Week of February 28 - March 7, 2019

This Saturday, March 2, 2019

LIVE in Met HD, 1:00pm

Encores on March 6 and March 9, check your local theaters

For tickets: https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/

Donizetti's

La Fille du Régiment

"Daughter of the Regiment"

Tenor Javier Camarena and soprano Pretty Yende team up for a feast of bel canto vocal fireworks—including the show-stopping tenor aria “Ah! Mes amis … Pour mon âme,” with its nine high Cs. Alessandro Corbelli and Maurizio Muraro trade off as the comic Sergeant Sulpice, with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield. And in an exciting piece of casting, stage and screen icon Kathleen Turner makes her Met debut in the speaking role of the Duchess of Krakenthorp. Enrique Mazzola conducts.

World Premiere: Opéra Comique, Paris, 1840. This frothy comedy mixes humor with a rush of buoyant melody and notorious vocal challenges. The story concerns a young orphan girl raised by an army regiment as their mascot and begins at the moment of her first stirrings of love. Complications (and comedy) ensue when her true identity is discovered. The action is startlingly simple and unencumbered by intricate subplots, allowing the full charm of the characters and their virtuosic music to come across in an uninhibited way.

Synopsis:  https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/la-fille-du-regiment/

Duration: 2 HRS 35 MINS

Thus Spake Kathleen Turner

(appearing as The Duchess of Krakenthorp)

https://www.metopera.org/discover/articles/thus-spake-kathleen-turner/

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This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, March 2, 2019, 8:00pm

Sunday,  March 3, 2019, 3:00am 

Monday, March 4, 2019, 12:00am

Puccini's

La Fanciulla del West

Puccini's romantic epic of the Wild West features soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek, tenor Jonas Kaufmann and baritone Zeljko Lucic. 

Synopsis:  https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/la-fanciulla-del-west/

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WQXR

An Analysis of the Metropolitan Opera’s New Season

The Metropolitan Opera has just announced the repertory and casting for its 2019–20 season, and Fred Plotkin is looking forward to next year with great enthusiasm. Feb 20, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/analysis-metropolitan-operas-2019-2020-season/

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

With the amazingly gifted young soprano Pretty Yende singing the title role this coming Saturday afternoon in the Met's LIVE HD-transmission of Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regiment", there are bound to be plenty of opera-lovers flocking to nearby cinemas for this one. Even if you prefer to stay at home, you can listen to the performance on various internet radio stations.

(www.metopera.org/)

If the Donizetti opera doesn't interest you, there are actually 2 Mozart opera broadcasts scheduled for Saturday afternoon which may. One of them is a broadcast of the February 22nd performance in Vienna of "Idomeneo" (on ORF) while the other one brings us a December 2018 performance of "Don Giovanni" (from Bologna) which Radio 3 (RAI) will be carrying.

("Idomeneo" - http://oe1.orf.at/)

("Don Giovanni" - www.radio3.rai.it/)

One of Handel's more popular operas -- "Rodelinda" -- can be heard in a LIVE performance from Barcelona.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/handels_rodelinda_with_oropesa_mehta_gomez_prieto_and_cooke_from_barcelona/46721/)

If your preferences lean more towards 21st century opera, you may certainly be interested in tuning in to the January2019 performance of Jonathan Dove's newest opera "Marx in London" which can be heard on German radio, as it was performed in Bonn. Described as a "comic opera", it's probably worth mentioning that the "Marx" in the title actually refers to Karl Marx (as opposed to Groucho et al.).

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

In fact, there's even one more 21st century opera that is coming our way. On Tuesday (March 5), OperaVision will be showing a video-stream of Finnish composer Jaako Kuusisto's new opera "Ice" which, as one might expect, has received its world premiere in Helsinki.

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

Enjoy!

DAVE

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE 

WORLD OF MUSIC

With the amazingly gifted young soprano Pretty Yende singing the title role this coming Saturday afternoon in the Met's LIVE HD-transmission of Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regiment", there are bound to be plenty of opera-lovers flocking to nearby cinemas for this one. Even if you prefer to stay at home, you can listen to the performance on various internet radio stations.

