Madama Butterfly
The title character of
Madama Butterfly—a young Japanese geisha who clings to the belief that her
arrangement with a visiting American naval officer is a loving and permanent
marriage—is one of the defining roles in opera. Anthony Minghella's breathtaking
production has thrilled audiences ever since its premiere in 2006. Kristine
Opolais reprises her acclaimed portrayal of the title role, opposite Roberto
Alagna as Pinkerton, the naval officer who breaks Butterfly's heart. Ana María
Martínez, Latonia Moore, Roberto De Biasio, and Gwyn Hughes Jones star in a
second set of performances. Karel Mark Chichon conducts.
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The Fourth Annual Excellence in Opera (aka The Freddie) Awards
Monday, December 19,
2016
By Fred Plotkin
Blogger Fred Plotkin
honors and acknowledges many of the outstanding and memorable achievements in
opera in 2016.
Gigliola Frazzoni at Giacomo Puccini's piano.
Italian Lessons in Bologna with Gigliola Frazzoni
Friday, December 16,
2016
By Fred Plotkin
Fred Plotkin remembers
his teacher, mentor and friend, Gigliola Frazzoni, the Italian opera singer who
taught him about opera and Italian in Bologna.
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky ‘Out of Danger’ After Being Taken To
Hospital in St. Petersburg With Pneumonia
Operawire.com
POSTED BY: DAVID SALAZAR DECEMBER 20, 2016
Aiming high: 10 of the most challenging soprano roles
From the Queen of the Night to Turandot by way of Norma
and Brünnhilde, we round up some of opera’s most devilishly difficult soprano
roles.
BY KATE HOPKINS (CONTENT PRODUCER (OPERA AND MUSIC))
Cello Wars (Star Wars Parody) Lightsaber Duel - The Piano Guys
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
This
coming Saturday (December 24), instead of broadcasting LIVE, the Met will be
airing the January 1, 2008 performance of Humperdinck's "Hansel &
Gretel" which seems to have become a holiday favorite over the years.
On
Radio 3 (BBC), it's a November 2016 performance of Offenbach's "Tales of
Hoffmann" as presented at London's Royal Opera House, & featuring
tenor Vittorio Grigolo in the title role, one which he also performed in the
Met HD-transmission of this opera in January of last year.
For
the "other" Radio 3 (RAI), the broadcast on Saturday happens to be of
the opera "Otello" -- that is, the one by Rossini which predates
Verdi's by several decades. The Rossini work was performed last month in
Naples, and it is the November 30th performance that will be aired on Saturday.
One
of Rameau's splendid works -- "Les Indes Galantes" (1736) -- can be
heard on Swedish Radio in a performance that took place in Munich this past
July.
Enjoy!
-- And Happy Holidays to you all!
DAVE
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast
radio broadcast
1 PM
Recorded JANUARY 1, 2008
Hansel and Gretel
HUMPERDINCK
Jurowski; Schäfer, Coote, Plowright, Langridge, Held
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NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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