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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, July 29 2017, 8:00pm
Monday, July 31, 2017, 12:00am
IDOMENEO
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| Elza van den Heever as Elettra |
James
Levine conducts a rare Met revival of Mozart's Idomeneo, set in the aftermath
of the Trojan War. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's classic production, which has its first
Met revival in over a decade this season, stars Matthew Polenzani in the title
role. The cast also includes Elza van den Heever as Elettra, Nadine Sierra as
Ilia, Alice Coote as Idamante, and Alan Opie as Arbace.
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Sunday, July 30, 2017, 3:00am
Madama Butterfly
A
production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly," about a callous Navy
lieutenant (Roberto Alagna) and a Japanese geisha (Kristine Opolais), whom he
marries for convenience rather than for love.
Length:
180
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AND THE MUSIC LOVERS…
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OJw6265OsY |
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
With many of the summer
opera festivals now in full swing, there's quite a bit to choose from for
opera-lovers in the mood for some wonderful music at this point in the summer.
Wagner enthusiasts, in particular, can rejoice at the prospect of hearing LIVE
performances from this summer's Bayreuth Festival, with "Parsifal"
tomorrow and "Das Rheingold" on Saturday, followed by others next
week. You can check out the schedule at the link below.
The Salzburg Festival brings
us a LIVE performance tomorrow (July 27) of Mozart's "Clemenza di
Tito" (1791) which can be heard on ORF (Austria).
Then on Friday, a bit
of Rossini comes our way with a LIVE performance from Beaune of his early
serious opera "Tancredi" (1813) which French Radio will be airing.
On Saturday, the
Martina Franca summer festival begins with a LIVE performance of Meyerbeer's
"Margherita d'Anjou" (1820), written about a decade before his better
known "blockbusters" such as "Robert le Diable" and
"Les Huguenots."
NPR, on the other hand,
brings us a performance from last September of Verdi's "Macbeth" with
tenor/baritone Placido Domingo in the title role, as the network begins its
series of broadcasts from Los Angeles Opera's 2016/2017 season.
Many opera fans are
familiar with Verdi's comic masterpiece "Falstaff" which came at the
end of his career as a composer. However, his "other" comic opera --
"Un Giorno di Regno" ("King for a Day") -- was written in
1840, only his 2nd opera, written shortly after his 1st ("Oberto").
As it happens, there are TWO performances of this early work that can be heard
in the next few days, the first one being a broadcast of a performance from
Heidenheim. Then, on Sunday, Radio 3 (RAI) has scheduled a LIVE performance
from Martina Franca of this same work.
(Heidenheim
performance: www.dradio.de/dkultur/)
(Martina Franca
performance: www.radio3.rai.it/)
Also on Sunday, there's
a LIVE video-stream of Weber's final opera "Oberon" from the Bavarian
State Opera in Munich.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
Review: Changing the Opera DNA of Handel's 'Aci' and Schubert's
'Winterreise'
The sanctity of the
operatic masterpiece is becoming an increasingly dim memory. The question is,
how much do we mind? Jul 21, 2017
Preview: Dvořák's Long Lost 'Dmitrij' is Coming to BardSummerScape Festival
David Patrick Stearns
previews the belated U.S. premiere of Dvořák's 'Dmitrij' — the long lost sequel
opera to Mussorgsky's 'Boris Godunov.' Jul 20, 2017
Boston, Witchcraft and Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Maschera'
Fred Plotkin on the
witches and witchcraft in opera, and what's happening this year in Boston. Jul
20, 2017
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Auditions
Met
Chorus
Met Opera Chorus in "The Damnation of Faust"
The Metropolitan Opera Announces Chorus Auditions for the 2018–19 Season
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus offer unique and rewarding career opportunities for highly qualified performers. Classically trained professional singers who have been invited to audition should be prepared to sing two operatic arias in different languages from memory. Selections should demonstrate the applicant’s ability to sing lyrically. An accompanist will be provided.
All applicants will be considered for Full Time (Regular) and Extra Chorus positions.
Applicants shall submit via email addressed to ChorusAuditions@metopera.org the following materials:
a cover letter requesting an audition; please indicate your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd audition session preference from the dates below; any union affiliation should be also be listed
a current one-page resume, including a photo/head-shot
an audio clip (MP3 file, no larger than 10 MB) of an operatic aria (no youtube clips or links)
a list of no more than 5 operatic arias, two of which will be selected as your audition pieces
PDF or JPEG copy of current documentation proving the ability to work in the United States.
Auditions will be granted by invitation only, and will be held at the following times:
Session #1 Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 1:45pm to 4:45pm
Session #2 Friday, November 3rd, 2017 2:45pm to 5:45pm
Session #3 Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 2:45pm to 5:45pm
Session #4 Friday, November 17th, 2017 2:45pm to 5:45pm
Applications must be received on or before 12 midnight EST, Friday, September 1st, 2017. Submissions received after this date, regardless of postmark or email transmission time, will not be considered.
Only applicants with current documentation proving the ability to work in the United States will be granted an audition.
Any singer who is offered employment and is not already a member of AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists) will be required to join AGMA.
All applicants will be notified as to whether an audition has been granted. No audition comments will be shared with the applicant.
Similar information about the auditions may be found by contacting the following:
American Guild of Musical Artists
1430 Broadway 14th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 265-3687
www.musicalartists.org
The Metropolitan Opera
Donald Palumbo, Chorus Master
Steven Losito, Chorus Administrator
Daniel Hoy, Incoming Chorus Administrator effective July 31st, 2017
Lincoln Center
New York, NY 10023
The Metropolitan Opera is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast is on hiatus until December
but you can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden, the Chicago Lyric Opera, and other operas around the world at
1:00PM on WQXR
radio broadcast is on hiatus until December
but you can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden, the Chicago Lyric Opera, and other operas around the world at
1:00PM on WQXR
NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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