Roberto Devereux
Donizetti's "Roberto Devereux," in which Elizabeth I (Sondra Radvanovsky) signs the death warrant for the nobleman (Matthew Polenzani) she loves when he's accused of treason, not because he's guilty but because of spite--he loves another. Also starring baritone Mariusz Kwiecien'.
Length: 180 minutes
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Silent Nights, Noisy Nights
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
By Fred Plotkin
Blogger Fred Plotkin writes about the dangerous levels of noise that we experience every day and how we should protect our hearing.
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A Changing of the Guard at the Vienna State Opera
Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 01:05 PM
By Fred Plotkin
In Memorium 2016: Remembering the Major Opera Singers That Passed This Year
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
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DAVE D' AGUANNO
To wind up the year 2016 and to usher in the New Year, the Met has 3 broadcasts lined up for our listening enjoyment. First off, instead of a LIVE matinee broadcast on Saturday (January 31), the Met is offering the October 4, 2016 performance of Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri" with bass Ildar Abdrazakov as Mustafa. Later on Saturday, at 6:25 pm, the free LIVE audio-stream is of Gounod's "Romeo & Juliette" with tenor Vittorio Grigolo and soprano Diana Damrau as the star-crossed lovers. Then on Tuesday (January 3), it's Verdi's "Nabucco" (starring Placido Domingo) as a free LIVE audio-stream. Both the Gounod & the Verdi works are scheduled for HD-transmissions next month, "Nabucco" on January 7 and "Romeo & Juliette" on January 21, with basically the same casts that are featured in the upcoming broadcasts.
Also on Saturday, Radio 3 (RAI) is broadcasting the July 29, 2016 performance of Verdi's "Falstaff" from last summer's Verbier Opera Festival.
Another comedy by an Italian opera composer -- Donizetti's "Daughter of the Regiment" -- appears on the schedule of Swedish Radio. It's the March 18, 2016 performance of the work as heard in Lausanne.
Fans of 20th century opera need not despair, as BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting a recent performance from London's Royal Opera House of Shostakovich's "The Nose." Plus, if you'd prefer to WATCH it instead, you can check out the YouTube link below which has the opera, complete with English subtitles.
(audio only: www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/)
Enjoy! -- Happy New Year!
DAVE
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