(www.metopera.org/)

If the Donizetti opera doesn't interest you, there are actually 2 Mozart opera broadcasts scheduled for Saturday afternoon which may. One of them is a broadcast of the February 22nd performance in Vienna of "Idomeneo" (on ORF) while the other one brings us a December 2018 performance of "Don Giovanni" (from Bologna) which Radio 3 (RAI) will be carrying.

("Idomeneo" - http://oe1.orf.at/)

("Don Giovanni" - www.radio3.rai.it/)

One of Handel's more popular operas -- "Rodelinda" -- can be heard in a LIVE performance from Barcelona.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/handels_rodelinda_with_oropesa_mehta_gomez_prieto_and_cooke_from_barcelona/46721/)

If your preferences lean more towards 21st century opera, you may certainly be interested in tuning in to the January2019 performance of Jonathan Dove's newest opera "Marx in London" which can be heard on German radio, as it was performed in Bonn. Described as a "comic opera", it's probably worth mentioning that the "Marx" in the title actually refers to Karl Marx (as opposed to Groucho et al.).

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

In fact, there's even one more 21st century opera that is coming our way. On Tuesday (March 5), OperaVision will be showing a video-stream of Finnish composer Jaako Kuusisto's new opera "Ice" which, as one might expect, has received its world premiere in Helsinki.

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

Enjoy!

DAVE

The Best Classical New Releases of February 2019

From rival interpretations of Mussorgsky to choral delights by Britten, here are our favorites from February. Feb 28, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/best-classical-new-releases-february-2019/

Must-See Classical Concerts This March

Whether you're in the mood for Wagner's 16-hour Ring cycle, or a conductorless St. Matthew Passion, here's what to see around New York this March. Feb 28, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/must-see-classical-concerts-march-2019/

Where Are All the Concert Band Classics?

There is musical life after high school band, after all. Feb 26, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/where-are-all-concert-band-classics/

Classical Music Still Struggles Online, Despite Curation

Getting your classical fix on many streaming services can be a total nightmare. Feb 25, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/classical-music-struggles-online-apple-music-streaming/

Dreamy Music in the Shadow of An Old Power Plant

Musician Shara Nova's voice compliments the aesthetics of an old Yonkers power plant in this project by Mason Jar Music. Feb 25, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/dreamy-music-shadow-old-power-plant/

Mozart at the Movies: How Oscar-Winning Films Created Iconic Scenes with Classical Music

In the spirit of this year’s Oscars, here are a few moments from Academy lauded pictures that would have fallen flat without help from Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach. Feb 23, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/oscar-winning-film-classical-music-iconic-scene/

Eight Ways To Say 'I Love You': Pieces Composers Wrote For Their Valentines

It's Valentine's Day, which means love is in the air! Here are 8 pieces composers wrote for their Valentines. Feb 14, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/eight-pieces-composers-love-valentines-day-classical/

Beethoven’s Quartets Are Best Performed in Crypt

The Attacca Quartet brought some Beethoven to the bowels of a church, and honestly, it’s a perfect fit. Feb 8, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/beethoven-song-thanksgiving-attacca-quartet-crypt-session/

The TSO Nailed Andrew Davis’s Birthday Surprise

Employees always have something up their sleeves on the boss’s birthday. Feb 5, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/toronto-symphony-orhcestra-andrew-davis-birthday/

Artist Profile: Mirella Freni, A Great Italian Diva

http://operawire.com/artist-profile-mirella-freni-a-great-italian-diva/

Artist Profile: Marian Anderson, A Great African American Contralto and Diplomat

http://operawire.com/artist-profile-marian-anderson-a-great-african-american-contralto-and-diplomat/

Longborough Festival Opera to Launch New ‘Ring Des Nibelungen’ Production in June 2019

http://operawire.com/longborough-festival-opera-to-launch-new-ring-des-nibelungen-production-in-june-2019/

Opera Profile: ‘La Forza del Destino,’ A Complex & Potent Verdian Epic

http://operawire.com/opera-profile-la-forza-del-destino-a-complex-potent-verdian-epic/

Q & A: Plácido Domingo & Ana Martinez On Competitions, Repertory Stagnation & Contemporary Works

http://operawire.com/q-a-placido-domingo-ana-martinez-on-competitions-repertory-stagnation-contemporary-works/

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THE MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 

1:00PM  RADIO BROADCAST, 
Donizetti's

La Fille du Régiment

   

GO TO 

 HTTP://WWW.WQXR.ORG/STREAMS
 THEN CLICK ON WQXR 105.9 FM

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NO OPERA ON 

WGBH THIS WEEK!

