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, May 27, 2017, 8:00PM
Sunday, May 28, 2017, 3:00AM
La Cenerentola
"La
Cenerentola," Rossini's take on the Cinderella fairy tale, stars Joyce
DiDonato in the title role and Juan Diego Flórez as the dashing prince.
Length: 180
Monday, May 29, 2017, 12:00AM
Il Trovatore
Season 10 opens with Verdi's "Il Trovatore," in which
long-lost brothers (Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Yonghoon Lee) compete for the
affections of the same woman (Anna Netrebko). Dolora Zajick costars as Azucena,
the gypsy with a dark secret.
Length: 180
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RICCO SPRING CONCERT
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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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WQXR
Review:
Heartbeat Opera's Tricky 'Butterfly' Adaptation
David Patrick Stearns reviews
Heartbeat Opera's 'Madama Butterfly' adaptation. May 23, 2017
When
Singers Switch Roles in the Same Opera
Fred Plotkin attends “The Little
Foxes” at Manhattan Theatre Club and reflects on operas in which role switching
is possible. May 23, 2017
Where
to Find Opera in Greater New York During Spring and Summer 2017
The spring and summer months provide
plenty of opera options for those in and around New York City. We've got your
warm months’ calendar for 2017. May 22, 2017
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
Tomorrow (May 25), two
LIVE performances of Wagner's "Die Walkure" can be heard on internet
radio, one from Nurnberg and the other from Stockholm. The latter performance
features soprano Nina Stemme in the role of Brunnhilde, one which she sings
once again on Saturday (May 27), when Swedish Radio brings us a LIVE
performance from Stockholm of "Siegfried."
(Stockholm
performances: http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)
(Nurnberg performance:
https://www.br-klassik.de/programm/radio/ausstrahlung-1039284.html)
There's even more
Wagner on the way on Saturday when German Radio brings us a broadcast of the
May 21st performance in Munich of "Tannhauser."
Italian opera fans need
not despair, however, since Radio 4 (the Netherlands) has scheduled a recent
performance from Amsterdam of Verdi's "Rigoletto."
On NPR, there's a
performance from October 2016 of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
with tenor Piotr Beczala in the role of Edgardo. This is part of NPR's series
of radio broadcasts from Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2016/2017 season.
Not to be left out of
the list of Italian opera broadcasts this Saturday, Radio 3 (RAI) has the
February 19, 2017 performance from Palermo of Bellini's "Norma."
Soprano Mariella Devia -- still singing, even after having made her Met debut
back in 1979 -- takes on the title role in this one.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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News from Around the World of Music
Is the Met Opera Too Big? And Other Questions as Its Home Turns 50
Editorial: 7 Ways The Metropolitan Opera Could Bring In New
Audiences & Improve Customer Experience As It Struggles With Ticket Sales
Review: Opera Matters, and the Met Just Threw a Party to Prove
It
Triumph, Tragedy and 50,000 Hats: The Met Opera by the Numbers
Fred Plotkin
talks about food in Italy
Experience 'the real Italy' in these 3 classic towns
Violinist serenades dolphins
A Second Wind – Tenor Gregory Kunde On His Return To The U.S.,
His Major Career Shift & Making History
12 'Impressionist' Composers Not Named Debussy or Ravel
Debussy and Ravel dominate the impressionist discussion.
If you like their music, chances are you'll love these pieces. Plus we talk
about why "impressionist" is such a tricky term. May 17, 2017
Macron's Love of Classical and Commitment to Culture
Emmanuel Macron is a lover of classical music and,
perhaps more importantly, of the preservation of culture. May 16, 2017
Watch: Stravinsky Recalls 'The Rite of Spring' Riot
Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" had one
of the most infamous premieres in classical music history. Here's the composer
speaking about that raucous 1913 evening. May 16, 2017
Watch: Take a Short Tour of Ravel's Home
BBC Three's Sara Mohr-Pietsch hosted a delightful tour of
the French composer's home. May 15, 2017
In Her Own Words: Four Phenomenal Musicians on Motherhood and
Music
For Mother's Day, we listen to a several talented
musicians on what motherhood and music means for them. May 12, 2017
It's the Tranquility of the 'Goldberg Variations,' but for
Guitar
Listen to Bach's "Goldberg Variations"
performed on classical guitar. What do you think? May 12, 2017
In Studio: The Knights Perform Sufjan Stevens' 'Year of the
Boar'
Several members of the orchestral collective The Knights
came by the WQXR studios for a Facebook Live session. Hear an excerpt of their
performance, Sufjan Stevens' "Year of the Boar." May 12, 2017
A Toothy Strongman Gets a Role at the Met Opera
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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
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NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
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