All links are live.
This Saturday, October 7, 2017, 1:00pm
Encore: Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 6:30pm
LIVE IN HD
NORMA
Radvanovsky can add her name to the list,” declared the
Huffington Post when Sondra Radvanovsky made her Met role debut as Norma in
2013. The 2017–18 season opens with a new production of Bellini’s masterpiece,
starring Radvanovsky as the Druid priestess and Joyce DiDonato as her
archrival, Adalgisa—a casting coup for bel canto fans. Tenor Joseph Calleja is
Pollione, Norma’s unfaithful lover, and Carlo Rizzi conducts. Sir David
McVicar’s evocative production sets the action deep in a Druid forest where
nature and ancient ritual rule.
Production a gift of Veronica Atkins
Duration: 3 hours, 4 m
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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, October 7, 3:00am
Sunday, October 8, 3:00am
Monday, October 9, 1:00am
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 THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Lots of opera
on the internet in the next few days, in addition to this Saturday afternoon's
LIVE HD-transmission from the Met of Bellini's "Norma" with Sondra
Radvanovsky, Joyce DiDonato, and Joseph Calleja in leading roles. As in past
seasons, this will be shown in selected movie theatres and is the first of this
season's series of HD-transmissions from the Met.
Before that,
however, tomorrow (Thursday, October 5) Radio 3 (RAI) is broadcasting a
performance from Rome of Karol Szymanowski's best-known opera "King
Roger."
Then on
Saturday, for those of us who may be staying at home rather than watching
"Norma" at a particular movie theatre, there's Puccini's "La
Boheme" on Radio 3 (BBC) in a performance from London's Royal Opera House.
If 19th
century French opera happens to appeal to you, the performance on Swedish Radio
of "Lakme" by Leo Delibes is bound to delight. It's a LIVE
performance from Malmo.
On the other
hand, opera fans with more daring tastes may want to check out the LIVE
performance on ORF (Austria) of Prokofiev's "The Gambler" (based on
the Dostoyevsky novel of the same name). This one comes to us direct from the
Vienna State Opera.
Russian opera
of a decidedly more conservative style can be heard on Radio 4 (the
Netherlands). The station has scheduled the June 15, 2017 performance from
Moscow of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Snow Maiden."
If you still
haven't had your fill of opera by the end of the day on Saturday, there are 2
noteworthy opera broadcasts scheduled for Sunday (October 8). You may choose to
listen to Auber's melodic comic opera "Fra Diavolo" on Radio 3 (RAI)
in a performance from Rome -- Or you may decide on listening to yet another
performance of Verdi's "Rigoletto" which is being broadcast LIVE from
Lyric Opera of Chicago, with tenor Matthew Polenzani in the role of the Duke of
Mantua.
("Fra
Diavolo" - www.radio3.rai.it/)
("Rigoletto"
- http://www.wfmt.com/)
Then on
Tuesday (October 10) at 7:25 pm, the Met is offering a FREE live audio-stream
of one of Mozart's most beloved works: "The Magic Flute."
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
Opera Philadelphia Thinks Big
Three New Operas Raise Crucial Questions
About 'Us' and 'Them'
David Patrick Stearns previews
three new operas which examine a world divided into "us" and
"them." Sep 29, 2017
Review: The Met's New 'Norma' Goes Next
Level with Combustible Singing
“Each of the artists had their
own special keys for unlocking the opera and taking it to the next level,”
writes David Patrick Stearns of the Met's new production of Norma. Sep 26, 2017
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News from Around the World of Music
Day Jobs: Opera Titles Cue-Caller
At a Moment of Racial Tumult, the Little
Rock Nine Inspire an Opera
Review: Nate Wooley’s Festival Delivers a
New, Idiosyncratic Repertoire for Trumpet
Restoring Those Old Liner Notes in Music’s
Digital Era
Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen
Hall Renovation
Lang Lang, Injured, Gets a New Left Hand.
And Chick Corea.
Opulent Paris Opera House on the Hunt for
Startups and 'Geeks'
For $83,000, Install Stars from the Met
Opera in Your Home
The famous
"sputnik" chandeliers can be installed at your house—for a fee.
5 Epic Film Scores for the Ages
Carnegie Hall Season Opens With a Broadcast
of Music by Gershwin and Bernstein
Where Have I Heard That Before? Mahler's
Music on Screen
Review: ‘La Bohème’ at the Met Is Grand,
Reviled and Beloved
Berlioz, Paganini and the Collaboration
That Almost Was
“Harold en Italie” was supposed
to bring Paganini and Berlioz together, but their collaboration was far from
Fantastique. Sep 28, 2017
Exclusive First Listen From Daniil
Trifonov's ‘Chopin Evocations’
"Chopin Evocations," the new album from pianist
and composer Daniil Trifonov, is an exploration of Chopin and his influence.
Now, listen to a preview track, only on WQXR. Sep 28, 2017
David Greilsammer Plays Janáček's ‘In the Mists’ for Midday Masterpieces
For this week's Midday
Masterpiece, pianist David Greilsammer's selections included Janáček's "In
the Mists." Sep 27, 2017
Filmmaker David Donnelly Talks 'Not So
Classical,' Featuring Ken Jeong
Listen to host Elliott Forrest in conversation with one
of the creators of "Not So Classical," a multimedia concert program
featuring the Greensboro Symphony and actor Ken Jeong. Sep 27, 2017
Listen 15 min
Queue
George Gershwin's Got Rhythm — See for
Yourself
Watch this video of the American composer in action
during a concert in May, 1931. Sep 26, 2017
Michael Feinstein's Definitive George
Gershwin
Why Are Some Classical Pieces So Long?
It's a question that carries a lot of assumptions but is
often asked anyway. Let's try to unpack it. Sep 26, 2017
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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
The Metropolitan Opera Announces Chorus Auditions
for the 2018–19 Season
Kate Lindsey and the Met Opera Chorus in Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffman
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
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
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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