Week of January 28 - February 4, 2016

This week on Rhode Island Public television,

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

 Saturday, January 30, 2016, 8:00pm

Sunday, January 31, 2016 3:00am

Monday, February 1, 2016, 12:00am

Rossini

Il Barbiere di Siviglia 

The Barber of Seville

 "Il Barbiere di Siviglia," Rossini's classic comic opera, stars Lawrence Brownlee as Count Almaviva, whose pursuit of the lovely Rosina (Isabel Leonard) is aided by the wily barber Figaro (Christopher Maltman). Standing in his way is her guardian (Maurizio Muraro), who wants to marry her himself.

Length: 180

Synopsis: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synposes-Archive/Il-Barbiere-di-Siviglia/

Isabel Leonard as Rosina

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

WQXR

Plácido Domingo: An Appreciation of a Man of Many Parts

Thursday, January 21, 2016

By Fred Plotkin

Operavore's Fred Plotkin pays tribute to Plácido Domingo who at present has performed 145 different operatic parts in over 3700 performances.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/placido-domingo-appreciation-man-many-parts/

Plácido Domingo Celebrates 75, Recalls Switching From Tenor to Baritone

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 06:49 AM

By Jeff Spurgeon : WQXR Host

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/placido-domingo-celebrates-75-recalls-switching-tenor-baritone/

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News from Around the World of Music

The Great Women Artists Who Shaped Music XVI: Zhou Guangren

by Janet Horvath | January 10th, 2016

http://www.interlude.hk/front/great-women-artists-shaped-music-part-xvi-zhou-guangren/

Practicing Choral Music: Ten ideas for the singer who doesn’t think they can practice on their own

January 6th, 2016

http://www.interlude.hk/front/practicing-choral-music-ten-ideas-singer-doesnt-think-can-practice/

Singing in Early Childhood

December 30th, 2015

http://www.interlude.hk/front/singing-early-childhood/

Finding the Meaning of Death in a Concert Hall

January 15th, 2016

http://www.interlude.hk/front/finding-meaning-death-concert-hall/

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Familiar Names Dominate Best Score Oscar Nods, Only One Has Won Before

Thursday, January 14, 2016

By Kim Nowacki : Digital Producer, WQXR

With another "Star Wars" film comes another Oscar nomination for composer John Williams. Nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning.

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/familiar-names-dominate-best-score-oscar-nods-only-one-has-won/

Classical Music Wins Big at Golden Globe Awards

Sunday, January 10, 2016

By WQXR Staff

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/classical-music-wins-big-golden-globe-awards/

The classical music-themed series "Mozart in the Jungle" and composer Ennio Morricone came up big with wins in their categories at the 2016 Golden Globe awards.

'Mozart in the Jungle' Season 2, Episodes 3-5 Recap

Thursday, January 07, 2016

By John V. Bennett

"Mozart In The Jungle," Amazon’s web series about the classical music world in New York City, returned for a second season. John V. Bennett recaps episodes 3-5.

 http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/mozart-jungle-season-2-episodes-3-5-recap/

'Mozart in the Jungle' Season 2, Episodes 6-8 Recap

Thursday, January 14, 2016

By John V. Bennett

http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/mozart-jungle-season-2-episodes-6-8-recap//

 "Mozart In The Jungle," Amazon’s web series about the classical music world in New York City, returned for a second season. John V. Bennett recaps episodes 6-8.

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OPERA ON THE INTERNET 

WITH  

DAVE  D' AGUANNO

For many opera lovers, the "main event" this coming Saturday (January 30) will undoubtedly be the LIVE HD-transmission from the Met of Puccini's "Turandot" with soprano Nina Stemme in the title role. Many internet radio stations will also be broadcasting this performance (audio only).

(www.wrti.org/)

Another LIVE event this Saturday will be a concert performance from Paris of what is probably Korngold's most popular opera: "Die Tote Stadt."

(www.francemusique.fr/)

Also LIVE this Saturday, from La Scala, it's Handel's 1707 oratorio "Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno" ("The Triumph of Time & Truth"). This one can be heard on Radio 3 (RAI).

(www.radio3.rai.it/)

Those of you who may be particularly intrigued by soprano Sondra Radvanovsky's dauntless quest to sing all 3 queens of the so-called Donizetti 3-Queens Trilogy will find the Met's FREE offering this Friday evening at 7:25 pm of particular interest. The opera being broadcast is "Maria Stuarda" -- soon to be followed by "Roberto Devereux" at area movie theatres on April 16.

(www.metopera.org/)

Enjoy!

DAVE

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Black Water

Please help Jeremy Beck raise funds for his opera! Reached 20% of fundraising goal already. Every little bit helps!! 

 The Center for Contemporary Opera will be producing the stage premiere of his one-act opera, Black Water, at Symphony Space in New York.

 I am helping to raise funds for this production. Please consider supporting this Kickstarter campaign - We are grateful for your support, and please share this link with others who may be interested - many thanks!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/824307483/stage-premiere-jeremy-becks-powerful-opera-black-w

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The Met Saturday afternoon
 radio broadcast 

Saturday, January  30, 2016, 1:00 pm.   

Turandot

By Giacomo Puccini

Carignani; Stemme, Hartig, Berti, Tsymbalyuk

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We have opera on

WGBH this week!

Great Performances at the Met

The Nose                 Sat. Jan 30 at 12:00 PM WGBX 44

Aida                          Sat. Jan 30 at 2:00 PM   WGBX 44

Macbeth                  Sat. Jan 30 at 7:30 PM    WGBX 44

Eugene Onegin      Sun. Jan 31 at 12:30 AM WGBX 44

The Tempest           Sun. Jan 31 at 3:30 AM   WGBX 44

Parsifal                   Sun. Jan 31 at 12:00 PM WGBX 44

Falstaff                    Sun. Jan 31 at 5:00 PM   WGBX 44

Prince Igor             Sun. Jan 31 at 7:30 PM   WGBX 44

Un Ballo In Maschera     Sun. Jan 31 at 11:00 PM    WGBX 44

Les Troyens            Feb 1 at 1:30 AM    WGBX 44