Week of November 1 - November 8, 2018

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This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, November 3, 2018, 8:00pm

Sunday, November 4, 2018, 3:00am 

Monday, November 5, 2018, 12:00am

Il Trovatore

Anna Netrebko portrays Leonora, the heroine of Verdi's "Il Trovatore"; also with Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Yonghoon Lee.

Length: 180 minutes

Synopsis:

https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/il-trovatore

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

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WQXR

In Parma, There is Much More Than Verdi

https://www.wqxr.org/story/parma-there-much-more-verdi

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

The first weekend of November brings us a few repeat broadcasts (such as Wagner's "Lohengrin" from this past summer's Bayreuth Festival -- on German Radio), but there are also a few new items that may be of interest to most opera-lovers. One of these (aside from the aforementioned "Lohengrin") would certainly appeal to Wagner enthusiasts as BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting on Saturday (Nov. 3) a recent performance from the Royal Opera House in London of "Die Walkure." Soprano Nina Stemme sings the role of Brunnhilde in that one.

(www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/)

On Ireland's radio station RTE Lyric FM, there's a recorded broadcast of another opera from this year's Wexford Opera Festival. While last week's "Il Bravo" by Saverio Mercadante was a prime example straight out of the bel canto era (1830s), this Saturday's offering ushers us completely into the 21st century with a performance of William Bolcom's latest opera "Dinner at Eight" (2016) which is based on the hit Broadway play (from 1932) by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/bolcoms_dinner_at_eight_with_dunleavy_powell_summerfield_harris_et_al_from_wexford/44275/)

Aside from the virtually unknown works of Mercadante, Pacini, etc., there also happens to be an incredibly large opera work-list that can be attributed to the Croatian composer Ivan Zajc whose 1876 opera "Nikola Subic Zrinski" can be heard on Swedish Radio in a performance that took place in Zagreb on January 25 of this year. This particular opera is only one of over 20 that Zajc wrote during his lifetime, and carries the opus number 430 ! -- But that's nothing when you consider that his opus numbers extend all the way to 1202 !!!

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

And there's yet another Croatian opera coming up in the days ahead. Thanks to OperaVision, you can watch a LIVE video-stream on Tuesday (Nov. 6) of Jakov Gotovac's "Ero the Joker" which premiered in 1935 and which has actually been performed, since then, in every continent except Australia. This is another performance from Zagreb, and it can be accessed for several weeks beyond its Nov. 6 date.

(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/ero-joker)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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 NEWS FROM AROUND THE 

WORLD OF MUSIC

Susan Graham, Sondra Radvanovsky & Lawrence Brownlee Among Soloists To Celebrate Renée Fleming In Chicago

http://operawire.com/susan-graham-sondra-radvanovsky-lawrence-brownlee-among-soloists-to-celebrate-renee-fleming-in-chicago/

The Legendary Artist, Ana María Martinez & Arturo Chacón Cruz Put on Spectacular Performance

http://operawire.com/san-francisco-opera-2018-19-review-placido-domingo-in-concert/

Interviews Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Elīna Garanča On Dalila, Her Role Debut As Didon & Her New Roles

http://operawire.com/q-a-elina-garanca-on-dalila-her-role-debut-as-didon-her-new-roles/

Carnegie Hall 2018 Review: Elīna Garanča In Recital

Latvian Superstar Dazzles & Seduces With Romantically Charged Recital

http://operawire.com/carnegie-hall-2018-review-elina-garanca-in-recital/

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Preview: Fun Facts About Sondra Radvanovsky & The Cast of ‘Tosca’

http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-preview-fun-facts-about-sondra-radvanovsky-the-cast-of-tosca/

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: La Fanciulla Del West, Jonas Kaufmann Edition

Superstar Tenor Makes An Exciting Return In Puccini’s Masterpiece

http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-la-fanciulla-del-west-jonas-kaufmann-edition/

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Review: Marnie

Isabel Leonard & Michael Mayer Shine in Frustrating Opera by Nico Muhly & Nicholas Wright

http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-2018-19-review-marnie/

Giuseppe Verdi's 'Il Trovatore'

