Week of August 9 - August 16, 2012

Breaking news from Dave D'Aguanno--

I just learned that French Radio will be broadcasting Juan Diego Florez in one of the operas from this year's Rossini Festival in Pesaro.

The opera is "Matilde di Shabran" & Florez has the tenor lead. It happens to be the same role that brought him to the attention of the public when he stepped in & sang it at the last minute at this same festival back in 1996 (?) when tenor Bruce Ford became ill. Florez reputedly learned the role in record-time, too.

The link to French Radio is here:

http://sites.radiofrance.fr./francemusique/accueil/

It starts at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday).

Have a good day!

DAVE

(My apologies for misspelling D'Aguanno in earlier posts.--RP)

This week on Rhode Island Public television,

WSBE:  (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478) 

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Great Performances at the Met

Saturday, August 11 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, August 12 -- 3:00am; Monday, August 13 -- 12:00am

Les Contes d'Hoffmann

A production of Jacques Offenbach's opera "Les Contes d'Hoffmann," about the life, loves and psychological manifestations of the German Romantic author E.T.A. Hoffmann (Joseph Calleja). Antonia/Stella: Anna Netrebko. Olympia: Kathleen Kim.

DURATION: 180 MIN

DETAILS: [HD] [CC] [STEREO]

GENRE: PARENTS PICKS

Saturday, August 25, 2012
Special Presentation of "I Pagliacci"An Opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo

8:00pm
St. Andrew's School
McCulloch Center for the Arts
Keats Theatre
63 Federal Road
Barrington, RI

— Featuring —Kate Norigian  -   Nedda
Brian Landry  -   Canio
Daniel Klein  -  Tonio
Stefanos Koroneos  -  Silvio
Giovanni Formisano  -  Beppe
Diedre Donovan  -  Guest SoloistCAST PROFILES & PHOTOS

Stage Director/Artistic Director – Rene de la Garza
Music Director/Chorus Master – Mark Conley
Costume Design – Everett Hoag
Costume Supervisor – Kerry de la Garza
Stage Manager – Molly Pritchard
Assistant Stage/Props Manager – Leslie Pritchard

Produced by Dr. Robert A. DeRobbio

Refreshments will be served in the Lobby following the performance.

Admission: $40
Tax deductible donation

To purchase your tickets or for more information call:
Opera Providence: 401-331-6060

Support the Arts!
All profits from this performance will be donated by Opera Providence and its Education Outreach, OPERAtunity,
to further enhance the Arts Program in the St. Andrew's Lower and Middle School.

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For additional information on our exciting 2011-12 Season,
to purchase tickets, or to contribute to the Annual Appeal, contact:

Opera Providence
585 Elmgrove Avenue
Providence RI 02906401-331-6060

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Pagliacci has  been parodied and used in commercials often; take a look at these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7joApY9dnw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRtc36Mr-c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUDHxDYMMo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=k7-D1e3QZaU&NR=1

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Annual Appeal
2011-2012

Join Opera Providence by becoming a contributor
to Rhode Island's Premier Opera Company.

With your donation of $1000 you receive:

• Opera Classics Series – one ticket to each performance
   
• Blithewold Concert – one ticket
   
• The Merry Widow – one ticket

With your donation of $500 you receive:

• One ticket to all performances in the Opera Classics Series
  
  OR
   
• One ticket to all performances in the Blithewold Concert Series

With your donation of $250 you receive:

• One ticket to a Blithewold Concert
  
  OR
   
• One ticket to a Newport Concert.

To contribute to the Annual Appeal, please contact:

Opera Providence
585 Elmgrove Avenue
Providence RI 02906
401-331-6060

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AUDITIONS!

Come sing with us!

If you are an experienced choral singer, sign up for an audition on August 29th or September 5th by sending an email to info@ricco.org or by phoning (401) 521-5670. This season, we'll be singing Vivaldi's Gloria and Britten's St. Nicolas in November; Part's Te Deum and Schubert's Mass No. 3 in Bb Major in March; and various works by Beethoven in May.

Dr. Edward Markward, Director

We rely on your generosity!

Your gift will help bring to life the choral works of musical masters such as Mozart, Bach, Handel, and Haydn, as well as musical premieres from young contemporary composers, and works that have never been performed in Rhode Island, like Sir Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time. Your contribution also helps to support educational initiatives like our Annual Collegiate Vocal Solo Competition which provides the opportunity for young classical singers to perform as soloists with a large chorus and  professional orchestra.

You can make a secure online donation through PayPal by clicking the Donate button below, or by mailing your donation to our office address:

141 Phenix Ave., Cranston, RI  02920. 

Thank you for your support!

 

The Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
All donations qualify as a tax deduction under appropriate tax laws.

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Complete ARIADNE AUF NAXOS on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9odaMjZq09w

For those of you who are interested, you can now watch the complete Salzburg "Ariadne auf Naxos" on YouTube at the above link. (no subtitles)

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NEW OPERA !!

A contemporary re-telling of The Scarlet Letter by Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne

From: Sara Jobin

Date: Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Subject: Pearl is happening August 13!

