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 10, 2017, 3:00am
Monday, December 11, 2017, 12:00am
Cavalleria Rusticana-Pagliacci
Tenor
Marcelo Álvarez stars in Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci." In "Cavalleria," he's a former
soldier who used another woman to make his ex-fiancée, now married to another
man, jealous; and in "Pagliacci," he's a clown whose wife is in love
with another man.
Length: 180
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Soprano Anna
Netrebko in a new role! Opening night at La Scala! -- Tomorrow (December 7),
these two events merge, as Anna Netrebko takes on the role of Maddalena in the
La Scala opening night performance of Giordano's "Andrea Chenier"
which can be heard on Radio 3 (RAI).
Also scheduled
for broadcast tomorrow is the Met's free LIVE audio-stream of Mozart's
"Marriage of Figaro."
Then on
Saturday (December 9), the Met brings us even more Mozart with a LIVE broadcast
of "The Magic Flute" as the series of Met matinee broadcasts for the
2017/2018 season gets going.
For the
curious listener who may prefer more obscure works, there's Telemann's
"Der Tag des Gerichts" ("Judgment Day") which can be heard
on Radio 4 (the Netherlands). Although this 1762 piece is, strictly speaking,
an oratorio rather than an opera, it's being performed as such in Amsterdam
this Saturday.
Adventurous
listeners may also be interested in the May 26, 2017 performance from Helsinki
of Finnish composer Erkki Melartin's opera "Aino" which is being
broadcast on Swedish Radio -- although there is nothing truly
"adventurous" about Melartin's 1912 score which sounds like most
other operas written before World War I.
Jumping ahead
into the 21st century, BBC Radio 3 is bringing us the world premiere of Nico
Muhly's new opera "Marnie" as performed at London's English National
Opera. As you may have already guessed, Muhly's opera is based on the same
story which is told in the 1964 film of the same name, starring Tippi Hedren
and Sean Connery, and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. And why not? Just a few
short years ago Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious" was transformed
into an opera and performed in Sweden, and (who knows?) one of these days there
might actually be an opera based on "The Birds" -- or
"Psycho" -- (The list of possibilities seems endless.)
Enjoy!
DAVE
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REGARDING JAMES LEVINE
This week's news is good for James Levine's victims, who have suffered much and endured their pain without seeming recourse, but it is tragic for the fans of James Levine and lovers of opera. Levine was venerated for his 40-year career directing the Met. While he has denied the still unproven allegations, there will be an asterisk after his name forever.
My heart is broken. This article by New York Times Opera critic Anthony Tommasini, says what I feel.
Should I Put Away My
James Levine Recordings?
Met Opera Suspends James Levine After New Sexual Abuse Accusations
By MICHAEL COOPER
DEC. 3, 2017
Emmanuel Villaume
Replaces James Levine In Tosca
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How Music Soothes All Souls
Fred Plotkin speaks to
British countertenor Iestyn Davies about performing on Broadway in Claire van
Kampen's play, “Farinelli and the King.” Nov 29, 2017
In case you missed it:
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
http://www.wqxr.org/story/holiday-gift-guide-opera-lovers
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http://www.wqxr.org/story/holiday-gift-guide-opera-lovers
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News from Around the World of Music
Looking for Maria Callas in Paris
Singular Voices: Maria Callas
Holden Madagame
Holden Madagame: The trans opera singer who
went from mezzo soprano to tenor
The Incredible Sound of Making a Violin,
It's All in the Details
The sounds of violins getting
made is just as great as the finished instruments themselves. Make sure you
have your headphones on for this one. Dec 4, 2017
Cured, Hung and Strung: Check Out How
Catgut Strings Are Made
Here's a step-by-step look at
how the strings — and their warm, dulcet tones — come to be. Nov 29, 2017
The Best Classical Recordings of 2017
We went through all the records
released this year so that you don't have to. Here are the 20 best recordings
of 2017. Nov 29, 2017
Jokgu the chicken
Clever chicken can play ‘O mio babbino
caro’ on keyboard
To watch her perform:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFYxRp9K9L4
So, I have a few questions...how did her owner happen to find out she could do this? Was she sneaking in before he was up to play his piano? Did he give her lessons? Did she express a preference for Puccini? How? Interested parties want to know. --Rosie
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky
There is still so much to say about Dmitri Hvorostovsky! It still seems hardly possible that he could
have left us so young. The following are a recent interview with him, and remembrances by friends, among other things.
