Week of August 22 - August 29, 2019

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This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, August 24, 2019, 8:00pm

Sunday, August 25,  2019, 3:00am 

Monday, August 26, 2019, 12:00am

Aida

Giuseppe Verdi's Egyptian epic "Aida" features soprano Anna Netrebko, mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, and tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko.

Length: 180 minutes
Synopsis: https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/aida

Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

As we enter the final few weeks of summer, there aren't very many opera broadcasts scheduled on the internet, aside from some re-broadcasts of performances from Bayreuth & a few others. So, on Saturday, the only new broadcast worth noting is a LIVE performance from Warsaw of Verdi's relatively early opera "Il Corsaro."

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/verdis_il_corsaro_with_rivas_mataradze_bogdanov_and_gardeazabal_from_warsaw/50168/)

One other broadcast on Saturday isn't exactly new, although it may certainly be "new" to many listeners, as an October 2016 performance of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" can be heard, coming to us from Lyric Opera of Chicago.

(www.wrti.org/)

Then on Sunday, Swedish Radio has a LIVE performance from Stockholm of Wagner's "Das Rheingold."

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

Also on Sunday, there's actually one other broadcast coming to us from Warsaw, as Polish composer Stanislaw Moniuszko's 4-act opera "The Haunted Manor" can be heard LIVE, probably in honor of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/moniuszkos_the_haunted_manor_with_piasecka_rutkowski_ledzionporczynska_and_godlewski_from_warsaw/50190/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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Sage Advice for Opera Characters

Wise words to and from your opera favorites. Aug 19, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/sage-advice-opera-characters/

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NEWS FROM AROUND

 THE WORLD OF MUSIC

Q & A: Soprano Ailyn Perez On Singing Donna Anna & ‘Don Giovanni’

http://operawire.com/q-a-soprano-ailyn-perez-on-singing-donna-anna-don-giovanni/?fbclid=IwAR2uvzFafgOyzchHH2alUp0CYDDAWd4UBFpZ_aUVGVRaqim5eBgsQhiIhu0

Artist Profile: Kathleen Battle, One of the Best ‘Lyric Coloratura Sopranos in the World’

http://operawire.com/artist-profile-kathleen-battle-one-of-the-best-lyric-coloratura-sopranos-in-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR2dNIgve42EPCgPyvS0RavU53VXkPyySOUe_G5bLsxIXx-xgCWdry0yjVg

To save opera, we have to let it die

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/to-save-opera-we-have-to-let-it-die/2019/08/19/4bbb71a6-c2ba-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html?fbclid=IwAR1qsOpgs26g_dSoT3YrJarTmOTuzagp-DqqxoD_3LY-1MH-dnSDgqSRTTA

Samuel Ramey on Sesame Street - "L Toreador"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ezTttDh0I&fbclid=IwAR3UV4rSPb3dBpzQSGQVL48S--f9yYFA1CqNZ42LVrtCLp5wmczcaw1osZM

Mario del Monaco sings "M'hai salvato" from Catalani's La Wally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlu8cTg4qVA&fbclid=IwAR1plJlsPj_GHYIzF2E7R1c-g2fKKx7PF5SP46926eemqxZYku8eK21QbAE

Callas crowns Lakme's main aria with a glorious E6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdjXFpEk-vs

Joyce DiDonato, Julia Lezhneva-Advent Concert Frauenkirche (HD)Part2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpaNdEEEIVg&fbclid=IwAR1-YRnxipRYaRkrSnbkSjysJ6eQhUFxAbqmIMgWPsagg-koNnMEqVXOmSw

Obituary: Argentinian Soprano Adelaida Negri Passes Away At 75

http://operawire.com/obituary-argentinian-soprano-adelaida-negri-passes-away-at-75/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_zmjPpJZi4

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THE MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE IS ON HIATUS UNTIL DECEMBER.  TUNE IN TO WQXR TO HEAR OTHER OPERA COMPANIES PERFORM AT  1:00PM 

  

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NO OPERA ON 

WGBH THIS WEEK!

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Al Gore

Week of August 15 - August 22, 2019

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This week on Rhode Island Public television:

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

Saturday, August 17, 2019, 8:00pm

Sunday, August 18,  2019, 3:00am 

Monday, August 19, 2019, 12:00am

Soprano Christine Goerke portrays Brunnhilde, Wotan's willful warrior daughter who loses her immortality in this staging of "Die Walkure" conducted by Philippe Jordan.

