This week on Rhode Island Public television,
WSBE: (Comcast 294, Cox 808, Full Channel 109, and Verizon 478)
Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, September 2, 8:00pm
Sunday, September 3, 3:00am
Monday, September 4, 1:00am
R. Strauss’s
ELEKTRA
The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme—unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays Elektra’s primal quest for vengeance for the murder of her father, Agamemnon. Legendary mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier is chilling as Elektra’s fearsome mother, Klytämnestra. Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and bass-baritone Eric Owens are Elektra’s troubled siblings. Chéreau’s musical collaborator Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Strauss’s mighty take on Greek myth.
Duration: 120 minutes
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
A
few of the interesting internet broadcasts coming up this Labor Day weekend
include yet another performance from this summer's Salzburg Festival. This time
around, it's Donizetti's "Lucrezia Borgia" as performed earlier this
month and featuring tenor Juan Diego Florez as Gennaro and bass Ildar
Abdrazakov as Don Alfonso. Soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, who has sung Aida and
Violetta (among other roles) at the Met, takes on the demanding title role.
For
something that you've probably never heard before, you can tune in to Swedish
Radio for an October 30, 2016 performance from Goteborg of Ivar Hallstrom's
1877 opera "The Vikings."
There's
also a special treat, courtesy of NPR, for fans of tenor Luciano Pavarotti, as
a September 1979 performance from San Francisco of Ponchielli's "La
Gioconda" is being broadcast with the legendary tenor himself in the role
of Enzo. Also included in the cast is soprano Renata Scotto, whose exciting
performances throughout major opera houses have been treasured by her many
admirers.
And
for those of you who simply can't get enough of Puccini's "Tosca" you
can watch a video of this enormously popular work on the Opera Platform on
Sunday (Sept. 3). It's a new production that was staged in Oslo this past June,
and it should be available for viewing for several weeks afterwards.
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
Operatic Courtesans and Mistresses in Art at the Metropolitan Museum
Fred Plotkin visits "the other Metropolitan," the museum, and explores the historical relationship between art, opera and courtesans. Aug 29, 2017
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News from Around the World of Music
Maria Callas was a tenor
Maria Callas to Daniela Dessì: study to be good, not
famous
First
Pic Of Bayreuth’s Male Brünnhilde
Next year, the role of Brünnhilde will be advertised as being open to men
and women.
Met Opera to Team Up with NY Film Festival for Historic
World Premiere
Ambrogio Maestri answers the Gramilano Questionnaire…
Singers’ Edition
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Ambrogio Maestri as Falstaff
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The great basso buffo, Enzo Dara, dies at 78
Anna Netrebko: the once and future queen
Then…
Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón - Paris 2007
Now...
Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov In Concert Tokyo, 2016
BREAKING: Simona Mihai and Joyce El-Khoury Replace
Nadine Sierra At Royal Opera House
Javier Camarena Pulls Out Of Vienna State Opera Engagements
Vienna
Singer Comes Up With New Cancellation Excuse
Renata Scotto on slapping a tenor, the divine Callas,
and… Bocelli
Houston Grand Opera Releases Statement Detailing Hurricane
Damages
THOMAS ADÈS
The Exterminating Angel
Don't Call This Musician with a Disability an
"Inspiration"
Bach's Art of Fugue played on beer bottles is strangely
hypnotic
Dancing robots break new record
You haven’t heard Bach until you’ve heard it on marimba
The most beautiful classical music postage stamps
Do national anthems still matter today?
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Houston Grand Opera Underwater During Hurricane Harvey
The record-setting storm has inflicted damage on a number of
cultural institutions, including the Houston Grand Opera. Aug 29, 2017
What's the Difference Between a Soloist and a
Concertmaster?
The concertmaster plays solos, but they aren't a soloist,
right? Aug 29, 2017
Why Learning to Play an Instrument Is Good for Your Brain
This TED-Ed video featuring Anita Collins will give you new
motivation to pick up an instrument. Aug 28, 2017
Tragic
News: Violinist Dmitri Kogan Dies at 38
https://slippedisc.com/2017/08/tragic-news-dmitry-kogan-dies-at-38/
Bernstein's Lectures, or, Music Podcasts from the Past
Let Bernstein school you with these in-depth musical
lectures and analyses. Aug 25, 2017
Blacklisted: The Political Life of Leonard Bernstein
We may remember him as a gifted composer and conductor, but
Bernstein's left-leaning politics earned him the ire of the federal government
when paranoia was at an all-time high.
It's Dvořák's ‘American’ String Quartet but with a Flute
Dvořák's “American” Quartet gets rearranged to include the magic of flute. Aug 24, 2017
A Very Brief History of the Violin
The massively popular violin has some complex origins, and
wasn't always as loved as it is today. Aug 22, 2017
Here's What It Would Sound Like If Bach Wrote ‘When the
Saints Go Marching In’
Pianists Eyran Katsenelenbogen and Tal Zilber have
reimagined the American classic in ten different musical styles — and it's
amazing. Aug 22, 2017
Watch: Is One Key Sadder Than the Others?
Composer Adam Neely sets out to discover if one key really
is sadder than the rest. Aug 22, 2017
This Self-Playing Violin Is a Musical Marvel
In 1910, an instrument maker designed a self-playing violin,
a machine that many thought would be impossible to make. Aug 20, 2017
This Self-Playing Violin Is a Musical Marvel
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An early peek at our 46th season
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Baroque Brilliance | Saturday and Sunday, November 11-12, 2017
Baroque masterworks for chorus and orchestra, including: • Purcell’s Come Ye Sons of Art • Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Dettingen Te Deum • Zelenka’s Magnificat. |
Messiah | Saturday, December 16, 2017
Christine Noel conducts the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Providence Singers, and soloists in the eleventh annual performance of Handel’s masterpiece — a fresh reading informed by Baroque performance practice. |
Of Sea and Sky | Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, 2018
Music inspired by the power and majesty of the natural world, including these and more: • Brahms’ O Schöne Nacht, Spätherbst, Abendlied, and Warum • Elder’s Ballade to the Moon, Sky Sonnet, and Sunrise Carol • Eric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine Also on the program: The traditional Scottish ballad Loch Lomond and the U.S. Navy Hymn. |
Opera Choruses | Saturday, May 19, 2018
We present a grand and glorious journey through the world of opera, done up in fine formal style as a gala concert to benefit choral performance and education. Count on it: Giuseppe Verdi’s creations will be there for sure, with contributions from Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Antonio Rossini, and a number of their talented friends.
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Chorus
The Metropolitan Opera Announces Chorus Auditions
for the 2018–19 Season
Met Opera Chorus performs Les Troyens
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 2.
but You can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden, the Chicago Lyric Opera, and other operas around the world at
1:00PM on WQXR
radio broadcast is on hiatus until December 2.
but You can hear operas from the Royal Opera in Covent Garden, the Chicago Lyric Opera, and other operas around the world at
1:00PM on WQXR
Go to: http://www.wqxr.org/streams
Then click on
WQXR 105.9 FM
NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!
Janet Yellin, Chair of the Federal Reserve
