Week of September 6 - 13, 2012

This week on Rhode Island Public television,

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

To be or not to be?

HAMLET

Episode Information

Program Information

When To Watch

Great Performances at the Met

Saturday, September 8 -- 8:00pm, Sunday, September 9 -- 3:00am; Monday, September 10 -- 12:00am

HAMLET

Simon Keenlyside

The Ambroise Thomas opera "Hamlet," based on the Shakespeare play, starring baritone Simon Keenlyside as the prince and soprano Marlis Petersen as Ophélie. Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore is Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, and James Morris is Claudius.

DURATION: 180 MIN

DETAILS: [HD] [CC] [STEREO]

GENRE: PARENTS PICKS

JOYCE DiDONATO TOURS 

SOUTH AMERICA

The Yankee Diva at Iguasu Falls

See her photos from the trip.  http://www.flickr.com/photos/yankeediva/

Listen to her sing "Una voce poca fa" 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SJcuqaelqwE#!

HURRAY!  WGBH 2 OPERA BASH CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH WAGNER'S  COMPLETE RING CYCLE AND MORE !

(Including the complete Götterdämmerung!) 

THURSDAY, September 6,

1 AM on WGBH 2

Rossini's

ARMIDA  

Great Performances at the Met

Renee Fleming stars as ARMIDA

Approximate running time 3 hrs. 50 min.

Renée Fleming stars in the title role of Mary Zimmerman's Met premiere production, opposite no fewer than six tenors. "This [is] Ms. Fleming's show," the New York Times says. "Armida belongs at the Met. And the company has the right star in place." Lawrence Brownlee sings Rinaldo, and Riccardo Frizza conducts. Zimmerman describes the opera as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.” The fanciful story of the sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison of sensual delights, she says, “has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.”

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=295

Great Performances at the Met

Wagner's Ring Cycle: Wagner's Dream

Filmmaker Susan Froemke examines the challenges that director Robert Lepage and the Metropolitan Opera faced in mounting a production of Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle.

Monday, 9/10/12, 9pm, WGBH 2/HD

Wednesday, 9/12/12, 2:00 AM, WGBH 2/HD

Saturday, 9/15/12, 3:00 AM, WGBH 2/HD

Monday 9/17/12, 3:00 AM, WGBH 44/HD

Great Performances at the Met

Wagner's Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold)

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=78

The first opera in Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle, about a power struggle between gods and mortals over a magic ring, begins with the evil dwarf Alberich (Eric Owens) forging a ring of unimaginable power from gold pilfered from the Rhine.

Tuesday, 9/11/12, 9:00 PM, WGBH 2/HD

Sunday, 9/16/12, 12:00 AM, WGBH 2/H D 

Great Performances at the Met

Wagner's Ring Cycle: Die Walkure(The Valkyrie)

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=28

The second opera in Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle finds a traveler seeking shelter at the home of a warrior and his wife.

Wednesday, 9/12/12, 9:00 PM, WGBH 2/HD

Great Performances at the Met

Wagner's Ring Cycle: Siegfried

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=82

The third opera in Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle finds the young Siegfried being raised by Alberich's conniving brother Mime, who hopes to use the lad to gain possession of the magical ring from the dragon Fafner.

Thursday, 9/13/12, 9 pm, WGBH 2

Great Performances at the Met

Wagner's Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=46

In the final installment in Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle, the love between Siegfried and Brünnhilde is torn asunder by a trio of scheming humans who want the magical ring for themselves.

Friday, 9/14/12, 9 pm, WGBH 2

Journey of the Bonesetter's Daughter

Synopsis: http://sfopera.com/SanFranciscoOpera/media/SiteAssets/Guild/BonesettersDaughterStudyguide.pdf

The creative process behind the San Francisco Opera's production of "The Bonesetter's Daughter," an opera adapted by Amy Tan and composer Stewart Wallace from Tan's 2001 novel, is chronicled. The documentary travels with Tan to China.

