This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Great Performances at the Met
Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00am
Monday, December 4, 2017, 12:00am
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
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| Christopher Maltman as Figaro; Lawrence Brownlee as Almaviva |
Great Performances at the Met
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
(The Barber of Seville)
(The Barber of Seville)
In Bartlett Sher’s effervescent production of Rossini’s most popular opera, Isabel Leonard is the beautiful and feisty Rosina, who won’t be kept under lock and key. Lawrence Brownlee is her conspiring flame, Almaviva, and Christopher Maltman is the omnipotent barber, Figaro. Michele Mariotti conducts.
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 0 min.
SYNOPSIS:
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| Isabel Leonard as Rosina
To watch Ms. Leonard and Mr. Maltman rehearse, go to
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The Rabbit of Seville
OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:25 p.m., it's time for "The Magic Flute" (Mozart) in a LIVE performance from the Met. This is yet another of the Met's continuing series of FREE live audio-streams, given usually once a week.
Then on Saturday, you can hear a LIVE performance from Goteborg of Bellini's "Norma." This one comes to us via Swedish Radio.
This weekend, it's actually Sunday (December 3) that has a few more interesting items on internet radio. For one, there's a performance from this past summer's Rossini in Wildbad festival. Specifically, it's Rossini's early (1813) opera "Aureliano in Palmira." The performance is one that took place on July 22, and if you start listening and the overture sounds suspiciously identical to that of "The Barber of Seville", you're on the right station, since Rossini later re-used that music as the overture for his far better-known opera.
There's even more Italian opera on Sunday, and again, it's a relatively early work by a famous Italian composer. Verdi's "Attila" can be heard in a LIVE performance from Paris on French Radio.
And if your musical taste happens to be of a more "modern" character, you can enjoy Berg's "Lulu" as presented on ORF (Austria) in a LIVE performance from Vienna.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
The Holiday Gift Guide for Opera Lovers
Opera lovers know what
they like — and lucky for you, Fred Plotkin knows what opera lovers like. He'll
help you pick out the perfect holiday gift for the opera fans in your
life. Nov 22, 2017
News from Around the World of Music
Concert Review: Daniil Trifonov and the Mariinsky Orchestra at
Carnegie Hall
David Patrick
Stearns reviews Daniil Trifonov's performance at Carnegie Hall, featuring his
composition Piano Concerto in E-flat. Nov 16, 2017
Why Are We So Obsessed with Child Prodigies?
Why are we so
obsessed with absurdly talented kids ... and what does that say about us? Nov
16, 2017
Thanksgiving Leftovers: A Classical Music Playlist
We've made you a playlist to pair with your Thanksgiving
leftovers — because nothing goes better with turkey sandwiches than the
unfinished works of Bach, Mahler, Mozart and more. Nov 24, 2017
Remembering Della Reese And Her Puccini-Inspired 'Don't You
Know?'
The actress and singer passed away at the age of 86, and
we can't stop listening to her opera-inspired 1959 hit. Nov 21, 2017
To hear her sing it:
Listen: Cecilia Bartoli Just Became the First Woman to Perform
in the Sistine Chapel
Her performance
of a piece of early music by Perotin breaks an over 500-year-old taboo. Nov 20,
2017
A 10-Piece Playlist to Fill You Up This Thanksgiving
Because we all need a little more Thanksgiving music in
our lives, enjoy this full spread of music inspired by America. Nov 20, 2017
5 Times Mickey Mouse Jammed Out to Your Favorite Classical Tunes
In honor of Mickey Mouse's birthday, we’ve compiled a
short list of a few of his contributions to spreading classical music to new
audiences throughout the world. Nov 18, 2017
Stravinsky's 'Firebird' Got a Scream From This Concertgoer
Calling the opening of this movement “startling” is a bit
of an understatement. Nov 17, 2017
Watch This Hypnotic Performance of Glass' Violin Concerto ... On
a Sax
Amy Dickson shows us how it's done. Nov 17, 2017
'The Psalms Experience' Recap Program 11 and 12: Celebration of
Life and the Consequences of Power
Because in this life, don't forget you're allowed to feel
good. Nov 16, 2017
'The Psalms Experience' Recap Program 10: Pilgrimage of Life
The tenth program was the only one to feature Psalms sung
in sequential order — which was appropriate, considering that these are known
as the "Songs of Pilgrimage." Nov 16, 2017
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| Jake Heggie |
New Jake Heggie opera Out of Darkness promises to light up the
stage
Friends remember Richard Blakeney, Charleston-area opera singer
who died suddenly
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Прощание с Дмитрием Хворостовским
Farewell to Dmitri Hvorostovsky
November
27, 2017, beginning at 10:00 am
Tchaikovsky
Concert Hall
Dimitri Hvorostovsky’s
Funeral (In
Russian)
Remembering
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
The
Siberian baritone died at the age of 55 on November 22. We remember his
powerful voice and incredible spirit. Nov 22, 2017
Russian
baritone’s ashes buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy Cemetery
THAT DECISIVE MOMENT
Remembering
Hvorostovsky: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube
The
Siberian baritone died at the age of 55 on November 22. We remember his
powerful voice and incredible spirit. Nov 22, 2017
Hvorostovsky’s
family learned of late singer’s nomination for Grammy after funeral
Society
& Culture November 29, 0:50 UTC+3
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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.
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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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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast begins this week,
radio broadcast begins this week,
December 2 at
1:00PM on WQXR
