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THIS SATURDAY, February 24, 2018,
12:30 PM
La Boheme
The world’s most popular opera
returns in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with a series of exciting
casts. Angel Blue, Anita Hartig, and Sonya Yoncheva (left) share the role of
the fragile Mimì, with Dmytro Popov, Russell Thomas, and Michael Fabiano
alternating as the poet Rodolfo. Alexander Soddy and Marco Armiliato share
conducting duties.
Duration: 2 hrs. 55 min.
Synopsis: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synopses/Synopses1/La-Boheme/
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This week on Rhode Island Public television:
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Saturday, February 24, 2018, 8:00pm
Sunday, February 25, 2018 3:00am
Monday, February 26, 2018 12:00am
La Donna del Lago
Rossini's "La
Donna del Lago," about the daughter (Joyce DiDonato) of a nobleman (Oren
Gradus) who has promised her hand to a highlander chief (John Osborn), though
her heart belongs to a commoner (Daniela Barcellona, in a trouser role).
Length: 180 minutes
An Analysis of the Metropolitan
Opera’s New Season
The Metropolitan Opera has just announced the repertory and
casting for its 2018–19 season, and Fred Plotkin is looking forward to next
year with great enthusiasm. Feb 15, 2018
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD OF MUSIC
Listen: Plácido Domingo on why opera
will live forever
The legendary performer is back at
Covent Garden to conduct Puccini's Tosca with The Royal Opera
Anna Netrebko and Elīna Garanča Lift You Up With
a Delibes Classic
The two sopranos's "Flower
Duet" just made our day a whole lot better.Feb 21, 2018
The 20 Essential Debussy Recordings
With so many interpretations of
Debussy committed to recordings — including a few by the composer himself — it
can be hard to find the good stuff. That’s why we did the legwork for
you. Feb 18, 2018
Celebrate the Lunar New Year With Wu Man on the Pipa
Happy Lunar New Year! Watch pipa
player Wu Man perform a traditional composition in celebration of the
Chinese holiday. Feb 16, 2018
Get to Know These 7 Traditional
Chinese Instruments
Producer Noel Morris presents the
series “Passage to the Middle Kingdom,” which features conversations with
several accomplished musicians who play traditional
Chinese instruments. Feb 15, 2018
‘Mozart in the Jungle’ Season 4: Our Character Power Rankings
A completely subjective,
non-scientific ranking of where the “Mozart” crew stands heading into Season
Four. Feb 15, 2018
Now We’ve Seen It All: Watch a Concerto for Ping-Pong and Orchestra
Andy Akiho's “Ricochet” is a triple
concerto for violin, percussion and ... ping-pong. And it’s exactly what you
didn't know you needed to hear. Feb 15, 2018
Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Review –
La Bohème: Michael Fabiano In Top Form Alongside Splendid Sonya Yoncheva,
Susanna Phillips, Lucas Meachem & Others
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For many opera fans, the upcoming HD-transmission on
Saturday of Puccini's beloved "La Boheme" will be of primary
interest. This LIVE performance from the Met features soprano Sonya Yoncheva as
Mimi and tenor Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo -- certainly two of the most popular
young singers before the opera public today. The performance can also be heard
on many internet radio stations.
Also on Saturday, for those of us who may prefer to
listen to something other than Puccini's admittedly gorgeous masterpiece,
there's Handel's opera seria "Ariodante" (premiered in 1735) which
can be heard on ORF (Austria) in a performance from Vienna.
Then again, instead of Puccini, one might turn to Verdi, as
Swedish Radio will be broadcasting a performance from Stockholm of
"Aida."
Aside from the Saturday afternoon performances
mentioned above, there are two other broadcasts in the days ahead that may
certainly be of interest to many opera-lovers. One of these would be the Thursday (February
22) LIVE broadcast from Barcelona of Gounod's "Romeo & Juliette"
which can be heard on Spain's Radio Clasica.
On Sunday (February 25), French Radio will be airing a
LIVE performance from Paris of what seems to be one of the most-performed
operas from the 20th century: Francis Poulenc's "Dialogues of the
Carmelites."
Enjoy!
DAVE
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THE MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON
RADIO BROADCAST AT
ON WQXR
Note early start: 12:30 PM
La Bohème
PUCCINI
Armiliato;
Yoncheva, Phillips, Fabiano, Meachem, Lavrov, Rose, Plishka

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WQXR 105.9 FM
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NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER
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