Saturday, April 22, 2017
1 PM
LIVE ON MET HD
1 PM
LIVE ON MET HD
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| Peter Mattei as Onegin |
EUGENE ONEGIN
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| Anna Netrebko as Tatiana
While Tatiana spends her time reading novels, with
whose heroines she closely identifies, Olga is being courted by their neighbor,
the poet Lenski. He arrives unexpectedly, bringing with him a new visitor,
Eugene Onegin, with whom Tatiana falls in love.
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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Now broadcasting two or three operas every weekend!
Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8:00PM
Sunday, April 23, 2017, 3:00AM
Great Performances at the Met
Romeo et Juliette
Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo star as the tragic lovers in Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette," which is based on the Shakespeare play. Elliot Madore sings Mercutio and Mikhail Petrenko sings Frère Laurent. Gianandrea Noseda conducts.
Length: 180
Les Contes d'Hoffman
Jacques Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffman," about a poet whose romantic hopes are repeatedly dashed.
Jacques Offenbach's "Les Contes d'Hoffman," about a poet whose romantic hopes are repeatedly dashed.
Length: 180
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OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
Sunday, April 23, 1:30 PM
WGBH 2
L'amour De Loin
One
of the most highly praised operas of recent years, which had its premiere at
the Salzburg Festival in 2000, Kaija Saariaho's yearning medieval romance
L'Amour de Loin ("Love From Afar"), has its Met premiere. The
production is by Robert Lepage, co-produced with L'Opera de Quebec, where it
premiered to acclaim last summer, in collaboration with Ex Machina. Debuting
Finnish conductor Susanna Malkki leads the performance, which stars Susanna
Phillips as Clemence, Eric Owens as Jaufre, and Tamara Mumford as the Pilgrim
who carries messages of love between them.
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Of Dress Codes and Social Codes at the
Opera
Wednesday,
April 19, 2017
By
Fred Plotkin
Fred
Plotkin discusses the issue of dress codes at the opera and how self-expression
and respect for certain traditions are not mutually exclusive.
Elīna Garanča as Octavian and Renée
Fleming as the Marschallin in Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier.'
Review: Richard Strauss' 'Der
Rosenkavalier' at The Met Opera
Friday,
April 14, 2017
By
David Patrick Stearns
Robert
Carsen's production of “Der Rosenkavalier” at the Met receives a divided
reaction in what may also be Renée Fleming’s farewell to the opera stage.
The Vienna State Opera depicted at
night.
Can America Keep Pace With European
Opera?
Wednesday,
April 12, 2017
By
Fred Plotkin
Fred
Plotkin attempts to answer a question that he is frequently asked by
international opera-goers: Why there are so many more stars and opera
productions in Europe?
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News from Around the World of Music
BWW
Opera News: Soprano Nadine Sierra Named 2017 Richard Tucker Award Winner
An
Opera About Robert Moses Is Among the River to River Festival Highlights
Anne
Schwanewilms Performs Wolf and Strauss at Lincoln Center
After a
Soprano’s Crisis, a Brünnhilde Is Born
Bach’s
‘St. John Passion’ Has More Humanity Than Anti-Semitism
Kelli
O’Hara Discusses 'Crossing Over' from Musical Theatre to Opera
BY RYAN MCPHEE
APR 15, 2017
same
steppes, different dancers
by Christopher Corwin | 12:16 pm | Apr 18, 2017
A
‘Carousel’ Revival Promises Stars, Onstage and Off
LISTS
TITLES
OF BACH CHORALES, AS TRANSLATED BY MY NIECE AFTER ONE SEMESTER OF GERMAN
By NOLAN BONVOULOIR
Long-lost
opus by Igor Stravinsky gets its American premiere at the CSO
History
of Muzak: Where Did All The Elevator Music Go?
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
By Jennifer Gersten
The story behind Muzak's use of pseudo-science to
influence consumers and workers and how its empire collapsed.
Twitter
went wild with classical music jokes at #ClickBaitASymphony.
Classical
Comedy: Here are our 10 Fave #ClickBaitASymphony Tweets!
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Get ready to restore your faith in Twitter. Check out
#ClickBaitASymphony!
So
Sweet: These Cats Love Cuddling and Keyboards
Monday, April 17, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Sarper Duman, like many of you, enjoys playing music
at his keyboard. But unlike many of you, he makes sure his cats are always
around.
Watch:
Composer Hans Zimmer's Intense Film Medley at Coachella
Monday, April 17, 2017
By James Bennett, II
He did it. Hans Zimmer got up there, and had bodies
moving to film music.
