Week of March 14 - March 21, 2019

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This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, March 16, 2019, 8:00pm

Sunday,  March 17, 2019, 3:00am 

Monday, March 18, 2019, 12:00am

MANON LESCAUT

Puccini's adaptation of the classic novel about a free-spirited   country girl features Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna.

Length: 150 minutes

Synopsis: https://www.metopera.org/discover/synopses/manon-lescaut/

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WQXR

How Green Is My Ring Cycle?

https://www.wqxr.org/story/how-green-my-ring-cycle-wagner-nibelung-fred-plotkin-operavore-environment/

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

OperaVision presents 2 opera video-streams this week, both of them being world premiere performances. On Thursday, it's Gerard Pesson's "Trois Contes" ("3 Tales"). As the title suggests, it's really 3 short one-act operas (along the lines of Puccini's "Il Trittico"), based on works of Hans Christian Andersen, Marcel Proust, & Edgar Allan Poe.

(https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/trois-contes)

Then on Friday, American composer Mark Grey's new opera "Frankenstein" can be seen, as performed in Brussels. In addition, I should mention that, in the weeks ahead, OperaVision will be showing a performance from Bergen of Massenet's "Werther" on March 22, and a performance of Verdi's "Falstaff" on the 28th, the latter a Garsington Opera production from last summer.

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

Those of you who usually shy away from contemporary works may, instead, choose to listen to a LIVE performance on Friday, direct from Toulouse, of Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Maid of Pskov" -- an opera which he originally wrote in 1877 but which didn't reach its final revised form until 1892.

(www.francemusique.fr/)

Saturday afternoon's Met broadcast is of Verdi's "Falstaff" which can be heard on various internet radio stations.

(www.metopera.org/)

At the same time, there's a LIVE broadcast from Munich of Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West" which, incidentally, will be receiving a FREE live video-stream later this month (March 30).

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/puccinis_la_fanciulla_del_west_with_kampe_lundgren_jovanovich_and_plumb_from_munich/46978/)

You can finish your unofficial "opera weekend" on Sunday with a LIVE performance from Bologna of one of Rossini's best-loved comic operas: "The Barber of Seville."

(www.radio3.rai.it/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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NEWS FROM AROUND 
THE WORLD OF MUSIC

6 Operas About Regular People to Bring Your ‘Regular’ Friends To

Need a break from the operatic adventures of gods and goddesses, of kings and queens? Here's a handful of operas about regular people, not unlike you. Mar 8, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/6-operas-about-regular-people-bring-your-regular-friends/

Chineke! on Representation in the Classical Space

Chineke! founder and double bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, and bassoonist Linton Stephens address questions of diversity and inclusion in the classical world. Mar 5, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/chinekes-chi-chi-nwanoku-and-linton-stephens-representation-classical-space/

Vienna Comes to New York with Michael Tilson Thomas

Ahead of his first appearance in New York with the Vienna Philharmonic this week, Michael Tilson Thomas talked with WQXR about the challenges of taking that Vienna sound on tour. Mar 5, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/vienna-in-new-york-interview-michael-tilson-thomas/

An AI Just Finished Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony

Can AI finish Schubert's Unfinished Symphony? Mar 1, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/ai-just-finished-schuberts-unfinished-symphony/

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/

Chapman Challenge: What Exactly is an Adagio?

https://www.kdfc.com/2019/03/chapman-challenge-adagio/

Playing with Songs Old and New

https://www.kdfc.com/2019/03/playing-with-songs-old-and-new/

KDFC Radio / Album of the Week

Lara Downes Celebrates a Constellation of Inspirational Women

https://www.kdfc.com/2019/03/lara-downes-celebrates-a-constellation-of-inspirational-women/

Open Ears: Re-Imagining the Potential of the Human Voice

https://www.kdfc.com/2018/03/open-ears-caroline-shaw/

You Can’t Help but Be Changed: Notes from a Musical Activist

https://www.kdfc.com/2018/05/open-ears-zanaida-robles/

An Entire City Must “Shh!”

https://www.kdfc.com/2019/03/cremona-violin/

Open Ears: Discover Argentine Prodigy María Luisa Anido

https://www.kdfc.com/2018/03/open-ears-maria-luisa-anido/

How Pacific Opera Project Brought Video Game Characters Into Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute’

http://operawire.com/how-pacific-opera-project-brought-video-game-characters-into-mozarts-the-magic-flute/?fbclid=IwAR01ov6u-S-n_XWNcoL9K5iH5Iv8wvOxVCcQBEniSwhd6PvMaHz0a3LOhHY

Royal Opera House & English National Opera Lead Olivier Award Nominations

http://operawire.com/royal-opera-house-english-national-opera-lead-olivier-award-nominations/?fbclid=IwAR3eLUuv9-Bn-f36amaBYvIOFeU5KQFPzH15qwxK53gx719JnEc-6ldZF68

OperaVision

https://operavision.eu/en/library/performances/operas/juditha-triumphans?fbclid=IwAR3JUZC8Fyi8rAXDA-vBE_RM-2gAwRhfuffrLo2XcogTOa2UYo9uiPIpNEo

A review of NYCB at Bachtrack; Winter Season Wrapup

https://humbledandoverwhelmed.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-review-of-nycb-at-bachtrack-winter.html?fbclid=IwAR37ey7uQXk9sm1z86mc6_wznXFtaqpq8raLpaVYhNktLTCg74M-lmlDvcI

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WGBH THIS WEEK!

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