MET OPERA in HD
LIVE PERFORMANCE
SAT, JAN 21, 2017 12:55 PM
ENCORE
WED, JAN 25, 2017 6:30 PM
Charles Gounod's
ROMEO
AND
JULIETTE
The “thrilling star team” (New York Observer) of Diana Damrau and
Vittorio Grigolo sing with “white-hot sensuality and impassioned lyricism” (New
York Times) as Shakespeare’s classic star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s lush
adaptation. Director Bartlett Sher’s “brilliant and inspired new production …
is a revelation” (Huffington Post), and has already won acclaim for its vivid
18th-century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala.
The performances are led by the “richly textured and vibrant conducting” (New
York Times) of Gianandrea Noseda.
Length: 2 hrs. 56 min.
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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Saturday, January 21, 2017 8:00 PM
CARMEN
A production of Bizet's
"Carmen," starring Anita Rachvelishvili in the title role, a Gypsy
girl; Aleksandrs Antonenko as the soldier who loves her; and Ildar Abdrazakov
as the bullfighter who comes between them.
Length: 180
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Sunday, January 22, 2017, 3:00AM
Monday, January 23, 2017, 12:00AM
Cavalleria Rusticana-Pagliacci
Opera’s
most enduring tragic double bill returns in an evocative new production from
Sir David McVicar (Giulio Cesare, Maria Stuarda, Il Trovatore), who sets the
verismo action across two time periods but in the same Sicilian setting.
Marcelo Álvarez rises to the challenge of playing the dual tenor roles of
Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in Pagliacci. Rae Smith (War Horse)
has designed the moodily atmospheric 1900 village square setting of Cavalleria
Rusticana, which transforms to a 1948 truck stop for the doomed vaudeville
troupe of Pagliacci.
Length: 2 hours, 53 minutes
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WQXR
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| A solitary palm tree in Delray Beach, Florida (Fred Plotkin) |
Finding Warmth at the Opera and In Life
Friday, January 13,
2017
By Fred Plotkin
Fred Plotkin reflects
on the warmth of both weather and character, and of compassion and sacrifice
and how these forces of human nature play out in Puccini’s "La
Bohème."
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Watch:
Chabrier's 'España' Arranged as a Piano Duo
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Emannuel Chabrier was born on Jan. 18, 1871.
We're remembering his work by watching these four pianists take on his
orchestral "España."
Yo-Yo Ma,
Itzhak Perlman, Anthony McGill and Gabriela Montero at President Obama's first
inauguration
7 Noteworthy
Inaugurations Featuring Classical Music
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
By James Bennett, II
With the nation's 58th inauguration ceremony
scheduled for this week, let's revisit some recent inaugural events through the
music performed there.
Hagia
Sophia
This Choral
Performance Takes You to an Ancient Hagia Sophia
Monday, January 16, 2017
By James Bennett, II
A team of Stanford researchers and the vocal
ensemble Cappella Romana has recreated the sound of the ancient Byzantine
sacred building.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Remembering
Dr. King Through the Power of Music
Monday, January 16, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a powerful
impact on the very fabric of American society. It rippled out to affect various
forms of cultural expression, including music.
Kevin Shoemaker plays a piano in Union Square
Watch an
Extraordinary Busker Play Chopin in the Middle of Union Square
Monday, January 16, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Pianist and composer Kevin Shoemaker plays his
piano all over New York. Watch him in action with a Chopin favorite at Union
Square.
The
Elbphilharmonie stands tall above the River Elbe
After Delays, New Hamburg Concert Hall Aims For
Inclusion
Friday, January 13, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Watch an incredible 360-degree video of opening
night from Hamburg's new Elbphilharmoie concert hall. After missteps, can this
hall democratize the classical world?
'Aida,' the two minute version.
Watch: Monty
Python-Inspired 'All the Great Operas in 10 Minutes' Short Film
Thursday, January 12, 2017
By James Bennett, II
The name says it all. Writer and animator Kim
Thompson created this short film as a school project and opera lovers and
novices are still delighted years later.
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| Composer Edward Elgar's 'Starlight Express' and 'Fringes of the Fleet' catapulted Charles Mott to stardom. |
Composer Edward Elgar
New Podcast
Explores the Tragic Story Behind 'Fringes of the Fleet'
Thursday, January 12, 2017
By James Bennett, II
A new podcast explores the relationship between
baritone superstar Charles Mott and "Starlight Express" composer
Edward Elgar during Britain's war years.
http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/listen-podcast-composer-edward-elgar-baritone-charles-mott-tragedy-war/
Pedrosaxo shows off his classical chops.
Saxophonist
Plays Devilishly Quick Paganini Caprice
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Experimental saxophonist Pedrosaxo shows off
his classical chops with this performance of Paganini's Caprice No. 5.
Tchaikovsky meets Beethoven meets Verdi in
'Classical Mashup II.'
'Classical
Mashup II' Released with a Dazzling Medley
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Producer Grant Woolard has returned after last
year's success with “Classical Mashup II,” a musical masterwork quilt that
matches the fun of the original.
Break of Reality jams out with their take on
the 'Game of Thrones' theme.
6 Great Movie
and TV Themes Made Amazing With Cello
Monday, January 09, 2017
By James Bennett, II
The authoritative-yet-comforting cello might be
the perfect instrument for covering some of our most beloved movie and
television themes, and these six videos prove it.
David Bowie's
Classical Music Impact, One Year Later
Sunday, January 08, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Tuesday marks the one year anniversary since
David Bowie's death. Let's revisit one of the most memorable classical tributes
to the famed musician.
(A 2009 interview but worth reading...)
A Mezzo Kicks Up Her Heels in High Style
Elina Garanca: More Than the ‘Blond Netrebko’
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Opera
fans with a particular fondness for the music of Charles Gounod will be able to
enjoy TWO of his most famous operas in the days ahead. The main attraction for
many would probably be the LIVE HD-transmission this Saturday (January 21) of "Romeo
& Juliette" with tenor Vittorio Grigolo and soprano Diana Damrau in
the leading roles. Not only will this opera be shown in select movie theatres,
but an audio broadcast of the performance will be available on several internet
radio stations.
Before
that, Gounod's "Faust" can be heard on Friday in a LIVE broadcast
from Florence. Radio 3 (RAI) has it on their schedule, as well as a Saturday
broadcast of Verdi's "Macbeth" from Palermo.
If
you happen to prefer the music of Mozart, there's a LIVE performance of
"The Abduction from the Seraglio" on Radio 4 (the Netherlands),
direct from Amsterdam.
In
the meantime, you can kick-start your opera weekend by tuning in to the Met's
FREE live audio-stream tomorrow (Thursday) for a performance of Bizet's
ever-popular "Carmen."
Enjoy!
DAVE
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast
radio broadcast
1 PM
Roméo et Juliette
GOUNOD
Noseda; Damrau, Grigolo, Madore, Petrenko
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WGBH THIS WEEK!
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| Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Anna Netrebko in Il Trovatore |
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