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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Week of May 6 - May 13, 2017



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 6, 2017, 8:00PM
Sunday, May 7, 2017, 3:00AM

La Boheme


Puccini's "La Bohème," about a doomed love affair between poet Rodolfo (Vittorio Grigolo) and seamstress Mimi (Kristine Opolais) in Paris during the 1830s.
Length: 150




Monday, May 8, 2017, 12:00AM

Iolanta; 
Bluebeard's Castle
A double bill marries Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta," about a blind princess who has a psychological awakening, with Bartok's "Bluebeard's Castle," in which a bride ponders what lies beyond seven locked doors in her new husband's castle.
Length: 180




WORLD PREMIERE!



Concord is not so far away!




REQUIEM FOR MY MOTHER

The creative process behind Stephen Edwards' "Requiem for My Mother," a choral and orchestral composition, is charted from its creation to its premiere at a prestigious Vatican City musical festival. The documentary includes the behind-the-scenes work of conductor Candace Wicke and also the choral and orchestral rehearsals; and features insights from the musicians and members of the Edwards family.

1:00PM Monday, May 8 WSBE8;
Length: 60 min
Requiem For My Mother Trailer






WQXR


Life Lessons From June LeBell
Fred Plotkin remembers June LeBell's remarkable career as a broadcaster at WQXR and what she meant to listeners. May 1, 2017

Finding the 'Sweet Spot' at the Opera House
Fred Plotkin discusses the history of acoustics at the opera, and how divas always know how to find that sweet spot on stage.  Apr 28, 2017

Review: The Met's 'Flying Dutchman' Brings More Nezet-Seguin Anticipation
David Patrick Stearns reviews “The Flying Dutchman” at The Met Opera, finding it a strong revival bringing anticipation of maestro Yannick Nezet-Seguin's full-time tenure. Apr 26, 2017








News from Around the World of Music


Watch: A Very Cool Way to Experience Verdi's Music

Metropolitan Opera Review 2016-17 – Cyrano de Bergerac: Alagna & Rowley Lead Production Filled With ‘Panache’

Metropolitan Opera 2016-17 Review – Don Giovanni: Plácido Domingo Leads Pitch-Perfect Cast in Mozart’s Masterpiece

San Francisco Conservatory of Music to Present Soprano Patricia Racette with Honorary Doctorate at 2017 Commencement

Anna Netrebko Presents New Tea Set in Vienna Charity Event

In Case You Missed It: Clips of Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala’s ‘Lohengrin’

Discover Rolando Villazon's 2017-18 Season

Anna Netrebko on Eugene Onegin

Watch This Rarely Performed Cello Concerto by A Composer Who Fled Fascist Italy

Everything You Need To Know About Scottish Opera 2017-18 Season

Opera’s 5 Greatest ‘April Fools’ Jokes


"Perfection in Imperfection": Violist Jennifer Stumm on What Makes Her Instrument Special
Watch the American violist make the case for what she calls an "imperfect instrument," with the music of Liszt, Kurtág and more. May 2, 2017


Mahler vs. Marimba (or the Night the Music Stopped)
Jennifer Gersten was in attendance at the New York Philharmonic concert in 2012 when the so-called 'Ringtone Incident' occurred. She shares her memories of the experience. May 1, 2017

June LeBell, Iconic WQXR Host and 'Quintessential New Yorker,' Dies at 73
The first woman host of a major commercial classical station, June LeBell, has died. She was 73. Apr 30, 2017

When Leonard Bernstein Introduced Igor Stravinsky on American Television
Modern recording technologies means that we can know how composers of great works meant for them to sound. Here's a great example, featuring Bernstein, Stravinsky and "The Firebird." Apr 28, 2017

Classical Pianist Denis Matsuev Takes the A Train
Classical pianist Dennis Matsuev is no stranger to jazz — here he is in concert, performing the Billy Strayhorn classic "Take the 'A' Train." Apr 27, 2017

Jonathan Demme's Love of Music
Jonathan Demme had a deep and abiding love of music. In 1986, he called in to WQXR's Steve Sullivan, where he chatted about his favorite music. Apr 26, 2017









OPERA ON THE INTERNET 
WITH  
DAVE D' AGUANNO

This Saturday afternoon (May 6), the Met's matinee broadcast will be of Franco Alfano's "Cyrano de Bergerac" with a starry cast including tenor Roberto Alagna in the title role and soprano Patricia Racette as Roxanne. As usual, this Met broadcast can be heard on several internet radio stations.

Those with a taste for more "modern" repertory will rejoice at the prospect of having several choices available to them this weekend, one of which is the LIVE broadcast on Radio 4 (the Netherlands) of Alexander Raskatov's "A Dog's Heart" (2009). This one comes to us, direct from Amsterdam.

On German Radio, it's Hans Gal's 1925 opera "Das Lied der Nacht" as performed just last Saturday (April 29) in Osnabruck.

Or how about a so-called space opera? Karl-Birger Blomdahl's "Aniara" (premiered in 1959) has been described by the composer himself as "a revue about Man in Time and Space." You can hear this one on Swedish Radio in a LIVE performance from Malmo.

Another intriguing prospect is available on Friday (May 5), with a video from Madrid of Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera's "Bomarzo" which was first performed here in the U.S. (1967) but was banned in Argentina till 1972. This one can be seen on The Opera Platform and should be available for free viewing for the next several weeks.
As a side-note, I should point out that, on Friday, The Opera Platform is also premiering videos of Bizet's "Carmen" and Mozart's "The Magic Flute.")

Also, on Friday, from Radio 3 (RAI), more traditional-minded opera fans can listen to a LIVE performance from Florence of Verdi's "Don Carlo."

Enjoy!

DAVE








The Met Saturday afternoon
 radio broadcast  
12:30 PM
(Note earlier start time!)


Cyrano de Bergerac
ALFANO
Armiliato; Rowley, Alagna, Ayan, Rodríguez

 













NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Director Gustavo Dudamel


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