I will be away next week; see you January 10, 2018!
This week on Rhode Island Public television:
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 8:00pm
Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 3:00am
Monday, January 1, 2018 at 12:00am
EUGENE
ONEGIN
A production of "Eugene Onegin," starring Anna Netrebko as Tatiana, a young Russian who's rebuffed by the object of her affection, Eugene Onegin (Peter Mattei).
Length: 180
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
With the year 2017 winding down, a couple of opera's
more "celebratory" works can be enjoyed on the internet in the days
ahead. Why not start with a video of "Die Fledermaus" by Johann
Strauss? This is actually a performance that took place a year ago (December
2016) in Marseilles and may be considered, in some respects,
"Fledermaus"-French style, with the names of some of the characters
changed, and with French subtitles provided during the sung portions of the
score (but not the dialogue). In any case, it's a splendid performance which,
of course, cannot disguise the characteristically Viennese flavor of so much of
the music!
The Met also jumps on the band-wagon with a LIVE
broadcast on Saturday of Franz Lehar's "Merry Widow" featuring Susan
Graham as Hanna Glawari.
German Radio, on the other hand, has a special treat
in store for lovers of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" and those same
opera-lovers of a certain age who may have adored the talents of certain opera
singers from back in the 50s & 60s. It's an archival performance from
Berlin, September 24, 1961, of Mozart's masterpiece with Dietrich
Fischer-Dieskau, Pilar Lorengar, Elisabeth Grummer, and others who were at
their considerable peak back in that time period.
There are also a couple of re-broadcasts worth
mentioning on Saturday's schedule. One of them is the recent (October 24)
performance of Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera" from Barcelona,
with Piotr Beczala in the leading tenor
role.
Or you can tune in to Swedish Radio for the April 12,
2017 performance from Geneva of Tchaikovsky's "Maid of Orleans" which
will certainly appeal to those opera fans who enjoy this composer's far more
popular "Eugene Onegin."
Then on New Year's Eve itself, the Met offers us a
free LIVE audio-stream of Puccini's "Tosca" with Sonya Yoncheva,
Vittorio Grigolo, and Zeljko Lucic in the main roles.
Enjoy! -- Happy New Year to you all!
DAVE
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The Fifth Annual Excellence in Opera (aka The Freddie) Awards
Fred Plotkin honors and
acknowledges many of the outstanding and memorable achievements in opera in
2017. Dec 20, 2017
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News from Around the World of Music
The Top
15 Secrets of NYC’s Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center
https://untappedcities.com/2017/12/19/the-top-15-secrets-of-nycs-metropolitan-opera-at-lincoln-center/2/?displayall=true
Absolutely Fabianous! This dark, atmospheric production of Verdi's Rigoletto is full of high drama and impressive young singers
The
Best Classical Music Videos of 2017
We watched all the amazing classical videos on the
internet this year — so that we could bring you the best. See what music videos
made us laugh and cry in 2017. Dec 27, 2017
The
Music They Made: The Classical Artists We Lost in 2017
Let’s say goodbye to the great classical music figures
who died in 2017. They changed our lives, and their presence will continue to
resonate long after their passing. Dec
27, 2017
A
Christmas Carol’s Link to the Gutenberg Printing Press
What does the 19th-century Christmas carol “Hark! The
Herald Angels Sing” have to do with Gutenberg’s printing press? Dec 22, 2017
Listen 1 min
Queue
A
'Bleak Midwinter' Carol, but a Christmas Favorite
Why is Harold Darke’s setting of “In the Bleak
Midwinter” everyone’s favorite Christmas carol? Dec 21, 2017
Listen 1 min
Queue
Beethoven's
Dinner with Haydn and Other Tales of Classical Christmas
The great composers of classical music celebrated
Christmas just like us. Here are some classical tales of Christmas past. Dec
21, 2017
ThatViolaKid's
Top 5 Classical Music Videos of 2017
ThatViolaKid came to hang out in our offices and talk
about the best classical music videos, reactions and performances of 2017. Here
are his top picks. Dec 20, 2017
The
Ring-Ting-Tingling Story of 'Sleigh Ride'
It might have the ring of Christmastime, but Leroy
Anderson wrote “Sleigh Ride” during a heat wave in Connecticut. Dec 19, 2017
Orchestras Sever Ties With Charles Dutoit After Allegations of Sexual Assault
The reaction has been swift in the classical music world to sever ties with conductor Charles Dutoit following graphic sexual assault accusations made to The Associated Press. Dec 22, 2017
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast at
radio broadcast at
1:00PM on WQXR
The Merry Widow
LEHÁR
Stare; Graham,
Chuchman, Groves, Stayton, Allen
NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
