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WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Saturday, October 25, 8:00pm
Sunday, October 26, 3:00am
Monday, October 27, 12:00am
LA Cenerentola
"La Cenerentola," Rossini's take on the Cinderella fairy tale, stars Joyce DiDonato in the title role and as the dashing prince.
DURATION: 180 MIN
DETAILS: [CC] [STEREO]
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Arguing
over Klinghoffer
Demonstrators in New York protesting the Metropolitan Opera's decision to produce 'The Death of Klinghoffer,' Sept. 22, 2014. (Raffi Wineburg)
Large protests expected at Met ‘Klinghoffer’ opening
Monday
100 wheelchairs to be set up outside Manhattan’s Lincoln Center in memory of handicapped murder victim; rabbis to host prayer vigil
The New York
Times
Protests Greet Metropolitan Opera’s Premiere of ‘Klinghoffer’
We took four New Yorkers to The Death of
Klinghoffer: what was their verdict?
On Monday night, hundreds of people protested outside
the Met opera that Klinghoffer was antisemitic. So what was our panel’s take?
Passionate ‘Klinghoffer’ protest
outshines
lackluster premiere
Times of Israel reviewer, who was close to falling asleep during the opera, wonders
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Violin making: 20 beautiful photos of craftsmen at
work
Turning a violin from a humble block of wood into the perfectly
balanced instrument we are all so familiar with takes a superb craftsman. Sit
back and admire their exquisite work.
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Rosie’s Corner
As you know, I do this blog out of love;
I have never made a cent, or even a t-shirt or a coffee cup from the blog. Today I want to tell you about KDFC, a great
classical music station out of San Francisco; I tell you from my heart, not for
any material gain.
I came from San Francisco where KDFC was
originally a commercial classical radio station. Forty years ago, classical
stations were supported by commercials for wineries and other genteel sponsors.
Times change; for a while, we heard the jarring juxtaposition of Chopin etudes
and Verdi overtures alongside tire commercials and spots for car dealers.
Classical radio stations struggle along. Some, like WGBH, are part of the
public radio networks which rely on listeners' support. KDFC, always a very
fine station, went through a transformation from being a commercial station,
resolving some controversies, to its present status as an independent,
listener-supported station. The selection of music is broad and deep; one hears
pieces that one never hears anywhere else. Its hosts are knowledgeable and
informative without chatting endlessly. I could go on but suffice it to say
that listening to it is an aesthetically satisfying experience. Not only does
it do an excellent job of broadcasting opera recordings but it broadcasts the
San Francisco Opera.
I am writing about it now because it has
just released its mobile app. I urge you to take a listen; put on its all-night
show, California Classical All-Night; or KDFC While You Work, with Dianne
Nicolini. Soon you will find that becomes your default choice for classical
music as it has become ours. And if it pleases you, send a check to support its independence. God bless the Internet that gives us such choices!
To listen:
To download the app to your mobile device:
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
While
there won't be a live HD-transmission from the Met this coming Saturday
(October 25), opera-lovers may want to take advantage of tomorrow night's FREE
live audio-stream from the Met of Bizet's "Carmen" which begins at
7:25 pm and features some of the same singers who are scheduled to appear on
the live HD-transmission of this opera on November 1.
(www.metopera.org/)
Although
"Carmen" may be considered one of the most popular operas in the
world, Puccini's "Tosca" is certainly a worthy contender as well, and
it is this opera that can be heard on Saturday in a performance that took place
on October 16 at the Paris Opera, a video of which was "floating
around" on YouTube a few days ago but which has mysteriously disappeared.
If
you have a taste for the more obscure operas of the 19th century, why not check
out the broadcast from Geneva of Ernest Reyer's "Sigurd" which took
place a year ago (October 10, 2013)? Sigurd is actually the same literary
figure as the more familiar Siegfried (as in Wagner's Ring Cycle), & the
plot of Reyer's opera is basically the same as that of Act 3 of
"Siegfried" and most of "Die Gotterdammerung."
(http://oe1.orf.at/)
Or
you might be interested in Weber's "Die Drei Pintos" which was
actually orchestrated and completed by Gustav Mahler. The performance on hand
via German Radio comes from Berlin (9/26/99).
(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)
In
a lighter vein, there's Jerome Kern's "Show Boat" which turns up this
week on NPR's schedule of broadcasts from the 2013/2014 season, as presented by
the San Francisco Opera. Soprano Patricia Racette sings the role of Julie La
Verne in this performance which stems from this past June.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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Saturday afternoon radio broadcast
resumes December 6.
Rossini's Il
Barbiere Di Siviglia
December 6, 2014
12:00 pm ET
Mariotti;
Leonard, Brownlee, Maltman, Muraro, Burchuladze
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