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont

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Week of February 21 - February 28, 2019

This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, February 16, 2019, 8:00pm

Sunday,  February 17, 2019, 3:00am 

Monday, February 18, 2019, 12:00am

Marnie

Nico Muhly's musical-dramatic vision about a young woman pursuing a life of crime and dishonesty; with Isabel Leonard and Christopher Maltman.

Length: 150 minutes

Synopsis: https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/marnie/

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WQXR

An Analysis of the Metropolitan Opera’s New Season

The Metropolitan Opera has just announced the repertory and casting for its 2019–20 season, and Fred Plotkin is looking forward to next year with great enthusiasm. Feb 20, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/analysis-metropolitan-operas-2019-2020-season/

Andrés Rodríguez: A Life of Service to Opera

An appreciation of Andrés Rodríguez, who ran Chile’s Teatro Municipal de Santiago for 34 years. Feb 14, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/andres-rodriguez-life-service-opera/

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

On tap in the next few days: A little Mozart, a little Verdi, a little Puccini (but no Wagner!), & a few other items -- a mixed bag, to be sure, but certainly there's something for everyone, starting with the Thursday video-stream from Riga of a rather unique double-bill. It's Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" but, instead of being paired with Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" as it usually is, this particular LIVE performance pairs it with Italo Montemezzi's "L'Incantesimo" ("The Enchantment") -- a one-act opera that was premiered in 1943. Although Montemezzi's earlier opera "L'Amore dei Tre Re" is occasionally revived, "L'Incantesimo" is rarely heard. Written about 50 years later than the Leoncavallo opera, it inhabits basically the same sound-world. (Think Puccini, with dashes of Wagner, Debussy, & Richard Strauss thrown into the mix.) While "Pagliacci" has its tragic, brutal ending, the Montemezzi work actually ends happily, in the sense that the soprano heroine retreats into a kind of alternate reality in which winter is magically transformed into eternal springtime. And as it just so happens, she is accompanied there by her "true love" who is, of course, a tenor!

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/montemezzis_lincantesimo_and_leoncavallos_i_pagliacci_from_riga/46551/)

Yet another LIVE video-stream will be presented, this one on Saturday, as the Bavarian State Opera in Munich brings us a performance of Ernst Krenek's "Karl V" (1938). Opera-lovers with conservative tastes in music should probably be forewarned that this one is predominantly an atonal work.

(https://www.staatsoper.de/en/staatsopertv.html?no_cache=1#c13145)

Mozart's "Idomeneo" is also on Saturday's schedule. This LIVE performance from Madrid can be heard on Radio Clasica.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/mozarts_idomeneo_with_cutler_portillo_fritsch_and_buratto_from_madrid/46561/)

On ORF (Austria), a high-powered cast is featured in a LIVE performance from the Vienna State Opera of Puccini's "Tosca." Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, tenor Piotr Beczala, & baritone Thomas Hampson are assigned the task of providing the expected thrills.

(http://oe1.orf.at/)

From the Met, we have Verdi's "Rigoletto" with a cast that includes tenor Vittorio Grigolo.

(www.metopera.org/)

Then on Sunday, some light-hearted Rossini comes to us via Radio 3 (RAI) as his comedy "L'Italiana in Algeri" can be heard, direct from Venice.

(www.radio3.rai.it/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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THE MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON, 

1:00PM  RADIO BROADCAST,  Giuseppi Verdi's Rigoletto

   

GO TO 

 HTTP://WWW.WQXR.ORG/STREAMS
 THEN CLICK ON WQXR 105.9 FM

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NO OPERA ON 

WGBH THIS WEEK!

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

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