Thursday, 9/13/12, 8 pm, WGBH 2

Sunday, 9/16/12, 4:00 PM, WGBH 2/HD

Schedule

Thursday 9/6/12 1:00 AM WGBH 2/HD	Monday 9/10/12 9:00 PM WGBH 2/HD;	Tuesday 9/11/12 9:00 PM WGBH 2/HD	Wednesday 9/12/12 2:00 AM WGBH 2/HD
Armida	Wagner's Ring Cycle: Wagner's Dream	Wagner's Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold)	Wagner's Ring Cycle: Wagner's Dream

Wednesday 9/12/12 9:00 PM	Thursday 9/13/12 8:00 PM WGBH 2/HD	Thursday 9/13/12 9:00 PM WGBH 2/HD;	Friday 9/14/12 9:00 PM WGBH 2/HD
Die Walkure	Journey of the Bonesetter's Daughter	Siegfried	Die Götterdämmerung

Saturday,  9/15/12 3:00 AM WGBH 2/HD	Sunday 9/16/12 4:00 PM WGBH 2/HD	Sunday 9/16/12 12:00 AM WGBH 44/HD;	Monday 9/17/12, 3:00 AM WGBH 2/HD
Wagner's Ring Cycle: Wagner's Dream	Journey of the Bonesetter's Daughter	Wagner's Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold)	Wagner's Ring Cycle: Wagner's Dream

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE  D' AGUANNO

This coming Saturday (September 8), the opera-on-the-internet schedule has some rare & semi-rare operas on tap, with all-time favorites like "La Boheme" & "Don Giovanni" conspicuous by their absence. (But they're liable to pop up at the last minute, if you check www.operacast.com on Saturday.)

One opera that used to be far more popular than it is today is "Mignon" by Thomas (who also wrote the opera "Hamlet" which starred Simon Keenlyside at the Met a couple of seasons ago). "Mignon" can be heard this Saturday on Canadian radio in a performance from May that took place in Geneva. In the brilliant but secondary role of Philine can be heard soprano Diana Damrau who impressed us in Rossini's "Le Comte Ory" in 2011. It's not surprising that one of the most famous arias in this opera is the one sung by this character in Act 3.

(www.cbc.ca/radio2/)

Radio 4 (the Netherlands) is bringing us the performance of May 16, 2012, of Handel's "Semele" which took place in Toronto in a Canadian Opera Company production.

(www.radio4.nl/)

Moving into the 20th century, Schoenberg's "Moses & Aron" is on tap on German Radio. It's a performance that took place last Sunday in Berlin. Listeners who have a hard time dealing with atonal music might want to give this one a pass, even though people "in the know" claim that it's one of the operatic masterpieces of the last century.

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

And then, moving into the 21st century, the recently composed opera of Theofanidis -- "The Heart of a Soldier" -- can be heard on NPR in its World Premiere performance in San Francisco this past November. It's a listener-friendly piece that stars baritone Thomas Hampson, who was seen a few seasons back when the Met presented Massenet's "Thais" in an HD-transmission, featuring soprano Renee Fleming.

(www.wrti.org/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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2012-2013 SEASON

          

Saturday, November 24, 2012

8:00 PM

Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul

Pre-concert talk by

Dr. Samuel Breene - 7:00 PM

Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria

Jean Danton, Soprano

Megan Roth – Mezzo-soprano

Benjamin Britten – St. Nicolas

Kirk Dougherty, Tenor

North Smithfield High School Girls Chorus

Regina McAdam, Conductor

                                  ***                                   

Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:00 PM

Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul

Pre-concert talk by

Dr. Samuel Breene - 7:00 PM

Arvo Pärt – Te Deum

Fusionworks Dance Company

Deb Meunier, Artistic Director

Brown University Chorus

L.  Frederick  Jodry, Conductor

Franz Schubert – Mass  No. 3 in Bb Major

Soloists are the winners of the

Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra's

5th Annual Collegiate Vocal Competition

                               ***                                  

Saturday, May 11, 2013 8:00 PM

Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul

Pre-concert talk by

Dr. Samuel Breene - 7:00 PM

ALL BEETHOVEN PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven – Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C Major

Ludwig van Beethoven – Mass in C Major

Patrice Tiedemann, Soprano

Hillary Nicholson, Mezzo-soprano

Martin Kelly, Tenor

René de la Garza, Baritone

                              ***                                  

All concerts conducted by

Edward Markward, Music Director    

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THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

"The Three Tenors"

Opera Providence opens the Pawtucket Arts Festival with a concert featuring
Ethan Bremner, Giovanni Formisano & Fred Scheff, tenors
Leah Kenney, soprano & Billy Ray Poli, tenor & Eric Mazonson, pianist

VIP Reception begins at 5:30pm
Performance begins at 7:00pm

PROGRAM

VIP Tickets: $25 per person
General Admission: $10 per person
For tickets, please call the Opera Providence office at 401-331-6060.

