Last Met-HD of the season
Saturday, April 28, 2018, 1:00pm
Check for theaters, tickets and local encores:
https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/
CENDRILLON
DiDonato sang
the title role of Cendrillon at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her
performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever, Massenet’s
sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with DiDonato starring
in the title role. She is paired with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser
role of Prince Charming, Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother, and Stephanie
Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy conducts
Laurent Pelly’s imaginative storybook production.
Duration: 2 hrs. 47 min.
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| Stephanie Blythe |
Unfractured Fairy Tales: ‘Cendrillon’ at the Metropolitan Opera
What truly created opening night success was Laurent Pelly’s production, which brought a theatrical confidence to the stage. The audience devoured it like a meal of desserts. Apr 13, 2018
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This week on Rhode Island Public television:
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Saturday, April 28, 2018, 8:00pm
Sunday, April 29, 2018 3:00am
Monday, April 30 2018 12:00am
Rusalka
Kristine Opolais stars in
Dvorák's "Rusalka," about a water nymph who loves a human prince
(Brandon Jovanovich). The cast also includes Jamie Barton as the witch
Jezibaba; Katarina Dalaymanas as Rusalka's rival; and Eric Owens as Rusalka's
father.
Length: 180
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| Jamie Barton |
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Warm Weather Opera Worth Traveling For
Nowadays, the warm months are filled with a lot of compelling and original opera. This year, the music of Leonard Bernstein (1918–90) is omnipresent, to celebrate his centennial. Apr 15, 2018
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD OF MUSIC
UPDATE: Julie Fuchs Forced Out of “Die
Zauberflote” in Hamburg; Company Issues Statement
Julie Fuchs responds on Facebook:
Hamburg has unfortunately informed me just
this week that the artistic integrity of the Jette Steckel production of ‘Die
Zauberflöte’ cannot be maintained if the soprano singing Pamina is four months
pregnant.
As you can imagine, I am very disappointed
as I am feeling vocally and physically in top form. I am fully committed to
fulfilling my contracts as planned and previously announced. I was very much
looking forward to making my debut in this role, and singing for all of you in
Hamburg. My apologies to those of you who already booked tickets. Whilst I
respect the artistic vision of the theatre, I am saddened that we were not able
to find a solution to accommodate this slight physical difference which does
not negatively affect my vocal or artistic performance. It was my strong desire
to find small production changes to make my appearance possible. As is the case
with most women, in this second trimester of my pregnancy, I am happy to report
that I am feeling full of energy and my good health has been confirmed by my
doctors. I look forward to returning to the stage in June to sing Poppea at the
Opernhaus Zürich.
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Plácido Domingo's special bond with Verdi and Sonya
Yoncheva
Michigan Opera Theatre
Announces 2018-19 Opera Season, Celebrating Great Literature!
Remembering Roger Andrews
Opera Meets Film: How James Gray Explores Puccini’s
Heroines In ‘The Immigrant’
Far Travelers – Composers Jeffrey Leiser & Andrés
Soto on Creating A Brand New Viking Opera
The Best New Classical Releases of April 2018
From a lush
performance of Debussy’s La Mer to Liszt’s stunning late piano music, here are
our favorites from last month. Apr 25,
2018
7 Pieces That Show Poetry and Music Are Better
Together
The lyric
qualities of Shakespearean prosody, heart melting lieder and epic tone poems do
more than enough to prove poetry and music make for quite the combination. Apr
24, 2018
Building Your Classical Vinyl Collection? Look Out For
These Labels
WQXR’s Paul
Cavalconte shares some label offerings that any budding vinyl-collector should
keep on their radar. Apr 20, 2018
These 5 Cellos Are Perfect for This Hair-Raising
Schubert Song
LA-based cello
quintet SAKURA presents a cello-centric take on this Schubert classic. Apr 19,
2018
Stereotyping Instruments: Why We Still Think Some Are
For Boys, Others For Girls
Even though
instruments are genderless, why do we keep stereotyping who should play them?
Apr 19, 2018
Basil Twist, Christopher O'Riley and Stickman Make A
‘Symphonie Fantastique’
Puppeteer and
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Basil Twist teamed up with pianist Christopher O’Riley to
bring a little magic to The Greene Space. Apr 19, 2018
Murray Perahia Finds the Drama and Passion in Chopin
Watch the
pianist and conductor's commanding and graceful interpretation of Scherzo No.