From Houston Grand Opera

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10208107

Interview: Director Tom Volf On Creating & Discovering ‘Maria by Callas’

http://operawire.com/interview-director-tom-volf-on-creating-discovering-maria-by-callas/?fbclid=IwAR2B_qFdKqZQjt2x1NgE4ZGL1uO75Nb3EbfO8mPXFQLgci48jx7ptP7z9Bw

Evolution of Music

https://www.facebook.com/ClassicFM/videos/1933421600083421/

Four Seasons Tango

https://www.facebook.com/ClassicFM/videos/10156782816979260/

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NO OPERA ON

WGBH THIS WEEK!

Angry soprano
Diva, Anna Netrebko

Week of October 25 - November 1, 2018

Met-HD

This Saturday, October 27, 2018, 12:55PM

Check for encore times; not all locations play the encores

For tickets:

https://www.showcasecinemas.com/theatre/11060/showcase-cinema-de-lux-patriot-place/foxboro/ma?tab=showtimes&filter[day]=2018-10-06&filter[genre]=Musical

Giacomo Puccini's

La Fanciulla del West

The Girl of the West

Soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings Puccini’s gun-slinging heroine in this romantic epic of the Wild West, with the heralded return of tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the role of the outlaw she loves. Tenor Yusif Eyvazov also sings some performances. Baritone Željko Lučić is the vigilante sheriff Jack Rance, and Marco Armiliato conducts.

DURATION: 3 HRS 33 MINS

SYNOPSIS: https://www.metopera.org/season/2018-19-season/la-fanciulla-del-west/

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This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, October 20, 2018, 8:00pm

Sunday, October 21, 2018, 3:00am 

Monday, October 22, 2018, 12:00am

Cendrillon

A storybook kingdom. Pandolfe, a country gentleman, has married Madame de la Haltière, an imperious countess. She and her daughters, Noémie and Dorothée, bully Pandolfe’s daughter from his first marriage, Lucette—known as Cendrillon. Joyce DiDonato takes on the title role in director Laurent Pelly's storybook production of Massenet's "Cendrillon."

Duration: 150 minutes

Synopsis: https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/cendrillon

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WQXR

In Parma, There is Much More Than Verdi

https://www.wqxr.org/story/parma-there-much-more-verdi

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

The "Big News" for a certain number of opera fans is probably "The Return of Jonas Kaufmann to the Met." Well, in all seriousness, it's good to have this popular tenor appearing at the Met after an absence of a few years. Word has it that he's been suffering from a cold this week (oh, no), but that he sounded wonderful in last night's Sirius broadcast of Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" in which he will be appearing in this coming Saturday afternoon's HD-transmission at select movie theatres. Oh, and soprano Eva-Marie Westbroek will be singing the lead role in that one!

In fact, there are 2 more videos scheduled for this Saturday, these 2 being accessible on our home computers (for those who may wish to give the "Fanciulla" HD-transmission a pass). One of these LIVE video-streams is of Saverio Mercadante's 1839 opera "Il Bravo" (a "bravo" being something like a hired assassin). The performance is coming to us as part of this year's Wexford Opera Festival which specializes in works that don't get performed very often, i.e. "Aida" and "La Boheme" won't be given at this festival any time soon. However, if you should happen to tune in to the video-stream of Mercadante's opera, you shouldn't be surprised if it sounds a lot like Donizetti and/or Bellini, with a little "early Verdi" thrown in. Plot-wise? Although this opera is based on an early novel by James Fennimore Cooper, the intricacies of the plot are so convoluted that, compared to this one, the plot of "Il Trovatore" seems a model of crystal clarity! But (of course) it's the music that counts!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLGohNgHEKY)

The other opera video that is coming to us on Saturday is a Prague performance of Smetana's so-called "festival opera" -- "Libuse" (from 1872). This, being an OperaVision video, can be enjoyed in the weeks ahead, should you happen to miss it on Saturday.

