This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, November 25, 2017, 8:00pm
Sunday, November 26, 2017, 3:00am
Monday, November 27, 2017, 12:00am
CARMEN
A production of Bizet's "Carmen," starring Anita Rachvelishvili in the title role, a Gypsy girl; Aleksandrs Antonenko as the soldier who loves her; and Ildar Abdrazakov as the bullfighter who comes between them.
Length: 180
Hear Anita Rachvelishvili sing
"L'amour est un oiseau
rebelle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJE8qArKI6o
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The only complete Messiah this season!
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
For some
post-Thanksgiving Day opera on Friday (November 24), opera fans have a choice
of two Italian works on internet radio. One of them happens to be a LIVE
performance from Venice of Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera." This one
can be heard on Radio 3 (RAI).
The other one is
Puccini's "La Rondine" which can also be heard LIVE, but this one
comes to us via Radio Classique in a performance that will be taking place in
Toulouse.
For your listening
pleasure on Saturday, we are given a rare chance to hear the amazingly
versatile Placido Domingo in a Handel opera, as Radio 4 (the Netherlands)
broadcasts the September 12, 2017 performance from La Scala of Handel's 1724
opera "Tamerlano" -- an opera, incidentally, which the man composed
the same year he composed two other masterpieces: "Rodelinda" and
"Giulio Cesare." In any case, Domingo can be heard in the tenor role
of Bajazet in this one.
Moving ahead into the
19th century, Rossini's delightful take on the Cinderella tale -- "La
Cenerentola" -- gets a LIVE transmission from Stockholm.
In a more serious vein,
there's Donizetti's "La Favorite" as performed LIVE in Madrid. This
one can be heard on Radio Clasica.
Then, moving WAY ahead
into the 21st century, NPR is giving us a chance to hear Craig Bohmler's new
opera "Riders of the Purple Sage." If that title sounds familiar,
it's because Bohmler's opera is based on the Zane Grey novel of the same name,
which was the basis of 3 movies made during the 20th century. The world
premiere of this opera took place in Tucson in February of this year, and
thanks to NPR, interested listeners can tune in to this novel piece on
Saturday.
Enjoy! -- And have a
safe & happy Thanksgiving!
DAVE
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WQXR
Singular Voices: Billy Joel
Fred
Plotkin continues his Singular Voices series with an examination of the art and
music of pop singer and songwriter Billy Joel. Nov 14, 2017
5 Opera Characters Who Are Having a Worse Day Than You
If your
day doesn't seem to be going your way, at least you aren't one of these poor
opera characters. Nov 14, 2017
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"A glooming peace this morning with it
brings.
The sun, for sorrow, will not show his
head."
DMITRI HVOROSTOVSKY
October 16, 1962 - November 22,
2017
IN MEMORIAM
Listen:
Fred Plotkin wrote
this when Dmitri Hvoroskovsky was first diagnosed.
Obituaries from around the world of music:
May choirs of angels lead you into
paradise, and may the martyrs come to welcome you.
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News from Around the World of Music
This Is What a Saxophone-Recorder Hybrid Sounds Like
Come on, you're
curious. Nov 15, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/this-what-saxophone-recorder-hybrid-sounds/
Explainer: Why Do Orchestras Wear All Black?
And do they
actually find it comfortable? Nov 15, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/explainer-why-do-orchestras-wear-all-black/
'The Psalms Experience' Recap Program 8: Lamentation
To paraphrase
the Reverend Winnie Varghese, lamentation, like passion, is longing and
desirous ... but for grief. Nov 14, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/psalms-experience-recap-program-8-lamentation/
'The Psalms Experience' Recap Program 7: Abandonment
In which music deals with the pain of being left alone in
this huge world. Nov 14, 2017
http://www.wqxr.org/story/psalms-experience-recap-program-7-abandonment/
British Opera Director Accused of Sexual Misconduct
http://operawire.com/british-opera-director-accused-of-sexual-misconduct/
Opera Australia Artist Accused Of Child Sex Offenses
http://operawire.com/opera-australia-artist-accused-of-child-sex-offenses/
Q&A: Warren Mok On His Transition From Operatic Tenor To
Artistic Director of Opera Hong Kong & the Macau International Music
Festival
http://operawire.com/qa-warren-mok-on-his-transition-from-operatic-tenor-to-artistic-director-of-opera-hong-kong-the-macau-international-music-festival/
Edward Elgar’s Unfinished Opera ‘The Spanish Lady’
http://operawire.com/edward-elgars-unfinished-opera-the-spanish-lady/
The Career Milestones of Superstar Soprano Kathleen Battle
http://operawire.com/the-career-milestones-of-superstar-soprano-kathleen-battle/
Soprano Sumi Jo’s Major Movie Credits
http://operawire.com/soprano-sumi-jos-major-movie-credits/
Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Preview: The History of Verdi’s
Requiem at the Met
http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2017-18-preview-the-history-of-verdis-requiem-at-the-met/
'Call Me By Your Name' Review: Steamy Tale of First Love Is
Sexiest Film of 2017
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-call-me-by-your-name-is-sexiest-film-of-2017-w512240
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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 is on hiatus until
radio broadcast is on hiatus until
December 2 (WE'RE ALMOST THERE!)
but You can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden, the Chicago Lyric Opera, and other operas around the world at
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
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