Length: 240

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET

WITH 

DAVE D’AGUANNO

Polish composer Stanislaw Moniuszko was born exactly 200 years ago (1819) -- same as Offenbach & Suppe -- which probably accounts for the fact that a few of his operas ("Halka" & "Paria" for example) have been appearing as opera broadcasts the past few months. And so, on Friday, you can hear his one-act opera from 1858 -- "Flis" ("The Raftsman") -- in a LIVE performance from Warsaw.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/moniuszkos_flis_with_teliga_tracz_gierlach_and_pompeu_from_warsaw/50039/)

Saturday being the day of the week that usually brings us several opera broadcasts on the internet, one of the more interesting items to be heard is Handel's "Ariodante" (premiered in 1735) in a performance that took place earlier this month in Drottningholm.

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

Romanian composer Georges Enescu completed only one opera -- the monumental "Oedipe" based on the well-known Sophocles play -- and this opera happens to be featured as part of this summer's Salzburg Festival. The August 11th performance of this work can be heard on ORF (Austria).

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

Verdi's "Ernani" appears on German Radio's schedule this Saturday, with a broadcast of the July 20, 2019 performance of the work which took place in Heidenheim.

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

Then on Sunday, Australian composer Luke Styles's new opera "Ned Kelly" can be heard in its world premiere performance which took place earlier this year in Perth on February 18.

(https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/styles_ned_kelly_world_premiere_with_dundas_tamburini_campbell_and_ward_from_perth/50064/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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What Are the Elements of Great Opera Conducting?

Conducting for the opera is a very different task than conducting a symphony. We catalogued those who have mastered the art. July 23, 2019

https://www.wqxr.org/story/what-are-elements-great-opera-conducting/

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NEWS FROM AROUND

 THE WORLD OF MUSIC

Metropolitan Opera Makes Statement Regarding Plácido Domingo

http://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-to-await-investigation-results-before-taking-action-on-placido-domingo/?fbclid=IwAR1AdakXWOapFq5fMUo6Gk4SkLN1qDTn9WcZWs-hc9j3ty5IO6X2XUrAd1A

James Levine and Met Opera Settle Suit Over Sexual Misconduct Firing

The conductor’s suit and the company’s counterclaim each sought roughly $5.8 million in damages; whether money changed hands was not disclosed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/arts/music/james-levine-metropolitan-opera.html

Watch: WQXR + Exposure

Khari Joyner performs Perkinson’s “Black Folk Song Suite: IV. Perpetual Motion”

https://www.wqxr.org/story/watch-wqxr-exposure-khari-joyner-performs-perkinsons-black-folk-song-suite-iv-perpetual-motion/

FIRST NIGHTS | CONCERTS

Proms 32/33 reviews: NYO USA/Pappano; BBC SO/Bychkov — DiDonato triumphs, Gansch falters

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/proms-32-33-reviews-nyo-usa-pappano-bbc-so-bychkov-didonato-triumphs-gansch-falters-tkq8l27lz?fbclid=IwAR2Y5Pc4g87KHN0E6AEVnq2zqG6JvAqRipuzrNIlcSxss2BQacauWp2DslM

What’s the Buzz? 20,000 Bees Find Home in a Cello

https://www.kdfc.com/culture/staff-blog/whats-the-buzz/

Incredible Music Inspired by Our National Parks

https://www.kdfc.com/culture/staff-blog/great-outdoors-national-parks/

The arts are important, too.

Why High School Musicals Should Be As Respected As Sports Programs Are

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-musicals-should-be-as-respected-as-sports-programs?fbclid=IwAR1DUB1dNgid5ZF63_Cr-aqx6RW3XMdu45aJbPWeb31p7E2pTHbnqgOv9MA

theartsdesk Q&A: Tenor Michael Fabiano

American singer on the brink of superstardom talks Verdi, competition and inspiration

https://theartsdesk.com/opera/theartsdesk-qa-tenor-michael-fabiano?fbclid=IwAR3hkdFdEQEBJ5T1ryYUO7MGkUA7Jhgw6jMXWpNbkikaRevd3-eRwKJABfU

The Magic Flute – Queen of the Night aria

(Mozart; Diana Damrau, The Royal Opera)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuBeBjqKSGQ&fbclid=IwAR29GGSLzr3d4gt39KUN59dSyrtJQelDDHjdozTfKoec8nQGLtfvRi928nc

Jamie Barton is speaking out — and singing — on behalf of women

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/jamie-barton-is-speaking-out-and-singing-on-behalf-of-women?fbclid=IwAR1d--a9vbFxHd4_daNN6dtdw1mVyeZNld_pkQXFjBKDuDF-ElXhjpdyuZo

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THE MET SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE IS ON HIATUS UNTIL DECEMBER.  TUNE IN TO WQXR TO HEAR OTHER OPERA COMPANIES PERFORM AT  1:00PM 

  

  GO  TO    

HTTP://WWW.WQXR.ORG/STREAMS  

           THEN CLICK ON WQXR 105.9 FM                   

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NO OPERA ON 

WGBH THIS WEEK!

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