LOCATION: 

The Blackstone Valley Visitor's Center

175 Main Street Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860

MAP

UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS

Thursday, September 6, 2012  "The Three Tenors" (See above) Friday, September 14, 2012 Selections from Armen Tigranian's Opera "Anoush" MORE INFO Saturday, October 20, 2012 "The Three Sopranos" MORE INFO Thursday, October 25, 2012 "Dancing With the Opera Stars" MORE INFO Thursday, December 6, 2012 "Faf-la-la and Opera" MORE INFO Friday, January 25, 2013; Sunday, January 27, 2013 Winter Concert Series  MORE INFO Friday, February 15, 2013  Sunday, February 17, 2013   Winter Concert Series: Valentine's Day Concert MORE INFO

Annual Appeal
2011-2012

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

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

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• 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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Position available: Communications Director The Singers will hire a new communications director this fall. Duties, qualifications, and application instructions are online. Junior Providence Singers: Three audition sessions T.J. Harper, JPS music director, will conduct auditions from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Carter Center on Monday, August 27; Wednesday, September 5; and Monday, September 10. If those dates and times don’t work, call 751-5700 or e-mail the office and we’ll find some that do.  More about the JPS

Our 41st Season  |  Creation and Coronation Subscribe now Create your choral season Subscribe to our three-concert series and save nearly 20 percent. You’ll have premium seating for Duruflé Requiem Haydn Creation Fit for a Queen Our friends at the Philharmonic will also offer Providence Singers subscribers a 15-percent discount on tickets for Handel’s Messiah* Mahler’s Symphony No. 2* Order your subscriptions online or call the Singers office at 401-751-5700. * Tickets for Messiah and Mahler are available directly from the Philharmonic. November 3–4, 2012: Duruflé’s Requiem Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs Like Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé left the terrifying “Dies Irae” movement out of his 1947 Requiem. It is a requiem that tends toward contemplation and consolation. Other works include Daniel Pinkham’s Wedding Cantata, and Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs, a setting of five poems by his wife, Hila Plitmann. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, St. Mary’s Church, Bristol 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence December 8, 2012: George Frideric Handel’s Messiah Two and a half centuries after its first performance, Handel’sMessiah easily remains the most frequently performed, most beloved work in the choral canon. The Providence Singers and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra join forces for a December performance at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Betsy Burleigh conducts. 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, The Vets, Providence Buy tickets from the Philharmonic online or by phone: 401-248-7000 February 10, 2013: Franz Joseph Haydn’s Creation Haydn had spectacular choral triumphs late in his life, none greater than the oratorio The Creation. The Singers and the New Bedford Symphony will perform The Creation in New Bedford and Providence. 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Temple Emanu-El in Providence (Also performed Saturday, Feb. 9, in New Bedford. More at New Bedford Symphony) April 6-7, 2013: Fit for a Queen Music was everywhere at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953: selections from England’s glorious musical past (Handel’s Zadok the Priest has been part of every coronation since George II in 1727)  and new works by Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Healy Willan and others. The Singers will perform music written for Queen Elizabeth at her coronation and during the six decades since, including new music from the recently published Choirbook for the Queen. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2013, St. Mary’s Church, Bristol May 4, 2013: Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 2, the “Resurrection Symphony,” was, with the Eighth Symphony, among Mahler’s most popular and successful works during his lifetime. He was struck by a text he heard at the funeral of the conductor Hans von Bülow: “Auferstehen, ja auferstehen wirst du, mein Staub,  nach kurzer Ruhe!” (“You shall arise, my dust, yes you shall arise after a brief rest!”) The  Singers will perform as guest artists with the Rhode Island Philharmonic. 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4 The Vets, Providence Tickets are available from the Rhode Island Philharmonic online or by phone: 401-248-7000 --------------------------------------------------- The Providence Singers Inc.  |  667 Waterman Avenue  |  East Providence  RI  02914 The Carter Center  |  Studio 154  |  401-751-5700  |  Fax: 401-751-5722

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MET RADIO BROADCAST

It doesn't quite feel like autumn but schools are in session and it won't be long before the opera season starts!

Alas, 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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 THE SOPRANO'S SURPRISE

Check out this video:

It's pretty impressive. 

Http://youtu.be/UkYZtATiwVs

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Ahhhhhhhhhhh, Oooooooperaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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