Week of July 14 - 21, 2016

All links are live!

This week on Rhode Island Public television,

WSBE:  (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)  

Saturday, July 16, 2016, 8:00pm

Sunday, July 17, 2016 3:00am

Monday, July 17,  2016, 12:00am

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.  (Duration: 150 minutes)

Synopsis: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synopses/Turandot/

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News from Around the World of Music

6 Performers Using Music to Make the World a Better Place

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

WQXR

By Amanda Angel

In response to the horrific events of recent weeks, here are classical musicians using their art to advocate for peace, justice, environmentalism and other good causes.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/6-performers-using-music-make-world-better-place/

5 Mid-Century American Works that Deserve to Be Included in the Canon

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

WQXR

By Alan Fletcher

Alan Fletcher, president of the Aspen Music Festival, lists five lesser-known American masterpieces featured this year, and one that just missed the cut, that he's passionate about.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/5-mid-century-american-works-deserve-be-included-cannon/

Inon Barnatan performs Mendelssohn at the Steinway Factory in Astoria, Queens.

Watch: Inon Barnatan Plays Mendelssohn at the Steinway Factory

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

WQXR

By Amanda Angel

Pianist Inon Barnatan visited the Steinway Factory in Queens where he performed Mendelssohn's Rondo capriccioso. Watch an exclusive video of his virtuoso performance.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/watch-pianist-inon-barnatan-play-mendelssohn-steinway-factory-queens/

 European Union and British Union flag flying in front of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament at Westminster Palace, London.

Listen: Musicians Protest Brexit with 'Ode to Joy'

Thursday, June 30, 2016

WQXR

By Michael Rosin

In response to Britain's vote to leave the European Union, a group of musicians performed the EU anthem, Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," hoping music will prove a uniting force.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/listen-musicians-protest-brexit-ode-joy/

 Author Anna Beer has written a new book delving into the lives of female composers.

8 Female Composers Who Were Hits in Their Own Time

Thursday, June 30, 2016

WQXR

By Amanda Angel

Anna Beer, author of a new book profiling the lives of female composers from the 17th to the 20th centuries, talks about the women who succeeded against the odds.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/8-female-classical-music-composers-who-were-hits-in-their-own-time/

Opera Now

The most influential opera magazine in the world 

http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/rhinegold-publishing/magazines/opera-now/

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WQXR

Finding Opera and Freedom in Cincinnati

Monday, July 11, 2016

WQXR

By Fred Plotkin

A trip to Cincinnati to see productions of Beethoven's 'Fidelio' and Gregory Spears's 'Fellow Travelers' spurs a meditation on opera's relevance to real life.

Matthew Shilvock is the new general director of San Francisco Opera.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/finding-opera-and-freedom-cincinnati/

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Entrance Interview: Matthew Shilvock, SF Opera's Next General Director

Thursday, July 07, 2016

WQXR

By Fred Plotkin

Before he becomes the general director of San Francisco Opera on Aug. 1, Matthew Shilvock spoke to Fred Plotkin about his vision for the company.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/entrance-interview-matthew-shilvock-sf-opera/

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE  D' AGUANNO

Not too many choices are available this time around if you want to listen to LIVE opera performances, the major exception being the broadcast from Radio 3 (RAI) on Friday of Rameau's "Zoroastre" (1749, revised in 1756) which will be taking place in Montpellier.

(www.radio3.rai.it/)

On the other hand, if you happen to have missed it the first time around, German Radio is giving us another chance to hear George Enescu's "Oedipe" which was performed in London last month (June 4).

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

There's also a rare opportunity to tune in to ORF (Austria) to hear a repeat of the January 31, 2016 performance of Benjamin Godard's  opera "Dante" (1890), an event that took place in Munich.

(http://oe1.orf.at/)

Plus, NPR is now beginning its series of broadcasts from Los Angeles Opera's 2015/2016 season with a double-bill featuring Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi" & Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." Versatile musician Placido Domingo sings the title role in the Puccini opera, then takes to the podium to conduct the Leoncavallo work.

(www.wrti.org/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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The Met Saturday afternoon
 radio broadcast will return in December. 

Watch this space. Enjoy the haitus! 

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No opera on

WGBH this week!

George Clooney, actor