Week of November 13 - November 20, 2014

This week on Rhode Island Public television,

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

 Saturday, November 15, 8:00pm

Sunday, November 16, 3:00am

Monday, November 17, 12:00am

MANON

Great Performances at the Met

MANON 

Soprano Anna Netrebko stars in Jules Massenet's "Manon," about a country girl who, while on her way to a convent, falls for a young man (Piotr Beczala) before succumbing to a promise of a luxurious life offered by a rich nobleman (Christophe Mortagne).

DURATION: 180 MIN

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GENRE: PARENTS PICKS

Plan for next week! 

Met Opera in HD Simulcast
in a theater near you

Saturday, November 22, 2014
1:00pm

The Barber of Seville

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Bugs Bunny as "Leopold!"

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

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE  D' AGUANNO

This coming Saturday (November 15), opera-goers are being afforded the opportunity to see the Met's HD-transmission of Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" which is being shown at selected local movie theatres. Incidentally, this same opera (and with the same cast) can be heard on Tuesday evening via the Met's FREE live audio-stream which can be accessed on their website.

(www.metopera.org/)

Those of you who may prefer to stay indoors can listen to another Rossini comic opera, namely "Le Comte Ory" which will be broadcast on Swedish Radio in a LIVE performance from Malmo.

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

If you happen to be in the mood for something completely different, you might want to tune in to the Belgian station Klara for a broadcast of "Shell Shock" by Nicholas Lens. This work, which had its world premiere earlier this month, will be available for free video-streaming , fromthis Friday (November 14) to December 4.

(http://radio.klara.be/radio/10_home.php)

One of Massenet's most popular works -- "Manon" -- can be heard on German Radio in a performance that took place in Lausanne onOctober 10 of this year.

(www.dradio.de/dkultur/)

Puccini's version of (virtually) the same story -- "Manon Lescaut" -- is being broadcast LIVE from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. The cast features soprano Kristine Opolais and tenor Jonas Kaufmann, both of whom have appeared in recent HD-transmissions from the Met ("La Boheme" & "Werther" respectively).

(www.radio4.nl)

Then on Monday (Nov. 17), the BBC will be airing Donizetti's "Les Martyrs" (soon to be released on CD on the Opera Rara label). The opera itself is an extravagant revision of his earlier opera "Poliuto" and runs over 3 hours in length (not including the ballet music which was not performed at this time). I'm sure I don't need to tell all Donizetti fans that this is a Must-Be-Heard event!

(www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

Bach and Beyond  

 November 22-23, 2014

The Singers will perform three of J.S. Bach’s motets (Komm, Jesu, Komm; Jesu, Meine Freude; Lobet Den Herrn), paired with Dan Forrest’s 2013 work Requiem for the Living. The Rhode Island Children’s Chorus and a chamber orchestra join us for the performance. 

7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014 — Central Congregational Church  (Directions)
3 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2014 — St Mary's Church, Bristol  (Directions)
Program details  |  Tickets

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Dear Friends, Please allow me to share with you a few thoughts about the first concert of our 2014 - 2015 season, our 58th. The Chorale is busy preparing the exciting music of three diverse yet accessible composers: Giovanni Gabrieli, Ottorino Respighi and John Rutter. In this first newsletter I'd like to focus on the largest work on the program, Ottorino Respighi's Lauda per la Natività del Signore (Laud to the Nativity or Hymn of Praise for the Birth of Our Lord). Respighi, of course, is justly famous for his trilogy of tone poems depicting scenes of Rome: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome and Roman Festivals. The Lauda per la Natività del Signore is a beautiful pastoral work that depicts the nativity of Jesus as the shepherds might have seen it. Respighi employs several archaic forms and devices: madrigals, Monteverdi-like arioso, some plainchant, and even a touch of fugue in the "Gloria" section. The work is scored rather intimately for six wind instruments, piano (4 hands), triangle, chorus and three soloists: Soprano (The Angel), Mezzo-soprano (Mary) and Tenor (Shepherd). It mainly takes the form of dialogue among the various characters, with the chorus portraying in turn angels and shepherds. Although somewhat operatic in style, by virtue of the extended use of the chorus, the work leans mainly in structure toward the cantata. Written in 1930, it is nearly singly responsible for the revitalization of choral writing in Italy. That being said, it is one of only two choral compositions by Respighi, the other being La Primavera (Spring). The Lauda is based on a text by Jacopone da Todi, a 13th-century Franciscan poet who was originally a successful practitioner of the law. Following a particularly tragic event in which his wife was killed, the devastated Jacopo abandoned his profession and his belongings, joined the Franciscan order after a decade of penance, and became a writer of laude (psalms), of which he composed some 200. We are very confident that you will enjoy this rare opportunity to hear this tuneful, intimate and sincere work. The title of our Christmas program is "Reflect and Rejoice," and Respighi's wonderful seasonal offering allows us to do both in one composition. In this and the ensuing newsletters we are privileged to introduce our soloists to you. Our soprano for this concert is lyric coloratura soprano Katrina Galka, who portrays the Angel in this her first appearance with the Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra. Katrina, originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been recognized for her "fearless and courageous" performances and elegant musical interpretations. This fall, Katrina will join Portland Opera as a Resident Artist in its 50th Anniversary Season. She will perform the roles of Ida (Die Fledermaus), Frasquita (Carmen), and Adult Kim (Show Boat) while also covering Adele (Die Fledermaus) and Anne Trulove (The Rake's Progress). Returning to OperaTheatre of Saint Louis this past summer, she debuted the role of Papagena in Isaac Mizrahi's production of The Magic Flute and covered the role of Sister Constance in Dialogues of the Carmelites. Over the past year Katrina was a member of the Boston University Opera Institute. Ms. Galka recently completed her MM in vocal performance from Boston University. She earned her BM in vocal performance from Southern Methodist University. Ms. Galka has received additional training at the Coöperative Program, Amalfi Coast Music & Arts Festival, and at the Castleton Festival, where she trained under the baton of Lorin Maazel as a member of the C.A.T.S. Training Seminar. In our next newsletter, I will introduce our other esteemed soloists as well as share further thoughts about other music on this program. Additionally, I hope to share with you some thoughts by our singing members about what the RICCO experience means to them. We hope you will join us in kicking off the Rhode Island Holiday Season on November 29 at 7:30 PM at the Cathedral of Sts. Peter & Paul in Providence or on November 30 at 3:00 PM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Newport. Cordially, Edward Edward Markward, Music Director   In this and the ensuing newsletters we are privileged to introduce our soloists to you.

The Met

Saturday afternoon radio broadcast 

resumes December 6.

Rossini's Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

December 6, 2014 12:00 pm ET

Mariotti; Leonard, Brownlee, Maltman, Muraro, Burchuladze

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