This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, August 12, 2017, 8:00pm
Sunday, August 13, 2017, 3:00am
Monday, August 14, 2017, 12:00am
L'Amour de Loin
A production
of Kaija Saariaho's medieval romance "L'Amour de Loin," about a
troubadour (Eric Owens) whose yearning for idealized love seems naive until a
pilgrim (Tamara Mumford) tells him of a countess (Susanna Phillips) in far-off
Tripoli.
Length: 150
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Great
news for all Rossini fans! This year's annual Rossini Festival in Pesaro,
Italy, starts tomorrow (Thursday, August 10), and Radio 3 (RAI) will be
broadcasting all 3 Rossini operas being presented this summer. First up, on
Thursday, is a LIVE performance of "The Siege of Corinth" which is
the 1826 revision of his earlier opera "Maometto II." Festival
officials are claiming that an additional 30 minutes of music, never before
performed, will be part of tomorrow's presentation, which is probably reason enough
for Rossini-lovers to rejoice!
Then,
on Friday, the opera will be his early comedy "Il Pietra del
Paragone" ("The Touchstone") (1812), which predates the far more
popular "The Barber of Seville" by about 3 years.
The
Rossini opera being broadcast on Saturday is the rather infrequently performed
"Torvaldo & Dorliska" which was actually composed just prior to
"The Barber of Seville" (in 1815).
(Link
for all 3 operas: www.radio3.rai.it/)
But
wait! NPR has scheduled a March 2015 performance of none other than "The
Barber of Seville," via the Los Angeles Opera.
There's
also some exciting news for all Anna Netrebko fans, as the acclaimed soprano
takes on the title role of Verdi's "Aida" in this summer's Salzburg
Festival. You can hear her in this role in a LIVE performance on Saturday,
thanks to ORF (Austria).
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
Fall 2017 Preview: Opera and Vocal Music in New York
Fred Plotkin previews the
fall season for opera and vocal music in New York. Aug 7, 2017
Fall Preview: New Operas and Important Revivals Across America
Fred Plotkin lists
important new operas this fall and early winter, plus rarities and special
performances worth traveling to. Aug 9, 2017
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News from Around the World of Music
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A ‘Gay Jewish Kangaroo’ Takes on Wagner at Bayreuth
Review: Anna Netrebko Sings Her First ‘Aida’ in Salzburg
Santa Monica Symphony Roiled by Conservative Guest
Conductor
New opera wants the same appeal as television. If only it
could be as smart
Jonas Kaufmann Tackling Otello Will Show at U.S. Theaters
in HD
The Decline of Opera Queens and the Rise of Gay Opera
Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Ring Cycle Conductor Confirmed
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An early peek at our 46th season
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Baroque
Brilliance | Saturday and Sunday, November 11-12, 2017
Baroque masterworks for chorus and orchestra, including: • Purcell’s Come Ye Sons of Art • Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Dettingen Te Deum • Zelenka’s Magnificat. |
Messiah | Saturday, December 16, 2017
Christine Noel conducts the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Providence Singers, and soloists in the eleventh annual performance of Handel’s masterpiece — a fresh reading informed by Baroque performance practice. |
Of
Sea and Sky | Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, 2018
Music inspired by the power and majesty of the natural world, including these and more: • Brahms’ O Schöne Nacht, Spätherbst, Abendlied, and Warum • Elder’s Ballade to the Moon, Sky Sonnet, and Sunrise Carol • Eric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine Also on the program: The traditional Scottish ballad Loch Lomond and the U.S. Navy Hymn. |
Opera
Choruses | Saturday, May 19, 2018
We present a grand and glorious journey through the world of opera, done up in fine formal style as a gala concert to benefit choral performance and education. Count on it: Giuseppe Verdi’s creations will be there for sure, with contributions from Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Antonio Rossini, and a number of their talented friends.
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Chorus
Met Opera Chorus in AIDA
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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