WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
*All links below are live
LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST
Great Performances at the Met
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Saturday, May 4 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, May 5 -- 3:00am; May 6 -- 12:00am
La Fanciulla del West
A production of Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West," about an Old West saloon owner (Deborah Voigt) in a California gold-rush town who'll stop at nothing to get the man (Marcello Giordani) she wants.
DURATION: 150 MIN
DETAILS: [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE : PARENTS PICKS
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OPERA ON WGBH TV
OPERA ON WGBH TV
THIS WEEK!
LA CLEMENZA
DI TITO
DI TITO
Great Performances at the Met
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Sunday, May 5 -- 1:30pm on WGBH 2
La Clemenza di Tito
DURATION: 2 hrs. 50 MIN
DETAILS: [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE : PARENTS PICKS
The Metropolitan Opera
Tonight, Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 7:25pm ET,
listen live to the final performance
this season of Verdi's RIGOLETTO, starring Lisette Oropesa, Vittorio Grigolo,
and George Gagnidze. Tune in on your computer or mobile device.
Listen Live: RIGOLETTO
Enjoy free weekly live streams of Met performances in
high-quality sound, directly from the Met's own website. Streams are available
on your computer or mobile device. All you need to do is "click and
play."
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Joyce DiDonato Tweets:
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
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With the Met's current season drawing to a close, there's
still plenty of wonderful opera worth listening to. For example, this very
evening at 7:25, the Met's free LIVE audio-stream will be offering yet another
performance of Verdi's "Rigoletto."
Then, on Saturday (May 4), the Met broadcast is of one of
the 20th century's greatest operas (in many people's opinion): namely, Francis
Poulenc's dramatically charged "Dialogues of the Carmelites." The
current production features Isabel Leonard in the role of Blanche. Ms Leonard
was seen earlier this season as Miranda in the Thomas Ades setting of "The
Tempest." Also in the cast of the Poulenc opera is soprano Patricia
Racette who, not so long ago, sang the role of Blanche to tremendous acclaim;
this time around, she can be heard in the role of Madame Lidoine.
Another LIVE broadcast that can be heard this Saturday is of
Britten's "Peter Grimes" (another 20th century masterpiece) which
comes to us from the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. You can catch this one
on Swedish radio.
French radio, on the other hand, will be broadcasting a
performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni." For some strange reason,
their website has not seen fit to disclose any of the details of the performers
or performance location. However, for many Mozart enthusiasts, that might not
matter, as long as the performance is a good one!
Enjoy!
DAVE
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In memoriam
Janos Starker
GRAMMY-winning cellist Janos Starker died April 28. A
cause of death was not revealed. He was 88. A native of Budapest, Hungary,
Starker migrated to the United States in 1948 with the help of Indiana
University, where he later became a music faculty fixture. Starker's career
spanned more than 50 years, producing more than 165 recordings and thousands of
concerts, including with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera
and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He was highly acclaimed for his work with
the Bach cello suites and the Dvořák concerto. He earned three GRAMMY
nominations throughout his career, including a win in 1997 for Best
Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra) for Bach: Suites For Solo
Cello Nos. 1-6. Aside from his performances and recordings, Starker was a known
for teaching, having taught music as early as age 8. "Janos Starker was a
masterful cellist known for playing with technical perfection and creating an
impeccable sound," said Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow.
"His deep passion for music was evident not only in his performances, but
as an educator as well, teaching new generations the art and precision of
performing classical music."
http://www.grammy.com/news/cellist-janos-starker-dies
http://www.grammy.com/news/cellist-janos-starker-dies
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San Francisco Opera
on KDFC
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| Memorial to Giuseppe Verdi in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
If you are a night-owl like me, you may enjoy
listening to the monthly broadcast of an opera performed by the San Francisco
Opera, at 11pm our time on the first Sunday of the month. KDFC can be accessed
on your computer--click on this link http://www.kdfc.com/pages/15744854.php?--
or on your smart phone: You can get a free app for it from your iTunes Store or
Android Play Store.
This Sunday, May 4, Zeljko Lucic reprises his role as
Rigoletto, the same that he sung for this season's Met HD production but in the
traditional garb of the Renaissance royal jester. However, since it's on the
radio, you can imagine him wearing whatever you want.
from the KDFC program:
The vengeful court jester Rigoletto desperately tries
to protect his daughter from disaster in this heart-wrenching tragedy. Serbian
baritone Zeljko Lucic stars along with soprano Aleksandra Kurzak as Gilda and
the Italian tenor Francesco Demuro as the Duke.
