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This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Rusalka
Rusalka
Renee Fleming returns to one of her signature roles, singing her enchanting "Song to the Moon" in Dvorak's soulful fairy-tale opera. Tenor Piotr Beczala co-stars as the Prince, Dolora Zajick is Jezibaba and dynamic young maestro Yannick Nezet-Seguin is on the podium.
See the Met - HD Encore Broadcasts at a theater near you!
NEXT WEEK: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 7pm
otello
Verdi’s towering masterpiece, based on Shakespeare’s tragedy, makes its first Live in HD appearance. Semyon Bychkov conducts an extraordinary cast led by Johan Botha in the title role of the jealous Moor of Venice, opposite Renée Fleming in one of her greatest roles, Otello’s innocent wife Desdemona. Falk Struckmann sings Iago, Otello’s disloyal ensign, and Michael Fabiano is the captain Cassio.
SYNOPSIS:
Duration: 185 min.
To hear a clip from the October 5, 2012 performance, click on
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MUSIC
Opera impresario Julius Rudel dies in New York
Julius Rudel, a conductor and opera manager, has died at 93 in his home. The former head of the New York City Opera earned a reputation as a reformer, who sought to make the house's productions more accessible.
Julius Rudel, who headed the New York City Opera for over two decades, died of natural causes in his New York home on Thursday (26.06.2014). The famed Austrian conductor led numerous opera productions around the world. He was 93 at the time of his death.
Rudel was in his early 20s when he debuted as a conductor with the New York City Opera, ultimately becoming its reform-minded general director and principal conductor in 1979. The opera house, once dubbed "the people's opera" by a New York mayor, closed due to bankruptcy in 2013.
"I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would outlive the company," Rudel told "The New York Times" last fall.
Rudel was born in Vienna, but his Jewish family fled to the US in 1938. Although most closely associated with the New York City Opera, Rudel frequently led productions at the city's Metropolitan Opera. The star conductor was also a regular guest at major opera houses, including the Vienna Staatsoper, the Paris Opera and the Los Angeles Music Center Opera.
Last year, Rudel's memoir, "First and Lasting Impressions: Julius Rudel Looks Back on a Life in Music," was published by the University of Rochester Press.
gsw/nm (dpa, AP)
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"Death of Klinghoffer" controversies
Lincoln Center Presents an Opera Without Jews, Set in Auschwitz
‘The Passenger’ is a moving Polish Jewish-Catholic Soviet hybrid with a glaring omission. But is it a ‘Holocaust opera’?
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
It's been 250 years since French composer Jean-Philippe Rameau passed away (in 1764), and in his honor, various opera companies (particularly those in France) are paying homage to this master of Baroque opera. French Radio will be broadcasting this Saturday (July 5) Rameau's 1748 "heroic pastorale" "ZAIS" in a LIVE performance which will be taking place in Beaune.
Another masterwork from the 18th century comes to us on Swedish Radio, as Gluck's "Armida" is performed in Amsterdam, this being one that took place this past October.
Mozart enthusiasts also get a chance to hear one of their favorite composer's works: "La Clemenza di Tito." It's a performance from Lyric Opera of Chicago (March 2014) and features a couple of singers who are probably well-known to many of us, thanks to their recent appearances in HD-transmissions from the Met: Matthew Polenzani & Joyce Di Donato.
What would a Saturday afternoon on the internet be without an opera by Giuseppe Verdi? Well, ORF has one for us: "La Traviata" -- performed as recently as yesterday (July 1) in Vienna.
Enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend!
DAVE
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SUMMER MET – LIVE in HD
Summer encore Schedule
This summer, in select theaters, enjoy encore performances from the award-winning Live in HD series of movie theater presentations. All encore performances will be shown at 7 pm local time. Summer HD Encore dates vary by location, so please check with your local movie theater for all details.
The Enchanted Island
US: July 16, 2014, 7 pm (local time)A contemporary take on the 18th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers, with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as Sycorax, Danielle de Niese as Ariel, Luca Pisaroni as Caliban, and the legendary Plácido Domingo as Neptune. William Christie conducts this dazzling world-premiere production.Original transmission: Saturday, January 21, 2012Approximate runtime: 3 hours, 15 minutesAdditional Broadcasts
These broadcasts will be screened in select locations only and the screening dates are chosen by the theaters. Please contact your local theater to check availability and dates.Roméo and Juliette
Check local listingsThe world’s most famous love story comes to operatic life with superstars Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna as the star-crossed young couple. Their performances brought audiences to their feet in both the opera house and in movie theaters. Gounod’s ultra-sensual interpretation of Shakespeare also features Nathan Gunn as Mercutio and Plácido Domingo on the podium.Original transmission: Saturday, December 15, 2007Approximate runtime: 3 hoursLa Fanciulla del West
Check local listingsPuccini’s musical vision of the American West is vividly brought to life in the Met’s atmospheric production. Deborah Voigt is Minnie, the “girl of the golden west” and owner of a bar in a Californian mining camp. Marcello Giordani sings Dick Johnson, the bandit-turned-lover hunted by the cynical sheriff Jack Rance (Lucio Gallo), who wants Minnie for himself. Complete with whiskey-drinking cowboys, gunplay, a poker game, and a snowstorm, La Fanciulla del West is Puccini at his most colorful.* Only available for streaming in the US at this time.Original transmission: Saturday, January 8, 2011Approximate runtime: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Summertime...
makes us feel like singing!
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| Maestro Edward Markward |
Fun Summer Sing!
Join us for a fun summer sing on Wednesday, July 23rd at 7 PM at the air-conditioned American Legion Hall, 7 Legion Way, Cranston, RI. All singers and want to be singers are welcome for a run through of the Chichister Psalms by Leonard Bernstein and John Rutter's Gloria. Music will be provided. $10 suggested donation. Bring a friend. Always a fun event.
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2014 Summer Season
La Traviata
by Verdi
by Verdi
July 18 and 20, 2014
Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence, RI
Featuring:
Natalie Polito, Giovanni Formisano, Rene de la Garza, Jason Connell,
Felicia Gavilanes, Ian Pomerantz, Jason Shealy
Director: Nathaniel Merchant
Musical Director: Anthony Torelli
Costumes: Everett Hoag
Tickets: $35; $60
Available now — Call 401-331-6060 to Order
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The Mikado
by Gilbert and Sullivan
by Gilbert and Sullivan
Featuring:
Michael DiMucci, Allison Pohl, Andy Papas, Jason Shealy, Ian Pomerantz,
Arielle Rogers, Christopher Davey, Roselin Osser, Aimee-Rose Willett
Costumes: Everett Hoag
August 8, 9, 10, 2014
Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence, RI
Tickets: $35; $60
Available now — Call 401-331-6060 to Order
August 13, 2014
Blithewold Mansion and Gardens - 101 Bristol Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
Tickets: $35
Discount available for Blithewold members
Available now — Call 401-331-6060 to Order
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The Met
Saturday afternoon radio broadcast is
on hiatus until December
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NO OPERA ON WGBH TV
THIS WEEK!
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