Dmitri Hvorostovsky on how to sing, when to live
painfully
velikiy primer nadezhdy
Great Example of Hope -
World-famous and beloved opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky
came to Russia - took part in a grand gala concert on Palace Square in St.
Petersburg and gave a concert in his small homeland in Krasnoyarsk. This
concert was postponed several times because of the singer's illness, but the
Krasnoyarsk residents waited faithfully and did not give tickets.
Dmitry Khvorostovsky for two years confronts a terrible
disease - a brain tumor. But his breathtakingly beautiful voice, phenomenal
energy and a wide smile still fascinate. Although now it can not be overlooked
that every time he goes on stage, the singer does more than possible. But it is
obvious that he does not need panibratic encouragement or consolation. And the
public meets Khvorostovsky invariably standing, for a long time without a
silent ovation.
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Krasnoyarsk is my hometown. I had to
come and give a concert. And he came, no matter what. And I was able to address
my fellow countrymen, whose love for me is incredible and very dear to my heart.
Such a shock, such grandiose feelings, on the verge of human capabilities, I
have not experienced for a long time.
But St. Petersburg accepted you with admiration.
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Yes, I felt it, but I need Peter to go
around. Everything bad happens to me in St. Petersburg. In 2015 and now the
"Zusman" was spooky! But all sang well. I listened to Marcelo
Alvarez, Veronica Dzhioeva - what a gorgeous voice, like
"Rolls-Royce." It is necessary that she sang in the "Metropolitan"
and "Covent Garden." But I was again unlucky in St. Petersburg. After
the concert, I fell, my shoulder hurt. Now two months will have to go around
with a bandage.
And how was the faked news about your hospitalization
frightened?
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: I came to Moscow, I went to the
Sklifosovsky Institute to make an x-ray. But I did not manage to cross the
threshold of the clinic, as my friend Pavel Astakhov, who was with me, said
that the news already reported that I was in the hospital.
And what about the medical secret and ethics ?!
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: What ethics! They gave me a head study
without my consent. I ask: "Why?". - "We are interested", -
they answer ... And I quickly escaped from there. I'll move, practice, and in a
few days my hand will act. Everything will be OK.
After a pause of four months, you triumphantly returned to
the scene at the end of April. In Toronto, you had a phenomenal concert with
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov, and your unannounced appearance in New York at
the gala evening on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Metropolitan
Opera caused a furore all over the world ...
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Yes, the concerts were chic. I was
pleased with them. I'm glad that I managed to return to the stage. My doctor said
to me: "Work! You came to this pleasure and happiness, do not miss it ...
It's hard for you - overcome yourself! "I used to ride in a wheelchair.
Now I can do it without a stroller ...
... In December of last year, the day after the concert,
again in St. Petersburg, I was in hospital with a severe pneumonia. Then the
concert in Krasnoyarsk, I canceled from the ambulance. I spent a month in the
clinic. I WAS VERY ILL. I experienced a serious crisis. Then I even
categorically refused to come to my parents, because I can not be seen in this
state except to my wife. My Florance always visited me. I'm already giving a
concert, but the process of recovery after this story is not over yet. I need
to be patient for a few more months.
And do you have a tan now, Miami or Mediterranean?
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: London. While I was at home, I drank
tea all day, sitting in the kindergarten in the yard. He tortured all his
relatives with his tea-drinking.
Do you like living in London?
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: I really love London. I lived there
most of my life. And, unfortunately, today it is difficult for me not to notice
that the city has changed very much in recent years. And not for the better.
Day and night in small streets that are not well protected, there are only smokers
and insecure Arabs. They can do anything. And get up all these monstrous
terrorist attacks everywhere: in London, in Germany, in France, in Brussels.
The World War has already been declared! But my house is my favorite fortress.
And do you like to lead a home lifestyle?
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Sitting at home, I work a lot:
vocalize, do sports and yoga, because my lungs "killed" this
inflammation. But the recovery depends primarily on a positive attitude and on
the willingness to fight every day through pain, laziness and anything else! If
you do not force yourself, the disease will win over you. We must daily, hourly
pull themselves out in all possible ways: exercises, children, smiles, love ...