Dear friends,

Many of you know about my collaboration with Carol Gilligan for the past 4 years, working on a new opera where women's psychology takes center stage.  We will perform the first workshop of this piece on Monday, August 13th in Lenox, MA as a benefit for Shakespeare & Company and I would be honored if you could come!  It's called Pearl, and it's a contemporary re-telling of The Scarlet Letter by Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne.

For all of us working on it it's been a labor of love, and transformational in our lives.  The composer Amy Scurria and I have both read Carol's writings since college, and it's totally amazing now to be working so closely with her.  We pinch ourselves regularly.

It's hard to get through the piece without crying, so we think it's going to be good.  Maureen O'Flynn and John Cheek, both regulars at the Met, are performing it with us, which again is a privilege!

Attached is our poster, and the two links below lead you to our video and fundraising campaign, and also where to buy tickets (a very reasonable $25, or $50 for reserved seating).

Video:  We reached our initial goal early on, but every contribution makes a huge difference because opera is EXPENSIVE!  Thank you!

http://www.indiegogo.com/Pearltheopera?c=comments&a=822003

You can buy your tickets here:

http://www.shakespeare.org/sandco.php?pg=groups&pg_record=194

And if you want to go more in depth about the piece, here is Carol's awesome synopsis:

http://www.dvop.info/about-pearl-the-opera/

Thank you so much for considering supporting us in any way!

Sincerely,

Sara

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COMING TO THE CABLE CAR CINEMA:

Sunday, August 12, 2012
Noon

Starring:  Orlin Anastassov, Ian Storey, Peter Bronder

Director:  Andrei Konchalovsky

Genre:      Opera
Run Time:       180 Minutes
Release Date: 

Synopsis: Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov is considered the most important Russian opera ever written. Mussorgsky rejected Western conventions in classical music, instead forging a uniquely Russian style that gives Boris Godunov its arresting and unforgettable sound.

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COMING IN AUGUST TO THE JANE PICKENS THEATER, NEWPORT

SUNDAY AUGUST 12^TH, NOON
NORMA

View trailer of Teatro Antico, Taormina

TEATRO ANTICO, in TAORMINO ITALY

You will be redirected toPayPal.com to complete your ticket order.

OVERVIEW

Norma is considered Vincenzo Bellinis magnum opus, and the apex of the bel canto operatic style. The titular high priestess is filled with treasonous desire for a Roman soldier, forcing her to choose between duty and love.  Flowing, lyrical melodies including the infamously difficult soprano aria Casta Diva only add to the passion and heartbreak. Starring Chiara Taigi, Gregory Kunde, Irina Lungu and Giacomo Prestia. From stunning outdoor arena stage at the Teatro Antico Taormina, Italy.

180 minutes

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE  D' AGUANNO

With most internet radio stations scheduling repeats of past broadcasts, there are only a few "new" ones to report for this Saturday (August 11) that may be of interest.

First off, Rossini enthusiasts get treated to a performance that was given in Vienna of his opera "La Donna del Lago." That's to be heard on ORF.

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

A performance that took place recently on June 2 of this year will be broadcast on German Radio. The opera? Britten's take on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" coming to us from the opera company in Kassel.

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

And what weekend could possibly get by us without at least one ever-popular staple? If it isn't "Carmen" , it's "Don Giovanni" -- and if it isn't "Don Giovanni" , it's (you guessed it!) "La Boheme." This particular performance, to be heard on NPR stations, is the last in the series of opera broadcasts from this past season given by the Los Angeles Opera Company. Opera fans who saw the HD-transmission from the Met of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena" will get a chance to hear tenor Stephen Costello in the role of Rodolfo -- a role not dissimilar in temperament to the ardent lover Percy in the Donizetti opera.

(www.wrti.org/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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Behind the Scenes at San Francisco Opera's Ring

    9:58 min. 

click on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rko525vRT58&feature=g-vrec

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MET RADIO BROADCAST

Alas, the dog days of summer are here...

The Met Encores are over and there are no radio broadcasts until after the leaves have fallen. 

The 2012-13 Radio broadcasts will begin 

December 8, 12:55pm with Verdi's 

Un Ballo in Maschera 

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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Hurray!

WGBH’s Labor Day Weekend
Opera Bash is coming!

SCHEDULE:

Channel 44:

Saturday 9/1

12:00pm   404H  Turandot               02:26:46     

2:30pm   406H  Der Rosenkavalier  03:26:46

6:00pm   409H  Hamlet                    02:56:46   

9:00pm   506H  Nixon in China        02:56:46      

Sunday 9/2

12:00pm  510H  Il Trovatore              02:25:40

2:30pm    609H  La Traviata              02:26:46

5:00pm    502H  Boris Godunov        03:26:46       

9:30pm    601H   Anna Bolena           03:26:46    

Channel 2:

Sunday 9/2

12:00am   410H  Armida                           02:56:46       

3:00am     507H  Lucia di Lammermoor    02:26:46    

Monday 9/3

12:00am   405H  Les Contes d'Hoffmann  02:56:46

3:00am     401H  Tosca                              02:26:46  

DVD-Rs, TIVOs and VCRs --GET READY!!

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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV 

THIS WEEK! 

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