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2013 Summer encores of
Live in HD Broadcasts
Live in HD Broadcasts
2013-14 Live in HD
Season Preview
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Some interesting articles
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL OPERA NEWS AWARDS, HONORING DAVID DANIELS,
MIRELLA FRENI, SIMON KEENLYSIDE, ERIC OWENS & DAWN UPSHAW
A few more video clips from Saturday's GIULIO CESARE
performance have just been added to our website, including this one featuring
David Daniels as Cesare. See them all here: http://bit.ly/12iaSt4
Dallas Opera names Emmanuel Villaume new music director
See the stunning visuals of 'Turandot' at the Winspear Opera
House (Dallas,TX)
Terry Gilliam to return to the English National Opera
Terry Gilliam to direct radical opera in London
English National Opera announces a season to reduce debt:
Company hopes mixture of sure-fire hits and more challenging productions will
led to reduction in deficit
Remembering Janos Starker, The Cellist 'Born To Be A
Teacher'
Rolando Villazón
Didn't catch Rolando on ZDF’s “Deutschlands Superhirn” on
Saturday? You can re-watch the whole show here – including Rolando’s impromptu
serenade! Click here for video: http://superhirn.zdf.de/
Becoming Traviata: A Film By Philippe Beziat Starring
Natalie Dessay
Want to learn how to find Mary Magdalene in all the
galleries of the world? Tune in to The Myths of Mary Magdalene webinar on May
1, when mythologist and cultural historian Kayleen Asbo will reveal the clues
hidden in plain sight that will enable you to recognize one of history's
favorite muses.
Joyce DinDonato Book Recommendations for Singers
Ode to Joyce
Classical KDFC
Welcome to our new week and the kick-off of "Beethoven
By The Bay". Every hour from 9a to 9p through Friday we'll feature the
best of Beethoven. Plus we'll share Beethoven concert news, video clips, blogs
and more on kdfc.com. Happy birthday to the lowly, but handy...zipper, patented
OTD in 1913. - Hoyt
James Rhodes: 'Find what you love and let it kill you': My
life as a concert pianist can be frustrating, lonely, demoralising and
exhausting. But is it worth it? Yes, without a shadow of a doubt
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The Met radio broadcast
May 4, 2013 @ 11:30 am
Francis Poulenc's
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
Saturday, May 4 ~
8 pm
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2, the “Resurrection Symphony,” was, with Symphony No. 8, among Mahler’s most popular and successful works during his lifetime. Preoccupied by visions of his own death and by larger philosophical questions about the purpose of life, Mahler pondered a kind of immortality through artistic achievement.
Mahler himself wrote the text sung by soprano, alto, and chorus at the end of the fifth movement: “Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen in heißem Liebesstreben, werd’ ich entschweben zum Licht!” (“With wings that I won for myself during passionate struggles of love, I shall ascend to the light!”) He was also struck by “Auferstehen” (“Resurrection”), a hymn by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, which 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 | More about the concert | Program notes
(401-248-7000)
http://www.providencesingers.org/
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Concert and Event Calendar
2012-2013 Season
Friday, June 14, 2013 — 8:00pm
Saturday, June 15, 2013 — 8:00pm
Friday, June 21, 2013 — 8:00pm
Sunday, June 23, 2013 — 3:00pm
"Pirates of Penzance
— Featuring —
Samuel - Devon Morin, The Pirate King - Ryne Cherry, Fredric - Joshua Collier,
Ruth - Ana Maria Ugarte, Kate - Arielle Rogers, Edith - Kristen Charpentier,
Mabel - Julianne Gearhart, Major General Stanley - Andy Papas, The Sergeant - Jason Shealy
Stage Director and Choreographer - Nathaniel Merchants • Artistic Director - Rene de la Garza
The Columbus Theatre
Broadway
Providence, RI
Tickets: $35 and $60 per person
For tickets please call the Opera Providence Office at 401-331-6060
July & August 2013
Summer production of
"Elixir of Love"
Exact dates to be determined.
For additional information on our exciting opera season,
to purchase tickets, or to contribute to the Annual Appeal, contact:
Opera Providence
585 Elmgrove Avenue
Providence RI 02906
401-331-6060
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