And grumbling a little bit is also not forbidden ... I, of course, have become
a little used to the home way of life. But it's better not to get used to it.
Do the children please you?
Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Dania's eldest son recently introduced
me to his music. And with my co-author. He now writes no longer bard music, but
more like a jazz. They have a studio, a producer. They often perform in clubs,
in street format. I can not say that such music is close to me, but it's very
modern, quite difficult and interesting. ITunes has several of their tunes. And
I'm glad for that. Sasha, the eldest daughter, she is closer to me. But she now
has a hard depresnyak. She is very worried - my mother lost one and a half
years ago, my father is ill ...
Fortunately, the younger ones still have the opportunity to
remain children. Maxim, who turns 14 on July 7, has not yet decided on his
professional interests. He is passionate about football, "Barcelona",
Messi. And Nino, she will be ten, sniffing on the move tears. Everywhere and
everything has time - and music is engaged, and dancing. Recently they,
together, Nina and Maxim, made a portfolio, and they immediately showered a
variety of proposals - movies, television, advertising, fashion stores and
magazines. Behind this whole process, Florance strictly follows, I do not delve
into details. I'm just happy with their success.
And what are your plans after the concerts in St. Petersburg
and Krasnoyarsk?
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: Private concert in London. Then two
concerts with Aida Garifullina - in Grafenegg Castle near Vienna at the famous
music festival and in Sochi on the site of the Cultural Center
"Sirius". I am preparing and very much looking forward to these
performances. Now after every concert that I give in my condition, I'm really
happy. The human voice works wonders with us, our souls. When you sing
beautifully, with your heart you float above reality.
The Vienna State Opera has officially announced that it is
waiting for you in the next season in three Verdi productions -
"Masquerade Ball" in November, "Othello" in March and May
"Rigoletto".
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: And with the Metropolitan, I already
had a contract for Tomsk in the Queen of Spades. And many other agreements were
with other theaters. But I refused all the performances. I do not sing more or
temporarily, I do not know, in opera. I'd better sing concerts. And in the
Vienna Opera, I hope, there will be a concert, which in March was forced to
cancel. However, I changed the program. Together with the pianist Ivari Ilya I
will perform old Russian romances. My father loves them very much. I want to
make him feel good. And I'll sing a concert at Carnegie Hall. And in Moscow, of
course. Only the date should be determined more precisely. Probably, it will
happen in December.
And what of the things you did on the opera scene for you
personally the most valuable?
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: I love Simon Boccanegru, Rodrigo in
"Don Carlos" - I'm sure that "Carlos" is the best opera
that Verdi was written. Rigoletto is my dear role. I'm glad that I managed to
record "Rigoletto", and it turned out amazing. I hope that soon there
will be a disk for Delos. Remarkable was I and "Eugene Onegin" with a
fantastic Renee Fleming in the "Met." He was even nominated for the
Grammys. A lot of joy came to me and work on the "Demon" with Dima
Bertman, his "Helikon" and Misha Tatarnikov. And many other things
were beautiful. Now, unfortunately, I can not sing like that ...
What is the most important for you now?
Dmitry Hvorostovsky: I had a terrific career. I continue it.
My voice is part of me, part of the work I serve. But in any case, I understand
that the best is over: youth, the best voice ... What can you do? But I
continue to fight with illness and hope. "Hope" for me now is the
most important word! As they say, I'll still play checkers! My oncologist looks
at me like a miracle: "Oh, how alive! Oh, how healthy! "They do not
have, except me, such patients - singers of world renown who sing everywhere
and continue to work in spite of everything. Nowadays I live not past and not
future, as I have always been accustomed to. I am focused on today's,
tomorrow's day, not to deceive either myself or others. To enjoy life every day
and hour, and, like a rainbow, to everything be ready.
Я надеюсь!
Дмитрий Хворостовский о том, как петь, когда жить больно
PRAVMIR.RU
"After the opening of
the tumor he has become even stronger": unknown Dmitry Hvorostovsky
Close friends of
Hvorostovsky about his last days
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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 at
radio broadcast at
12:30PM on WQXR
Note early start time!
Note early start time!
The Magic Flute
MOZART
Rogister; Müller, Lewek, Castronovo, Gunn,
Walker, Kehrer
Go to
http://www.wqxr.org/streams
Then click on
WQXR 105.9 FM
NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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