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This week on Rhode Island Public television:
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Saturday, October 13, 2018, 8:00pm
Sunday, October 14, 2018, 3:00am
Monday, October 15, 2018, 12:00am
Così fan tutte
James Levine conducts Mozart's comic masterpiece "Cosi fan tutte," in which the fidelity of two sisters (Susanna Phillips, Isabel Leonard) is tested by their fiancΓ©s (Matthew Polenzani, Rodion Pogossov).
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Montserrat CaballΓ©, Opera Star with ‘Ethereal’ Voice, Is Dead at 85
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WQXR
Opera Never on a Sunday? Not at the Met!
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D’AGUANNO
Here's
something that doesn't happen too often: Luigi Cherubini's opera
"Medee" (1797) exists in a French-language version as well as in an
Italian-language version known as "Medea." Interestingly enough, the
Italian "Medea" can be seen on Friday (October 12) in a video-stream
on OperaVision in a performance coming to us from Moscow. Then on Saturday, you
can hear a LIVE performance of the French version on German Radio, with soprano
Sonya Yoncheva singing the title role in Berlin.
(Italian
version: https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/medea)
(French
version: www.dradio.de/dkultur/)
Then --
oddly enough -- Prokofiev's opera "War & Peace" (as Russian an
opera as you can get) was performed this past September 29 in an ENGLISH
translation in Cardiff. This Welsh National Opera performance can be heard on
BBC Radio 3 on Saturday.
In
"other news" -- Tomorrow (Thursday) there are 2 interesting opera
performances that can be enjoyed on internet radio. One of them is a LIVE
performance from La Scala of Mozart's "La Finta Giardiniera" (1775)
which can be heard on Radio 3 (RAI).
Also,
there's a LIVE performance tomorrow of Bellini's "I Puritani" coming
to us from Barcelona.
On Saturday,
in addition to the Cherubini work already mentioned, 2 Verdi operas appear on
the schedule. From Palermo, it's "Rigoletto" + from Umea (Sweden)
it's "La Traviata."
("Rigoletto"
- www.radio3.rai.it/)
("Traviata"
- http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)
But wait!
There's more -- because Friday evening at 7:25, the Met is offering a free LIVE
audio-stream of Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West." Jonas Kaufmann
fans, however, will have to wait till the HD-transmission on October 27,
because the tenor in Friday night's performance will be Yusif Eyvazov (a.k.a.
Mr. Anna Netrebko, to some people).
Enjoy!
DAVE
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE
WORLD OF MUSIC
Back To Bach: 15 Minutes With Violinist Hilary Hahn
WQXR's Jeff
Spurgeon sat down with violinist Hilary Hahn to talk about her newly completed
survey of Bach's solo violin works, practice habits, and their shared love of
Mr. Rogers. Oct 5, 2018
Listen 14 min
Just a Regular Pair of Geniuses (No Really)
2018's MacArthur
"Genius" class features two classical musicians: here's what you
should know about them. Oct 4, 2018
When Did WQXR Start Calling it 'Classical' Music?
Sure, we use
Classical music to describe the style of composers like Haydn and Mozart, but
since when did we use that word to describe 1,000 years of music? Oct 3, 2018
Dessa: The Rapper, Writer and Poet on Composition,
Hip-Hop, and Growing Up With a Lutenist Dad
Ahead of her
two performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Dessa dropped by WQXR to talk
about music, her composition process, and what classical picks she'd give to a
hip-hop head. Oct 2, 2018
https://www.wqxr.org/story/dessa-rapper-writer-and-poet-composition-hip-hop-and-growing-lutenist-dad
Jean Sibelius’s Only Radio Interview Doesn’t Reveal Much
— But Wow, That Voice
In 1948, the
Finnish composer gave a neutral and reserved interview, but that shouldn’t stop
you from listening to his deep, sagacious voice. Oct 2, 2018
What if ‘Rite of Spring’ Were an 80's Video Game? It
Might Sound Like This
YouTuber
foeveryrealx transformed Stravinsky’s ballet into an 8-bit suite. And it's
mesmerizing. Oct 1, 2018
The Best Classical New Releases of September 2018
From Yo-Yo
Ma’s latest take on Bach’s Cello Suites to a radical reimagining of Schubert,
here are our favorites. Sep 30, 2018
A Tease of Conrad Tao’s ‘Everything Must Go’
The New York
Philharmonic commissioned Conrad Tao to compose a work that serves as a prelude
to Bruckner’s 8th — listen to how the two pieces are flawlessly linked
together. Sep 28, 2018
Must-See Classical Concerts This October
There are
many great concerts happening around New York City this October. Here's what to
see. Sep 28, 2018
Saxy Ligeti Is Something We Had No Idea We Needed
Ligeti’s Six
Bagatelles are an intensely playful, sprightly set of short compositions. Turns
out that a group of saxophones can convey that feeling quite well. Sep 27, 2018
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
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
Dmitri Shostakovich Wrote 15 Symphonies. We Ranked Them
All
Find out
which are Shostakovich's best symphonies. Sep 25, 2018
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-SaΓ«ns's
'Samson et Dalila.' Sep 25, 2018
Essential Vivaldi Recordings
Here are the
must-have Vivaldi recordings. Sep 24, 2018
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
Review: The Met’s New ‘Samson’ Succeeds Only as Kitsch
Marina Rebeka Announces ‘Spirito’
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