This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Now broadcasting two or three operas every weekend!
Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, June 3, 2017, 8:00PM
Sunday, June 4, 2017, 3:00AM
Monday, June 5, 2017, 12:00AM
Nabucco
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| Placido Domingo as Nabucco |
James Levine
conducts Verdi's early drama of ancient Babylon, with Placido Domingo as the
title character, Nabucco. Liudmyla Monastyrska sings Abigaille, Nabucco's
willful daughter, with Jamie Barton, Russell Thomas and Dmitri Belosselskiy.
Length: 150
Synopsis: http://www.metopera.org/Discover/Synposes-Archive/Nabucco/
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RICCO SPRING CONCERT
This Saturday!
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
If
you happen to be a contemporary-opera fan, you're in luck! On Saturday (June
3), BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting a performance from the Barbican Theatre of
John Adams's "Doctor Atomic" featuring none other than baritone
Gerald Finley who (as many of you will recall) starred in the Met's
HD-transmission of this work several seasons ago.
Of
even more recent vintage, there's Giorgio Battistelli's latest opera --
"Lot" -- which received its world premiere in Hannover on April 1 of this
year, and it is this performance which will be aired on German Radio on
Saturday. In case you were wondering, the title character of "Lot" is
none other than the Biblical personage who appears in the Book of Genesis.
Moving
back into the first decade of the 20th century, Rimsky-Korsakov's "Le Coq
d'Or" can be heard on Radio 3 (RAI) in a LIVE performance from Madrid.
With the recent video of this opera from Brussels (plus the one from Paris of
his opera "The Snow Maiden"), could it be possible that we may be in
the midst of a Rimsky-Korsakov mini-revival?
On
NPR, continuing its series of broadcasts of performances from the Lyric Opera
of Chicago's 2016/2017 season, we have Berlioz's monumental "Les Troyens."
Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham once again takes on the pivotal role of Didon (as
she did at the Met in 2013), and her tenor partner in this one is Brandon
Jovanovich who recently sang the role of the Prince in the Met's
HD-transmission of Dvorak's "Rusalka" earlier this year.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
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News from Around the World of Music
Cinema will save opera for a new generation,
Royal Opera House director suggests
Trump Has Changed a Night at the Opera, Too
Alan Gilbert Wanted to Save the New York Philharmonic.
What Happened?
Alan Gilbert Made the New York Philharmonic
‘a Bigger Box’
For the Vienna Philharmonic, Summer Means
Schönbrunn
Opera and Broadway have a fruitful
relationship. If only opera fans understood it.
After breaking even, NY City Opera stays
with reduced season
Colorblind casting is essential to opera’s
future
Passing of the torch at Met Opera’s midlife
Intermission update: Met Opera Gala
American opera star takes on “America’s
answer to opera.”
In theater and film, we demand that Asian
roles be played by Asian actors. Why is opera different?
Conductor Riccardo Chailly to celebrate 40
years at La Scala
Royal Opera House evacuated following fire
alarm forcing hundreds of theatre-goers out onto London street
Eugene Opera Making Comeback After
Suspended Season
Houston Grand Opera Announces Overarching,
Six-Year Multidisciplinary Initiative of World Premieres and Collaboration with
Local Organizations
Rhode Island opera house, among oldest, is
being restored
20 Summertime Classical Pieces For Maximum
Chill
Listen
through these 20 pieces to hear music that reminds us of summer in expected,
and unexpected, ways. May 31, 2017
Listen to This Amazing New Recorder
Concerto (Link)
May
26 saw the premiere of Graham Fitkin's "Concerto for Recorder," with
award-winning Sophie Westbrooke as the featured performer. May 30, 2017
Please Explore This Gregorian Chant
Generator
The
Gregorian Chant Generator by MyNoise.net have us all remixing. Give it a
try! May 29, 2017
Beethoven's Amazing Response to a
12-Year-Old's Fan Mail
In
1812, a 12-year-old fan wrote to her idol, Ludwig van Beethoven. Here's his
response. May 26, 2017
Watch: A 1992 Duet of Kathleen Battle and
Wynton Marsalis Playing Bach and Handel
In
1992, Battle and Marsalis released a recording of Baroque works — and filmed
the performances, too. Check out their Bach and Handel interpretations, and
feel like royalty. May 25, 2017
Why Don't We Clap Between Movements at
Classical Concerts?
What
are the rules of the concert hall and where did they come from? An explanation.
May 25, 2017
6 Musical Instruments That Set Auction
Records
These
six musical instruments broke records at the auction house, with prices as high
as $2.8 million. May 24, 2017
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Chorus
The Metropolitan Opera Announces Chorus Auditions for the 2018–19 Season
The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Extra Chorus offer unique and rewarding career opportunities for highly qualified performers. Classically trained professional singers who have been invited to audition should be prepared to sing two operatic arias in different languages from memory. Selections should demonstrate the applicant’s ability to sing lyrically. An accompanist will be provided.
All applicants will be considered for Full Time (Regular) and Extra Chorus positions.
Applicants shall submit via email addressed to ChorusAuditions@metopera.org the following materials:
a cover letter requesting an audition; please indicate your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd audition session preference from the dates below; any union affiliation should be also be listed
a current one-page resume, including a photo/head-shot
an audio clip (MP3 file, no larger than 10 MB) of an operatic aria (no youtube clips or links)
a list of no more than 5 operatic arias, two of which will be selected as your audition pieces
PDF or JPEG copy of current documentation proving the ability to work in the United States.
Auditions will be granted by invitation only, and will be held at the following times:
Session #1 Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 1:45pm to 4:45pm
Session #2 Friday, November 3rd, 2017 2:45pm to 5:45pm
Session #3 Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 2:45pm to 5:45pm
Session #4 Friday, November 17th, 2017 2:45pm to 5:45pm
Applications must be received on or before 12 midnight EST, Friday, September 1st, 2017. Submissions received after this date, regardless of postmark or email transmission time, will not be considered.
Only applicants with current documentation proving the ability to work in the United States will be granted an audition.
Any singer who is offered employment and is not already a member of AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists) will be required to join AGMA.
All applicants will be notified as to whether an audition has been granted. No audition comments will be shared with the applicant.
Similar information about the auditions may be found by contacting the following:
American Guild of Musical Artists
1430 Broadway 14th Floor
New York, NY 10018
(212) 265-3687
www.musicalartists.org
The Metropolitan Opera
Donald Palumbo, Chorus Master
Steven Losito, Chorus Administrator
Daniel Hoy, Incoming Chorus Administrator effective July 31st, 2017
Lincoln Center
New York, NY 10023
The Metropolitan Opera is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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The Met Saturday afternoon
radio broadcast is on hiatus until December
but you can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden and other operas around the world at
1:00PM on WQXR
radio broadcast is on hiatus until December
but you can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden and other operas around the world at
1:00PM on WQXR
NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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