Week of September 27 - October 4, 2018

This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, September 29, 2018, 8:00pm

Sunday, September 30, 2018, 3:00am 

Monday, October 1, 2018, 12:00am

Kristine Opolais 

as

Manon Lescaut

Puccini's "Manon Lescaut," about a country girl (Kristine Opolais) who's torn between an impoverished student (Roberto Alagna) who loves her and a rich man (Brindley Sherratt) who wants her to be his mistress.

Length: 150 minutes

Synopsis: https://www.naxos.com/education/opera_libretti.asp?pn=&char=ALL&composer=Puccini&opera=Manon_Lescaut&libretto_file=00_Synopsis.htm

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

Quite a few interesting operatic treats coming up for us in the next few days, starting tomorrow (Thursday) with 2 opera broadcasts that are bound to please most opera fans. One is the LIVE broadcast from Brussels of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" which can be heard on the Belgian radio station Klara.

(http://radio.klara.be/radio/10_home.php)

Or if you prefer something by Verdi instead, there's a LIVE broadcast from Parma of "Macbeth" which can be heard on Radio 3 (RAI).

(www.radio3.rai.it/)

On Friday, the 1st of 2 OperaVision video-streams will be available for our viewing pleasure. It's a LIVE performance from Riga of Wagner's "Flying Dutchman."

(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/flying-dutchman)

The 2nd video-stream on OperaVision will become available on Sunday (Sept. 30), as Erich Korngold's opera "Die Tote Stadt" (1920) can be seen, as performed in Berlin.

(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/die-tote-stadt)

Saturday afternoon brings us yet another Mozart opera -- "Cosi fan Tutte" -- which can be heard on NPR in a performance that took place in Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts in 2007.

(www.wrti.org/)

Heinrich Marschner's "Der Vampyr" can be heard on Swedish Radio. If the music in this one sounds like a cross between Weber and Wagner, you wouldn't be alone in thinking that, since many musical historians see his operas as a vital link between those 2 more popular composers. The performance being broadcast comes from Lidkoping.

(http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)

At the same time, German Radio is giving us a rare opportunity to hear Czech composer Leopold Kozeluch's 1792 opera "Gustav Vasa" which was performed in Helsinki on March 10 of this year. This is the only Kozeluch opera you'll probably ever hear since most of his more than 400 compositions (!!!) are very rarely performed these days.

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

Then on Sunday, the OperaVision video-stream of Korngold's "Die Tote Stadt" will be getting some competition from the Bavarian Opera in Munich which is giving us a FREE live video-stream of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger." Since the Korngold opera will be available for months afterwards, the Wagner work may be a wise choice in this instance.

(https://www.staatsoper.de/en/productioninfo/die-meistersinger-von-nuernberg.html)

Then, if you're in the mood for more Verdi, the Met is making available to us a FREE live audio-stream on Tuesday (October 2) at 7:25 pm of "Aida." With a starry cast which includes soprano Anna Netrebko as Aida & mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili as Amneris, this one's bound to be one you might not want to miss!

(www.metopera.org/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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 NEWS FROM AROUND THE 

WORLD OF MUSIC

This Piano Trio’s Take on a ‘Final Fantasy’ Theme is a Musical Dream

“To Zanarkand” is one of the more popular tunes from video game composer Nobuo Uetmatsu’s oeuvre. One chamber group wanted to see what they could do with it. Sep 26, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/piano-trios-take-final-fantasy-theme-musical-dream

11 Conductors Choose Their Pieces of a Lifetime

"If you only had to conduct one piece for the rest of your life, what would it be?" is a question that conductors would probably want to avoid. But these 11 stepped up to the challenge. Sep 26, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/11-conductors-choose-their-pieces-lifetime

Dmitri Shostakovich Wrote 15 Symphonies. We Ranked Them All

Find out which are Shostakovich's best symphonies. Sep 25, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/dmitri-shostakovich-wrote-15-symphonies-we-ranked-them-all

Review: Epic, Pagan and Sexy... It's Not Cirque du Soleil But the Met's New 'Samson et Dalila'

WQXR's David Patrick Stearns reviews the new Metropolitan Opera production of Saint-Saëns's 'Samson et Dalila.' Sep 25, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/review-samson-and-delilah-metropolitan-opera

Essential Vivaldi Recordings

Here are the must-have Vivaldi recordings. Sep 24, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/essential-vivaldi-recordings

Maria Callas is Back on Tour

Curious to see what the resurrected diva looks and sounds like? Get a glimpse into the technological wonder and tell us what you think. Sep 23, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/maria-callas-back-tour

12 Pieces of Autumn Music That Aren't by Vivaldi

When it comes to locking down an Fall playlist, Vivaldi's "Autumn" is usually the runaway favorite. But let's switch it up and explore some other autumnal offerings from other composers. Sep 22, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/12-pieces-autumn-music-arent-vivaldi

Anna Netrebko’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ To Be Broadcast

http://operawire.com/anna-netrebkos-adriana-lecouvreur-to-be-broadcast/

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Samson et Dalila

Roberto Alagna & Elina Garanca Struggle Through Disappointing Production on Opening Night

http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-samson-et-dalila/

Legendary Soprano Montserrat Caballé Hospitalized

http://operawire.com/legendary-soprano-montserrat-caballe-hospitalized/

A Farewell to a Bay Area Institution

It’s nearly time to say goodbye to a Bay Area institution known as Fantasy Recording Studios over in Berkeley.

https://www.kdfc.com/2018/09/fantasy-studios/

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MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON

 RADIO BROADCAST TO RESUME NEXT AUTUMN.

   

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NO OPERA ON

WGBH THIS WEEK!

Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Director of U.S. Department of Justice

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