit of Handel comes to us via Radio 4 (the Netherlands) as
a performance of "Orlando" is being broadcast, the performance itself
originating in Brussels (April 24).
(www.radio4.nl/)
For this week's installment of broadcasts from Lyric Opera
of Chicago, there's Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" with Ferruccio
Furlanetto singing the title role. Some of you may remember his fantastic
performance as King Philip in the Met's HD-transmission of Verdi's "Don
Carlo" some time ago.
(www.wrti.org/)
Then, what weekend on internet radio could possibly get past
us without at least one obscure opera being broadcast? And guess what: This
Saturday, we get TWO obscure operas in a double-bill from Berlin. (Please try
to contain your enthusiasm, folks!) The first is a one-act opera by the eminent
conductor of the past -- Felix Weingartner -- who was (obviously) also a
composer, & so we get to hear his 1920 opera "Die Dorfschule"
("The Village School"), following which we're treated to the World
Premiere (97 years too late!) of Carl Orff's "Gisei -- the Victim."
And if the name Carl Orff rings a bell at all, it's probably due to the
comparative popularity of his cantata "Carmina Burana."
(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)
Enjoy! -- & Have a safe & happy Memorial Day
weekend!
DAVE
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A Prelude to "The Merry Widow"
Be the Belle or the Beau of the Masquerade Ball
Cocktail Attire or Costume Encouraged
Appetizers, Dinner, Dessert
Lively Entertainment
Raffle
FRIDAY, June 8, 2012
6:00pm
Metacomet Country Club
500 Veteran's Memorial Parkway
East Providence, RI
$75 for Event Only
$100 per Person for this Event & One Ticket to the Opera
on June 15 or 16, 2012
R.S.V. P. Nanci or Robert DeRobbio
Opera Providence 401-331-6060
SEASON FINALE
8:00pm
RI Center for Performing Arts
848 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI
RI Center for Performing Arts
848 Park Avenue, Cranston, RI
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Does saying "I love you" really mean "I love your money?"
Composer: Franz Lehár
"The most popular operetta of the twentieth century!"
The Merry Widow was booked by Victor Leon and Leo Stein.
Composer: Franz Lehár
"The most popular operetta of the twentieth century!"
The Merry Widow was booked by Victor Leon and Leo Stein.
— Featuring —
Featuring DIANA MCVEY in the role of Hanna Glawariand
Rachele Schmiege, Kristina Riegle, Kara Lund, Denise Lachowski, Paul Soper, Giovanni Formisano,
Fred Frabotta, Fredric Scheff, David Kravitz, Jason Shealy, Devon Morin, and Kilian Mooney
Directed and Choreographed by David McCarty
Rachele Schmiege, Kristina Riegle, Kara Lund, Denise Lachowski, Paul Soper, Giovanni Formisano,
Fred Frabotta, Fredric Scheff, David Kravitz, Jason Shealy, Devon Morin, and Kilian Mooney
Directed and Choreographed by David McCarty
Music Director: Christopher McMullen-Laird • Artistic Director: Rene de la Garza
Chorus Director: Mark Conley • Costume Designer: Everett Hoag
Chorus Director: Mark Conley • Costume Designer: Everett Hoag
Tickets now on sale by calling 401-331-6060.
Tickets are $35 and $60.
Senior discounts available on all $60 tickets.
Tickets are $35 and $60.
Senior discounts available on all $60 tickets.
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MET-HD Summer EncoresAnna Bolena
Estimated run time: 3 hours, 10 minutes
Anna Netrebko opened the Met’s 2011-12 season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king, singing one of opera's greatest mad scenes. David McVicar’s Met premiere production also stars Ekaterina Gubanova as her rival, Jane Seymour, and Ildar Abdrazakov as Henry VIII. Marco Armiliato conducts the first of Donizetti's Tudor trilogy.Production: David McVicar
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Cast: Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Tamara Mumford, Stephen Costello, Ildar Abdrazakov
Original transmission: October 15, 2011
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Le Comte Ory
Estimated running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Bel canto sensation Juan Diego Flórez sings the title role of Rossini's vocally dazzling comedy, in Bartlett Sher’s Met premiere production. Joyce DiDonato stars in the trouser role of the page Isolier, who vies with Count Ory for the love of Countess Adèle, sung by Diana Damrau.
Production: Bartlett Sher
Conductor: Maurizio Benini
Cast: Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Susanne Resmark, Juan Diego Flórez, Stéphane Degout, Michele Pertusi
Original transmission: Saturday, April 9, 2011
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Don Giovanni
Estimated running time: 4 hours
Mariusz Kwiecien is the world’s most famous lover in Michael Grandage's new production, led by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi. The lineup of refined Mozartians also includes Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Ramón Vargas, and Luca Pisaroni.
Production: Michael Grandage
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Cast: Marina Rebeka, Barbara Frittoli, Mojca Erdmann, Ramón Vargas, Mariusz Kwiecien, Luca Pisaroni, Joshua Bloom, Štefan Kocán
Original transmission: October 29, 2011
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Estimated running time: 3 hours
Bartlett Sher’s 2009 production stars Joseph Calleja in the tour-de-force title role of Offenbach's fictionalized take on the life and loves of the German Romantic writer E.T.A. Hoffmann. Anna Netrebko is the tragic Antonia and Alan Held sings the demonic four villains. Met Music Director James Levine conducts.Conductor: James Levine
Production: Bartlett Sher
Cast: Kathleen Kim, Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Kate Lindsey, Joseph Calleja, Alan Held
The Live in HD production of Les Contes d’Hoffmann does not include the partial nudity seen in the stage production.
Original transmission: December 19, 2009
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Lucia di Lammermoor
Estimated running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
Anna Netrebko sings the title role of Donizetti’s bel canto tragedy in her Met role debut, with Piotr Beczala as her lover, Edgardo. Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary Zimmerman’s hit production, first seen in 2007, is staged as a Victorian ghost story.Production: Mary Zimmerman
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Cast: Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala, Mariusz Kwiecien, Ildar Abdrazakov
Original transmission: February 7, 2009
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Der Rosenkavalier
Estimated running time: 3 hours, 20 minutes
Strauss’s comic masterpiece of love and intrigue in 18th-century Vienna stars Renée Fleming as the aristocratic Marschallin and Susan Graham in the trouser role of her young lover. Edo de Waart conducts a cast that also includes Kristinn Sigmundsson and Thomas Allen.Production: Nathaniel Merrill
Conductor: Edo de Waart
Cast: Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Christine Schäfer, Eric Cutler, Thomas Allen, Kristinn Sigmundsson
Original transmission: Saturday, January 9, 2010
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No more broadcasts until autumn!
Enjoy the summer!
Listen to the Met Opera Saturday afternoon broadcasts on Harvard Radio, 95.3 in the Boston area or live-streaming online at http://www.whrb.org
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