2. Apr 18, 2018
Think Tax Season is Tough? Bach Wrote Something For
That
The pious
composer used one of Jesus' more famous lines (hint: it's the one about taxes)
as the foundation of the cantata 'Nur jedem das Seine.' Apr 17, 2018
The 20 Essential Schubert Recordings
Schubert was
immensely prolific. He wrote every kind of music — symphonies, piano works,
lieder. He’s got something for everyone. Here’s where to start. Apr 16, 2018
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D’AGUANNO
Opera fans
will be getting an opportunity to kick-start their opera entertainment tomorrow (Thursday)
as OperaVision offers a free LIVE video-stream of one of Donizetti's most
glorious operatic scores: "La Favorite" as performed in Florence.
(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/la-favorite)
If your taste in opera includes interest in some of the lesser-known Russian operas of the 19th century, you may want to tune in to the LIVE performance from Barcelona tomorrow of Anton Rubinstein's "The Demon."
(http://www.catmusica.cat/index_cm.htm?mainContent=http%3A//www.catmusica.cat/pcatmusica/cmProgramacio.jsp%3Femissora%3Dcm)
It probably goes without saying, however, that major interest on Saturday will be on the Met's LIVE HD-transmission of Massenet's "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella") which, in my own humble opinion, is every bit as delightful as Rossini's "Cenerentola." Fortunately, with the talents of Joyce DiDonato in the title role, Alice Coote in the trouser role of the Prince, and Stephanie Blythe in the largely comic role of the Stepmother, this one is practically guaranteed to be winner!
(www.wrti.org/)
Of course, the Met also has a FREE live audio-stream on its schedule for us this week. Tomorrow evening at 7:55, it's "Tosca" time. This one has Anna Netrebko in the title role. (I'm not sure, but this may be a case of last Saturday's audio-stream being re-scheduled.)
(www.metopera.org/)
Besides the Donizetti opera already mentioned, there are 2 more video-streams scheduled for the next few days; however, these may not be available in this country. Nevertheless, they may certainly be worth checking out, just in case! On Thursday, it's Wagner's "Lohengrin" direct from Brussels, and on Friday it's Rossini's "La Donna del Lago" as performed in Lausanne.
(Lohengrin: https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/wagners_lohengrin_with_cutler_bretz_fosterwilliams_and_pankratova_from_brussels/40727/)
(Donna: https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/rossinis_la_donna_del_lago_with_belkina_cencic_behle_and_gatell_from_lausanne/40763/)
Enjoy!
DAVE
(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/la-favorite)
If your taste in opera includes interest in some of the lesser-known Russian operas of the 19th century, you may want to tune in to the LIVE performance from Barcelona tomorrow of Anton Rubinstein's "The Demon."
(http://www.catmusica.cat/index_cm.htm?mainContent=http%3A//www.catmusica.cat/pcatmusica/cmProgramacio.jsp%3Femissora%3Dcm)
It probably goes without saying, however, that major interest on Saturday will be on the Met's LIVE HD-transmission of Massenet's "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella") which, in my own humble opinion, is every bit as delightful as Rossini's "Cenerentola." Fortunately, with the talents of Joyce DiDonato in the title role, Alice Coote in the trouser role of the Prince, and Stephanie Blythe in the largely comic role of the Stepmother, this one is practically guaranteed to be winner!
(www.wrti.org/)
Of course, the Met also has a FREE live audio-stream on its schedule for us this week. Tomorrow evening at 7:55, it's "Tosca" time. This one has Anna Netrebko in the title role. (I'm not sure, but this may be a case of last Saturday's audio-stream being re-scheduled.)
(www.metopera.org/)
Besides the Donizetti opera already mentioned, there are 2 more video-streams scheduled for the next few days; however, these may not be available in this country. Nevertheless, they may certainly be worth checking out, just in case! On Thursday, it's Wagner's "Lohengrin" direct from Brussels, and on Friday it's Rossini's "La Donna del Lago" as performed in Lausanne.
(Lohengrin: https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/wagners_lohengrin_with_cutler_bretz_fosterwilliams_and_pankratova_from_brussels/40727/)
(Donna: https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/rossinis_la_donna_del_lago_with_belkina_cencic_behle_and_gatell_from_lausanne/40763/)
Enjoy!
DAVE
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THE MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON
RADIO BROADCAST AT
ON WQXR
1 PM
Cendrillon
MASSENET
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Billy; Kim, DiDonato, Coote, Blythe, Naouri
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NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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| CNN 's Jake Tapper |