(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/libuse)

BBC Radio 3, on the other hand, is giving us some Wagner, specifically a recent Royal Opera House performance of "Das Rheingold."

(www.www.b)bc.co.uk/radio3/)

In a lighter vein, there's Kalman's 1908 operetta "Ein Herbtsmanovern" ("The Gay Hussars") which can be heard on German Radio in a LIVE performance from Giessen. 

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

And let's not forget this week's FREE live audio-stream from the Met: tomorrow evening at 7:25 pm, it's Puccini's "Tosca" with soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Joseph Calleja as the two doomed lovers.

(www.metopera.org/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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 NEWS FROM AROUND THE 

WORLD OF MUSIC

Barcelona To Name Street After Montserrat Caballé

http://operawire.com/barcelona-to-name-street-after-montserrat-caballe/

Tango Seasons: Vivaldi & Piazzolla by Cappella Gabetta at the 2018 Gstaad Menuhin Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHdW8A4d33E

Anke Chen, Age 5, Plays J.S.Bach Prelude No.6 in D Minor, BWV 851

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDUV-be2Ek

At 95, Ned Rorem Is Done Composing. But He’s Not Done Living.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/arts/music/ned-rorem-birthday.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Music

Cleveland Orchestra Fires Two Musicians for Sexual Misconduct

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/arts/music/cleveland-orchestra-sexual-harassment-misconduct.html?action=click&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=Article&region=Footer&contentCollection=Music

Why Do We Hold onto the Idea That Classical Music Makes You Smarter?

The “Mozart effect” theory took hold in the mid-90s, and though it’s been debunked, it’s never really gone away. Oct 24, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/why-do-we-hold-idea-classical-music-makes-you-smarter

Toscanini Has No Time for Lagging Basses

Have you heard about Toscanini’s temper? Listen to it at work. Oct 23, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/toscanini-has-no-time-lagging-basses

'Marnie' at the Met: Dazzling but Distant, With or Without Tippi

WQXR's David Patrick Stearns reviews the U.S. premiere of Nico Muhly's 'Marnie' at the Metropolitan Opera. Oct 22, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/review-marnie-metropolitan-opera-dazzling-distant-tippi

Here is Gautier Capuçon (Literally) Playing Cello on a Plane

Turns out that when you’re this talented, you can run wild in your music videos. Oct 22, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/here-gautier-capucon-literally-playing-cello-plane

Watch it Live: The 2018 Richard Tucker Gala

On Sunday, October 21 at 6 pm, watch a live stream of the annual Richard Tucker Gala, featuring the 2018 Richard Tucker Award winner, Christian Van Horn. Oct 19, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/watch-it-live-2018-richard-tucker-gala

Google’s New Piano Genie Let’s You Play Like a Pro

Google’s new gadget is a smarter version of the Guitar Hero controller. That’s more than a fair description. Oct 18, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/googles-new-piano-genie-lets-you-play-like-pro

12 Romantic Composers Not Named 'Liszt' or 'Brahms'

There were several composers of the 19th century that could make hearts swell, eyes water and temples pound with rushing excitement. And not all of them had names like Brahms and Liszt. Oct 17, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/12-romantic-composers-not-named-liszt-or-brahms

Classical Music’s Natural Selection

Two Japanese researchers believe the theory of evolution can apply to music as well as biology. Oct 16, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/classical-musics-natural-selection

Listen in Quaking Awe to the Might of the Classical Contrabassoon

Listening to the forerunner to the modern contrabassoon is, in a word, an “experience.” Oct 16, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/listen-awe-quaking-might-classical-contrabassoon

Listen to Aaron Copland Bring ‘Appalachian Spring’ to Life

A recorded rehearsal of one of Copland’s most familiar pieces sounds like the composer is creating the sound from the ground up. Oct 11, 2018

https://www.wqxr.org/story/listen-aaron-copland-bring-appalachian-spring-life

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MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON

 RADIO BROADCAST TO RESUME DECEMBER 1

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NO OPERA ON

WGBH THIS WEEK!

Sarah Huckabee Sanders
White House Press Secretary

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