Renée Fleming on PBS NewsHour
TUNE IN TONIGHT, Wednesday, May 10,
2017
Don't mean to shout, but
PBS NewsHour is profiling Renée Fleming, including an in-depth interview with
Jeffrey Brown. Check local PBS listings. Fair warning: it's a bit of a heavy
news day, so there's a slight chance we may get bumped to tomorrow!
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Saturday, May 13, 2017
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
(Note earlier start time)
LIVE ON MET HD
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Encore:
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
6:30 PM
at a theater near you.
See column right
Richard Strauss'
DER ROSENKAVALIER
Renee Fleming stars as
the Marschallin, a "cougar," in Der Rosenkavalier with Elina Garanca (in
the "pants role") as her 17-year-old male lover Octavian
For a synopsis and
other information:
Duration: 210 minutes
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!
Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, May 13, 2017, 8:00PM
Sunday, May 14, 2017, 3:00AM
Werther
Jonas
Kaufmann stars in Richard Eyre's production of Massenet's "Werther,"
about a poet whose feelings for the fair Charlotte (Sophie Koch) lead him to do
the unthinkable, for she has another man on her mind: the honorable Albert
(David Bizic), whom she promised her dying mother she would marry.
Length: 150 min.
Monday, May 15, 2017, 12:00AM
La Donna del Lago
Rossini's
"La Donna del Lago," about the daughter (Joyce DiDonato) of a
nobleman (Oren Gradus) who has promised her hand to a highlander chief (John
Osborn), though her heart belongs to a commoner (Daniela Barcellona, in a
trouser role).
Length: 180 min,
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Concord is not so far away!
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Met Opera's 50th Anniversary Gala
Review: Opera Matters, and the Met Just Threw a Party to
Prove It
Watch Dmitri Hvorostovsky’s Surprise Return to the Met
Opera
Passing of the torch at Met Opera’s midlife
Intermission update: Met Opera Gala
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WQXR
The Met Gala Celebrates Its Opera House
The
Met celebrated 50 years at its home in Lincoln Center. Fred Plotkin was there
and shares the atmosphere. May 9, 2017
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| Irene Spiegelman |
Learning Musical German With Irene
Spiegelman
Fred
Plotkin remembers German vocal coach Irene Spiegelman who trained singers at
The Met from 1977 onward. May 5, 2017
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News from Around the World of Music
Why Is the Orchestra Seated That Way? An
Explanation
http://wqxr.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=4109fdd323aaac7078eadaa8f&id=832c8ccfd0&e=f90b701d64
A big change for Sydney Opera House
One
of the world’s most iconic buildings is about to undergo its biggest ever
renovation.
Building
work at the Sydney Opera House starts later this month – the famous white sails
will stay intact but inside there are plans to tackle the sound problems which
have dogged the concert hall since it opened more than 40 years ago.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-39860388/fine-tuning-sydney-opera-house
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden
Formed
1946
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/94d7c0dd-1e8e-4579-807b-8b7c86f57a53
An L.A. Phil Violinist Brings Classical
Music to Prisoners and People on Skid Row
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/la-philharmonic-violinist-vijay-gupta-brings-classical-music-to-skid-row-8177579
Dudamel to Venezuela: It is time to listen
to the people. Enough is enough.
http://slippedisc.com/2017/05/gustavo-dudamel-to-venezuela-it-is-time-to-listen-to-the-people-enough-is-enough/
Two Canadian Opera Company Performers
Seriously Assaulted In Possible Hate Crime
http://www.musicaltoronto.org/2017/05/03/breaking-two-performers-from-canadian-opera-company-seriously-assaulted-between-performances/
Anna Netrebko Reveals Why She Canceled
‘Norma’ At ROH & Metropolitan Opera
http://operawire.com/anna-netrebko-reveals-why-she-canceled-norma-at-roh-metropolitan-opera/
Dmitri Hvorostovsky's Surprise Performance
at the Met Opera 50th Anniversary Gala
The
celebrated baritone, who has stepped away from opera as he undergoes treatment
for a brain tumor, gave a surprise performance at the Met Opera's 50th
Anniversary Gala. May 8, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/arts/music/watch-dmitri-hvorostovskys-surprise-return-to-the-met-opera.html?_r=0
This Flash Mob of Holst's 'Jupiter' Will
Bring You Jollity
The
Berklee Contemporary Symphonic Orchestra descended upon the Prudential Center
in Boston, gracing unsuspecting crowds with an extract from Holst's
"Jupiter" from "The Planets." May 10, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/flash-mob-holst-jupiter-bring-jollity/
One Night In Leipzig: When Brahms Met
Tchaikovsky
Brahms
and Tchaikovsky, two wildly influential composers, are a perfect example of
what happens when you like someone as a person, but none of their creative
output. May 7, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/brahms-tchaikovsky-awkward-relationship/
PaGAGini's Classical Comedy From Across The
Sea
The
vaudeville-esque act serves up chuckles with their classical. May 4, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/pagagini-classical-comedy-across-sea/
May the Fourth Be With You: Brooklyn Duo's
'Star Wars' Medley
Brooklyn
Duo's 'Star Wars' medley is a perfect fit for today. May 4, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/may-fourth-be-you-brooklyn-duos-star-wars-medley/
It's All About the Bass in This Bach
Chorale
Colorado
Symphony principal bassist Steve Metcalf reworked the Bach chorale “Gott hat
das Evangelium” into a solemn four-part bass arrangement. May 3, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/all-about-bass-bach-chorale-arrangement
This Saxophone Version of Debussy's
'Syrinx' Caught Our Ear
Debussy's
classic for solo flute translates quite well to the alto saxophone. What do you
think of this interpretation? May 3, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/debussy-saxophone-syrinx
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
is taking a break!
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast
radio broadcast
12:30 PM
(Note earlier start time!)
12:30 PM
Der Rosenkavalier
R. STRAUSS
Weigle; Fleming, Garanča, Morley, Polenzani, Brück, Groissböck
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NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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