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 19, 2017, 8:00pm
Sunday, August 20, 2017, 3:00am
Eugene Onegin
A production of "Eugene Onegin," starring Anna Netrebko as Tatiana, a young Russian who's rebuffed by the object of her affection, Eugene Onegin (Peter Mattei).
Length: 180
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Monday, August 21, 2017, 12:00am
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
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
This coming Saturday (August 19), NPR digs into the Los Angeles Opera's archives (not too far back) to bring us a broadcast of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" as performed there in March 2015.
From another American opera company, it's "Les Troyens" by Hector Berlioz in a Lyric Opera of Chicago performance that took place last November.
Swedish Radio also brings us an opera performance from last year (October 2016, in this case), when they broadcast a performance from Vienna of Gluck's "Armide" (1777).
On BBC Radio 3, you can hear a LIVE Proms performance of Schoenberg's "Gurre-Lieder." Although not strictly an opera, this work has actually been staged as one, most prominently in a DVD of a Netherlands Opera performance from a few years ago. Also worth pointing out is the fact that opera listeners with conservative tastes need not shy away from this one, since Schoenberg wrote it in his pre-atonal days. The love music, in fact, is often reminiscent of what Wagner wrote in "Tristan & Isolde."
And, as is often the case, there's an obscure opera in the offing this week. Finnish composer Vaino Raitio wrote his opera "Princess Cecilia" in the early 1930s, and the work was performed back then only a few times. Now, about 80 years later, opera fans of today will get a chance to hear it, as it will be performed & broadcast tomorrow, direct from Helsinki.
Enjoy!
DAVE
ADDENDUM
Some kind soul has uploaded this past Saturday's performance from Salzburg of Verdi's "Aida" with Anna Netrebko in the title role. (French subtitles)
Plus, here's a video of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" from this summer's Bayreuth Festival. (German subtitles)
There's also an audio-only version on YouTube of last week's performance in Pesaro of Rossini's "Siege of Corinth" here:
Also an audio-only version of Rossini's "Torvaldo & Dorliska" from the same festival:
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WQXR
Fall 2017 Preview: New Operas and Big Nights in Europe
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News from Around the World of Music
Review: William Kentridge’s Triumphant ‘Wozzeck’ Will Come to the Met Opera
How The Met Opera's Chorus Master Gets 150 To Sound Like One
Watch a Dazzling Double Bass Concerto by Giovanni Bottesini
Giovanni Bottesini was a legendary double bassist. Watch this performance of his Concerto No. 2 to find out why. Aug 16, 2017
Where's the Best Seat in the Concert Hall?
Of the thousands of seats in a concert hall, which one is the best for both your ears and your wallet? Aug 15, 2017
Cheap vs. Expensive Violins — Can You Hear the Difference?
Here's a sound test for you — how does a cheap find on Amazon stack up compared to some of the finest violins in the world? Aug 14, 2017
Watch Theremin Pioneer Clara Rockmore in Action
Clara Rockmore was instrumental in developing the theremin into a “serious” musical instrument. Watch her perform several selections, and have a chat with her producer Robert Moog. Aug 10, 2017
5 Pieces to Ponder on Your Final Summer Trip
The end of summer marks a scramble for vacations. If you're planning some time off, consider taking one of these pieces with you. Aug 10, 2017
Weird Classical: When Schumann Ruined His Fingers — and His Concert Career
Robert Schumann was determined to be the finest concert pianist in the world. But his fingers just wouldn't cooperate. Aug 9, 2017
Obituary: Claudia Pinza Bozzolla / Former Metropolitan Opera singer who shared her talents and love of music as voice teacher for Pitt, Duquesne
Director Lee Blakeley Passes Away Age 45
"Aida" @ Salzburger Festspiele (August 12, 2017), audio via BR Klassik
Soprano Angela Gheorghiu to release new verismo album 'Eternamente'
Anna Netrebko: Stop Lying About My Fees
Watch: Anna Netrebko Warms Up for Aida
Sad News: Cancer Claims Eminent Russian Pianist, 69
Royal Ballet Loses Its American Star
Venezuela Frees Protest Violinist
Whatever Happened to ‘Indisposed’?
Just In: Israel Opera Finds A Music Director
After 80 Years, America Loses Its Boy Choir School
Washington Opera Faces Code Amber Crisis
Trumpet Player Defeats Donald Trump in 6-Year Legal War
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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 rehearsing Thomas Ambrose's Hamlet
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 2.
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 2.
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
Go to: http://www.wqxr.org/streams
Then click on
WQXR 105.9 FM
NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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