Israeli
Piano Ensemble MultiPiano Playing Bach's Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A
minor.
This
Piano Ensemble's Bach Interpretation of Vivaldi Has to Be Seen
Saturday, April 15, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Israeli ensemble MultiPiano performs Vivaldi's
Concerto for Four Violins as arranged by Bach for four Harpsichords.
Watch
Leontyne Price on 'What's My Line?' from 1966
Friday, April 14, 2017
By James Bennett, II
The long-running game show saw many celebrities during
its 17 season run. In 1966, Leontyne Price appeared as a mystery guest before
the panel of guessers.
Elīna Garanča as
Octavian and Renée
Fleming as the Marschallin in Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier.'
Review: Richard Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier' at The
Met Opera
Friday, April 14, 2017
By David Patrick Stearns
Robert Carsen's production of “Der Rosenkavalier” at
the Met receives a divided reaction in what may also be Renée Fleming’s
farewell to the opera stage.
Listen
to This St. Matthew Passion Aria Like You've Never Heard Before
Thursday, April 13, 2017
By James Bennett, II
"Ebarme dich" is a powerful, aching aria,
and when it's sung in Arabic you can really understand the transcending power
of music.
Finding
Bach's Passion
Thursday, April 13, 2017
By James Bennett, II
Bach's "St. Mark Passion" is lost to time.
Who lost it, and how are some composers reconstructing it?
WGBH
World
Monday,
April 24, 2017
1:00AM
9:00AM
3:00PM
Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust
For
Jews during the Holocaust, there wasn't much reprieve from the despair and
horror surrounding them, but music-particularly that of violins, which hold an
important role in Jewish culture-offered temporary solace and a glimmer of
humanity. Violinists in concentration camps were sometimes treated better and
even spared their lives because of their ability to play this important
instrument. Narrated by Adrien Brody ("The Pianist" and "The
Grand Budapest Hotel"), VIOLINS OF HOPE: STRINGS OF THE HOLOCAUST follows
the journey of Israeli violinmaker Amnon Weinstein in his efforts to restore
violins recovered from the Holocaust, and captures the lessons and highlights
the music the instruments now bring to others. These special artifacts from the
Holocaust, which Weinstein has dubbed the "Violins of Hope," include
instruments that were played by Jewish prisoners in concentration camps and
others that belonged to the Klezmer musical culture. The program chronicles the
journey of the instruments from Weinstein's small workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel,
where he has worked for two decades to repair the violins to Cleveland, where
they were brought in 2015. During this U.S. visit, the violins were on display
for the community as part of a traveling exhibit, used as teaching tools in
classrooms, and played by music students and orchestras.
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Of
great interest -- especially for fans of superstar soprano Anna Netrebko --
will surely be the upcoming HD-transmission on Saturday (April 22) of
Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin." This LIVE event, direct from New
York's Metropolitan Opera, features Netrebko in the pivotal role of Tatyana,
one which she also performed a couple of seasons ago (also at the Met & as
an HD-transmission). This performance can also be accessed (audio only) on
several internet radio stations.
On
ORF (Austria), there's a recent (March 31) performance from the Vienna State
Opera of Massenet's "Werther." As a point of special interest, this
is the version (which Massenet himself prepared) in which the title role is
written to be performed by a baritone, rather than the familiar
"tenor" version that is usually encountered.
German
Radio, on the other hand, has scheduled a rather unusual double-bill: It's
Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" (most often paired with
Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci") now being paired with "A Santa
Lucia" by the obscure Italian composer Pierantonio Tasca. This piece
premiered shortly after the Mascagni work (in 1892, to be exact) & was
often performed with "Cavalleria" back then -- until, of course,
preference went to Leoncavallo's opera. In any case, these two operas can be
heard on Saturday in a performance that originally took place in Dessau on
April 1 of this year.
Then
on Sunday (April 23), Radio 3 (RAI) will be broadcasting a LIVE performance
from Naples of Verdi's ever-popular "La Traviata."
And
on Tuesday (April 25), the Met will be offering a FREE live audio-stream of
Wagner's "Flying Dutchman."
Enjoy!
DAVE
An
October 2016 performance (from Barcelona) of Verdi's "Macbeth" has
been uploaded to YouTube & can be seen here (without subtitles):
Fans
of soprano Kristine Opolais and/or tenor Marcelo Alvarez may want to check out
this recent performance from Baden-Baden of Puccini's "Tosca" (with
French subtitles):
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast
radio broadcast
1:00 PM
1 PM
Eugene Onegin
TCHAIKOVSKY
Ticciati; Netrebko, Maximova, Dolgov, Mattei, Kocán
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OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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