Week of December 18 December 26, 2013

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

WEDNESDAY, December 18, 2013, 6:30pm

HD ENCORE
Giuseppe Verdi's

FALSTAFF

An undisputed master of Verdi's final comic masterpiece, James Levine conducts Robert Carsen's acclaimed production, the first new Met Falstaff since 1964. Ambrogio Maestri sings the role of the blustery Sir John Falstaff, opposite a marvelous ensemble cast.

http://www.metoperafamily.org/opera/falstaff-verdi-tickets.aspx?utm_source=Falstaff&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=1314_SS

and

Watch James Levine and the company rehearse Falstaff

http://www.metoperafamily.org/video/2013-2014/falstaff?src=hdpage

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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE:  (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)

Set your DVRs for a special 

RI Public Television Broadcast

SILENT NIGHT

8:00pm, Saturday, December 21st

This opera recounts the true story of the World War I Christmas Eve truce. For one magical evening on December 24, 1914, French, German and British soldiers laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration reflecting the peace, fellowship and humanity of the season. Based on the Academy Award-nominated film Joyeux Noel, this two-act production was commissioned by the Minnesota Opera and premiered in November 2012 to national acclaim, including a Pulitzer Prize for Music for composer Kevin Puts. With a libretto by Mark Campbell, "Silent Night" is sung in French, English, German, Italian and Latin with English subtitles.

The opera "Silent Night"  is available for viewing until Dec. 27, here: 

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365132185/?start=35

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The RICCO Chamber Choir performs 

THIS Sunday in Providence

at the First Baptist Church in America

75 Main St., Providence (401) 521-1670

December 22 at 3pm

I heard this concert last week in Newport. It was wonderful! A lovely way 

to start  the Christmas week! --Rosie

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE  D' AGUANNO

This coming Saturday (December 21), instead of broadcasting a live performance, the Met has scheduled a performance from this past fall, the opera being Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The decision was made probably due to the fact that this particular opera wasn't scheduled for a regular live performance during the Met's usual radio broadcast season. In any case, it's certainly worth tuning in to, especially if you happen to be a major Benjamin Britten fan.

(www.wrti.org/)

The Met is also offering a LIVE broadcast on Monday evening (December 23) at 7:25, which can be accessed in their FREE audio-stream (link below). It's Puccini's "Tosca" with two singers in the leads who didn't appear in the recent HD-transmission of this opera. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky will be singing the role of Tosca, with tenor Marcello Giordani as Cavaradossi.

(www.metopera.org/)

In other "news" -- French Radio is airing a performance of Poulenc's 20th-century masterpiece "The Dialogues of the Carmelites" (as performed earlier this month in Paris).

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

A French opera of earlier vintage than the Poulenc work comes to us via the Belgian station Klara, which will be broadcasting "Hamlet" by Ambroise Thomas, direct from Brussels. (A video of this production should become available for FREE viewing on the opera company's website within the next few weeks.)

(http://radio.klara.be/radio/10_home.php)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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The Met 
Saturday afternoon radio broadcast 

Benjamin Britten's 

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT"S DREAM

Saturday, December 22, 2013 1:00 pm ET

Conlon; Kim, Wall, DeShong, Davies, Kaiser,

Todd Simpson , Rose, Costello

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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV 

THIS WEEK!