Week of August 30 - September 6, 2018

This week on Rhode Island Public television:

WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)

Saturday, September 1, 2018, 8:00pm

Sunday, September 2, 2018, 3:00am 

Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:00am

Dmitri Hvorostovsky as Count di Luna

Il Trovatore

A production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore," in which brothers (Marcelo Álvarez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky) compete for the affections of the same woman (Sondra Radvanovsky). Dolora Zajick costars as Azucena, the gypsy with a dark secret.

Length: 180

Synopsis:  https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/synopsiscast/il-trovatore/

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

Off soaking up the sun!

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 NEWS FROM AROUND THE 

WORLD OF MUSIC

Yo-Yo Ma Wants to Heal the World with Bach

https://qz.com/quartzy/1368118/yo-yo-ma-wants-to-heal-the-world-with-bach/

Exclusive First Watch: Nadine Sierra Performs Bernstein's "Somewhere"

WQXR invites you to an exclusive first-watch of Nadine Sierra's new performance video, 'Somewhere,' by Leonard Bernstein. Aug 23, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/exclusive-first-watch-nadine-sierra-performs-bernsteins-somewhere/

Six Musicians and the Dogs That Make Them Happy

Music! Dogs! What's not to love? We asked several musicians to share photos and stories about their canine friends — here's what we got! Aug 22, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/six-musicians-and-dogs-make-them-happy

The classical music concert is a vital workout for our sagging, flabby attention spans

https://qz.com/953293/the-classical-music-concert-is-a-gym-for-our-sagging-attention-span/

On Rescuing a “Dead Art Form” — A Landmark Book on Opera in Performance

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/08/on-rescuing-a-dead-art-form-a-landmark-book-on-opera-in-performance.html

 Sergey Shamray

Accordions Can Do Chopin Preludes, Too

Accordionist Sergey Shamray put his own spin on Chopin, and the outcome is sublime. Aug 22, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/accordion-chopin-prelude-sergii-shamray/

Leonard Bernstein at 100: An American Archetype

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/04/leonard-bernstein-at-100-an-american-archetype.html

Bernstein the Educator

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/08/bernstein-the-educator.html#comment-66400

Bernstein at Brevard — Take Two: The Artist and Politics

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/08/bernstein-at-brevard-take-two-the-artist-and-politics.html

Furtwangler and the Nazis

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/08/furtwangler-and-the-nazis.html

Furtwangler and the Nazis — Take Two

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/08/furtwangler-and-the-nazis-take-two.html#comment-66375

Visconti’s Four-Hour “Ludwig” — A Momentous Wagnerian Film

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/06/viscontis-four-hour-ludwig-a-momentous-wagnerian-film.html

Shostakovich and the Cold War

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/06/shostakovich-and-the-cold-war.html

“The Great Composer You’ve Never Heard of” — and how he was suppressed by Carlos Chavez

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/05/the-great-composer-youve-never-heard-of-and-how-he-was-suppressed-by-carlos-chavez.html

Can Orchestras Be Re-Invented?

http://www.artsjournal.com/uq/2018/04/can-orchestras-be-re-invented.html

Interview: Mezzo Angela Brower Scales New Heights

http://operawire.com/interview-mezzo-angela-brower-scales-new-heights/

Placido Domingo Makes History With 150th Role

http://operawire.com/placido-domingo-makes-history-with-150th-role/

Two Sopranos Accuse Daniele Gatti Of Sexual Misconduct; Conductor Responds

http://operawire.com/two-sopranos-accuse-daniele-gatti-of-sexual-misconduct-conductor-responds/

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NO OPERA ON

  WGBH THIS WEEK!

Rudy Guiliani, Trump's lawyer

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