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Great Performances at the Met
 SATYAGRAHA |
Great Performances at the Met
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Saturday, November 16 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, November 17 -- 3:00 am; Monday, November 18 -- 12:00am
SATYAGRAHA
A performance of Philip Glass' "Satyagraha," about the early years of Mahatma Gandhi (Richard Croft). The production costars Rachelle Durkin, Alfred Walker and Kim Josephson; and features large-scale puppetry and sets made of corrugated metal.
DURATION: 180 MIN
DETAILS: [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE: PARENTS PICKS
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Sir John Tavener has died, aged 69
Sir John Tavener, the composer who established his reputation when his oratorio The Whale was premiered at the London Sinfonietta's inaugural concert in 1968, has died, aged 69.
Tavener was best known for his religious music, and joined the Russian Orthodox Church in 1977. His Orthodox faith and the rituals of the church exerted a huge influence on his work. However, he later regretted quite how close his association with the church became. "The thing I regret most about my life are those inane photos of me with icons," he told the Guardian earlier this year. "They used to come down here and dress me up, and I just tolerated it. It's my fault. But I shouldn't have done it. They literally brought down costumes, candles and icons! It was unbelievable stupidity."
Tavener was best known for his religious music, and joined the Russian Orthodox Church in 1977. His Orthodox faith and the rituals of the church exerted a huge influence on his work. However, he later regretted quite how close his association with the church became. "The thing I regret most about my life are those inane photos of me with icons," he told the Guardian earlier this year. "They used to come down here and dress me up, and I just tolerated it. It's my fault. But I shouldn't have done it. They literally brought down costumes, candles and icons! It was unbelievable stupidity."
However, the music that resulted – including The Protecting Veil, The Lamb, Song for Athene and Eternity's Sunrise – was both widely acclaimed and came to define him in the public eye. In later years, he expanded his spiritual palette: the 2003 work The Veil of the Temple took inspiration from a number of religions, though he remained – he told the BBC in 2010 – "essentially Orthodox".
Tavener had long had problems with his health, having suffered a stroke in his 30s, as well as two heart attacks and a brain tumour. He died peacefully at home in Child Okeford in Dorset. He is survived by his wife Maryanna and three children.
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HANDEL'S MESSIAH IS COMING!
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SAVE THE DATE! At the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport
DECEMBER 7TH AT 1:00PM
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| La Scala, Milano |
LIVE SIMULCAST FROM MILAN:
LA SCALA OPENING NIGHT:
LA TRAVIATA
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Starring Diana Damrau, Giuseppina Piunti, Mara Zampieri
Conducted by Daniele Gatti
Staging and sets by Dmitri Tcherniakov
New Teatro alla Scala production
December 7, 2013 1:00pm
Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes intermission included
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
It's mostly Italian opera that dominates the internet opera schedule this coming
Saturday (November 16). Actually, one of the most interesting items
happens to be Verdi's "I Vespri Siciliani" in its French format
("Les Vepres Siciliennes") which can be heard on Radio 4 (the
Netherlands). The performance being broadcast is from London's Royal Opera
House, given on October 29, 2013, and featuring tenor Bryan Hymel (recently
seen in Berlioz's "Les Troyens" at the Met) and bass Erwin Schrott
(husband of superstar soprano Anna Netrebko). I believe that this opera with
this particular cast will be shown later this season in movie theaters,
hopefully at the Providence Place Mall.
Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore" obtains its spot on
Swedish Radio's opera schedule this Saturday, the performance itself being
one that took place earlier this month in Goteborg (Sweden).
In pretty much the same vein, there's Rossini's ever-popular
"Barber of Seville" on German Radio, as performed this past November
7 in Turin (Italy).
NPR, on the other hand, has more Verdi for us: "Il
Trovatore" in a Houston Grand Opera performance that took place this past
April.
In the midst of all these mainstream 19th century works, ORF will
be bringing us the world premiere of composer Iain Bell's very first opera:
"A Harlot's Progress." Of primary interest, no doubt, for many
prospective listeners would be the presence of soprano Diana Damrau in the
featured role of Moll Hackabout. This 21st century work was given its premiere
last month in Vienna. (Incidentally, Bell is currently working on a second
opera: "A Christmas Carol")
Unfortunately, there aren't any FREE audio-streams from the Met
this coming week; however, 2 Richard Strauss operas are currently scheduled the
week after!
Enjoy!
DAVE
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COMING--
SATURDAY, December 14, 2013, 12:55pm
Live in HD
FALSTAFF
An undisputed master of Verdi's final comic masterpiece, James Levine conducts Robert Carsen's acclaimed production, the first new Met Falstaffsince 1964. Ambrogio Maestri sings the role of the blustery Sir John Falstaff, opposite a marvelous ensemble cast.
and
Watch James Levine and the company rehearse Falstaff
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JOYCE DiDONATO
Your wish is my command: The Juilliard School has kindly posted my most recent Master Class from this past October for your viewing pleasure. I do hope it will be helpful to you!
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DID YOU SEE THE MET FEATURED ON SUNDAY’S 60 MINUTES?
IN CASE YOU DIDN’T, HERE IT IS!
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| HTTP://WWW.CBSNEWS.COM/VIDEO/WATCH/?ID=50157983N&TAG=API |
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The Met radio broadcast season
begins the first week
of December.
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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV
THIS WEEK!
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