SATURDAY, March 15 2014, 12:55pm
Live in HD *
Massenet's
Werther
March 15, 2014, 12:55 pm ET
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of Massenet's sublime adaptation of Goethe's revolutionary and tragic romance, opposite Sophie Koch as Charlotte. The new production is directed and designed by Richard Eyre and Rob Howell, the same team that created the Met's recent hit staging of Carmen. Rising young maestro Alain Altinoglu conducts.
Duration: 3 hrs. 15 min.
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 6:30 pm local time
Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?customid=91
Synopsis: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?customid=91
*Check right column for guidance to attend a screening
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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
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Great Performances at the Met
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Saturday, March 15 -- 8:00pm; Sunday, March 16 -- 3:00am; Monday, March 17 --12:00am
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Anna
Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven
insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera's greatest mad scenes in
this Met premiere production by David McVicar. Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival,
Jane Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov sings Henry VIII, and Marco Armiliato conducts.
DURATION: 3 HR. 45 MIN.
DETAILS: [CC] [STEREO]
GENRE: PARENTS PICKS
SYNOPSIS: http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?customid=431
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THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 7:30pm
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
30 Fenner St.
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THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 7:30pm
Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
30 Fenner St.
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Domingo Undimmed
Plácido Domingo Defies the Gravity of Age
By MICHAEL COOPER, The New York Times
MARCH 7, 2014
This is a
great article with wonderful pictures.
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ROLANDO VILLAZON'S
Animated film
Animated film
He is famous for his Nemorino in L'Elisir d'Amore, but did you know he draws cartoons? This is his animation of L'Elisir d'Amore:
http://sinfinimusic.com/uk/watch/animations/villazon-toons/the-elixir-of-love
http://sinfinimusic.com/uk/watch/animations/villazon-toons/the-elixir-of-love
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Opera Star Fills Same Role for 2 Companies in a Week
By MICHAEL COOPER
MARCH 6, 2014
There is never a good time to lose your leading man to
illness on the eve of opening night, particularly when the work in question is Alban
Berg’s early-20th-century masterpiece “Wozzeck,” which is not exactly a staple
of many singers’ repertoires.
But thanks to an incredibly rare fluke of scheduling — two
of the world’s leading opera companies scheduled performances of “Wozzeck” in
New York City within the space of a week — the Metropolitan Opera instantly was
able to put its hands on a world-class Wozzeck after Thomas Hampson, a
baritone, pulled out of Thursday night’s opening performance, citing
bronchitis.
Matthias Goerne, the German baritone who sang the role last
Friday with the Vienna State Opera in a concert version at Carnegie Hall,
agreed to jump into the role Thursday night with only a couple of hours of
rehearsal and just enough time to get fitted for a costume — and just one night
after he sang a concert of “Die Schöne Müllerin,” Schubert’s song cycle, at
Carnegie Hall.
As the third act neared its bloody end — Mr. Goerne’s
character had just killed Marie, the mother of his child, sung by Deborah
Voigt, and then drowned — he walked into the wings.
“Bravo!” Ms. Voigt whispered to her dazed, but
pleased-looking colleague. “Congratulations.”
Then a stage manager quickly told him where to stand for the
curtain calls.
He found his spot, and won a loud ovation from the audience
and the conductor, James Levine, who had led Mr. Goerne in a rapid rehearsal of
the piece on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Goerne said that he was not sure how his voice would be
after his Wednesday night concert, so he did not make the decision to go on in
“Wozzeck” until Thursday. But once he did, he said, he did not find it too hard
to jump into the role. “I’ve done it so many times — it’s not really
complicated,” he said. “And I had fantastic colleagues.”
After the curtain went down, he was swarmed by colleagues
cheering his unexpected performance. A smiling Peter Gelb, the Met’s general
manager, shook his hand and joked: “Rehearsals aren’t necessary!”
Ms. Voigt summed up the feeling of much of the cast and crew
as the night drew to a close.
“Never a dull moment,” she said.
Although “Wozzeck” has grown more popular in recent decades,
having two major companies perform it in New York within a week is the opera
world’s equivalent of a rare astronomical event.
The dueling Wozzecks spent time together: Mr. Hampson heard
Mr. Goerne sing the role at Carnegie Hall on Friday, and Mr. Goerne went to see
Mr. Hampson at Monday’s dress rehearsal.
A version of this article appears in print on March 7, 2014,
on page A22 of the New York edition with the headline: Opera Star Fills One
Role in 2 Companies. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
The
opera schedule for this coming Saturday (March 15) is dominated by
the LIVE performance from the Met of Massenet's "Werther" with tenor
Jonas Kaufmann singing the title role. Some of us (it goes without saying) will
be watching the HD-transmission in certain area movie theatres. Reports have been
wildly enthusiastic about this one, so it's probably one that very few of us
would want to miss.
As an
alternative to the Massenet work, some listeners may opt to listen in to
Swedish Radio as the LIVE performance from Stockholm features an all-time
favorite: Mozart's "Don Giovanni." I might add that one shouldn't be
fooled by the presence of unfamiliar Swedish singers in the cast, since Sweden
DID, after all, give the opera world superstars like Birgit Nilsson and Jussi
Bjoerling. (Some would add soprano Nina Stemme to that list as well.)
French
Radio, on the other hand, is going with a work of George Frederick Handel:
"Theodora." This is a performance that took place in Paris on
February 10, 2014. Although this 1749 work is, strictly speaking,
designated as an oratorio in 3 acts, opera lovers usually don't need to
nit-pick, especially since both operas and oratorios (and other vocal works,
for that matter) by Handel are not as frequently performed as those of Mozart,
Verdi, Wagner, et al.
Then
again, some of you may choose to kick-start your opera weekend by listening to Friday night's
LIVE audio-stream, coming to us from the Met at 7:25 pm. It's the premiere
performance this season of Bellini's "La Sonnambula" with soprano
Diana Damrau as Amina.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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OBITUARIES
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Robert Ashley, Opera Composer Who Painted Outside the Lines, Dies at 83
Terry Adkins, Composer of Art, Sculptor of Music, Dies at 60
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Terry Adkins
in the Arctic preparing a piece on Matthew Henson, a black explorer who
accompanied Peary there in 1909. Credit
Tom Snelgrove
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/arts/terry-adkins-composer-of-art-sculptor-of-music-dies-at-60.html?rref=arts/music&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Music&pgtype=article
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The Met
Saturday afternoon radio broadcast
Massenet's
WERTHER
March 15, 2014 1:00 pm ET
Altinoglu; Oropesa, Koch, Kaufmann, Bižić,
Summers
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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV
THIS WEEK!
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