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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and
Verizon 478)
Verizon 478)
Saturday, June 18, 2016, 8:00pm
Sunday, June 19, 2016 3:00am
Monday, June 20, 2016, 12:00am
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| Nina Stemme |
Turandot
Soprano Nina Stemme sings the title role of Puccini's final
work, "Turandot," about an imperious Chinese princess and an unknown
prince (Marco Berti) who falls for her.
To hear Nina Stemme sing
"In questa reggia" from Turandot
performed at La Scala, Milan
May 1, 2015
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News from Around the World of Music
Phyllis Curtin, opera soprano and former BU dean; at
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To see a 2011 retrospective of Phyllis Curtin:
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Joyce DiDonato at Stonewall: NPR Music Field
Recordings
On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a
gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village. A riot broke out, sparking successive
nights of protest and, many say, the emergence of the modern gay rights
movement.LGBT rights have come a long way since that summer night 46 years ago,
when there were still laws criminalizing homosexuality. But mezzo-soprano Joyce
DiDonato believes there's still work to be done, so she chose the Stonewall to
gather a few friends, talk about equality and sing a centuries-old song that
still resonates.Another reason for the gathering was to remember Mark Carson, a
gay man fatally shot in the neighborhood almost two years ago. The city's
police commissioner stated Carson's death was clearly a hate crime."The
idea of a murder happening blocks away from the Stonewall Inn is
incomprehensible to me," DiDonato says. "It shouldn't happen
anywhere. It tells me that we're not done talking, and we are not done working
for people to comprehend what equality is about and why it is
important."DiDonato, 45, straight and a native Kansan, is outspoken on
LGBT issues and one of today's most sought-after opera stars. More
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Verdi's "Nabucco" was performed in London's Royal Opera House and shown on screens around the
world. You can watch it here:
It has English subtitles.
Placido
Domingo sings the title role.
The video contains introductory material, so
the opera itself doesn't begin until about 45 minutes into the video.
It
should be available for viewing for the next couple of weeks (as far as I
know).
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WQXR
How to Make Opera Hot and Cool? LoftOpera Has the
Recipe
Monday, June 13, 2016
WQXR
By Fred Plotkin
Startup classical music and opera companies are
attracting younger audiences with daring programs in unconventional spaces.
Fred Plotkin explores the not-so-new keys to their success.
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In Dresden Cultural Riches Abound Throughout This
'Florence on the Elbe'
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
WQXR
By Fred Plotkin
Fred Plotkin visits Dresden, Germany, where he is
impressed by a production of 'Lohengrin,' as well as museums, architecture and
other musical offerings around the city.
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Opera-lovers have, once again, quite a variety
of operas to choose from this coming week, beginning on Friday (June 17) with a
LIVE broadcast on Radio 3 (RAI) of Donizetti's "Linda di Chamounix"
-- direct from the Rome Opera.
More Italian opera comes to us on Saturday
with a performance from Lyric Opera of Chicago of Verdi's "Nabucco"
which can be heard on NPR as part of their ongoing series of opera broadcasts
from various American opera companies (2015/2016 season). This particular
performance of "Nabucco" originally took place this past January.
ORF (Austria) is airing the March 5, 2016
performance from Madrid of Wagner's "Liebesverbot" (based on
Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"). This one has previously been
broadcast on a few other internet radio stations, so you now have another
chance to hear some "early" Wagner, in case you missed it earlier
this year.
For more Shakespearean opera, this time from
the 20th century, French Radio is broadcasting the June 6 performance (from
Paris) of Aribert Reimann's "Lear" (premiered in 1978).
3 opera videos of interest should also be
mentioned, one of which is the LIVE performance on Saturday from Genoa of
Verdi's "La Forza del Destino."
From this year's Glyndebourne Festival, you
can catch the LIVE video-stream of Rossini's "Barber of Seville" on
Tuesday (June 21).
Also on Tuesday, the Opera Platform will be
offering the LIVE performance from Amsterdam of Tchaikovsky's "Queen of
Spades" which should be available for your viewing pleasure for a few
months after the actual performance on Tuesday.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast will return in December.
radio broadcast will return in December.
Watch this space. Enjoy the haitus!
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No opera on
WGBH this week!
Jamie Oliver, British Celebrity Chef
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