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

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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