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Great Performances at the Met
Saturday, September 30, 8:00pm
Sunday, October 1, 3:00am
Monday, October 2, 1:00am
The Merry Widow
Tony Award winner Susan Stroman helmed and choreographed this production of Franz Lehár's "The Merry Widow," which features a fresh translation from Jeremy Sams. Renée Fleming stars as a wealthy widow who's wooed by an old flame (Nathan Gunn), but for reasons that may not have much to do with love.
Length: 150 minutes|
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OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH
DAVE D' AGUANNO
As
has been the case in recent weeks, the operas scheduled for broadcast in the
next few days range from the familiar works of Verdi and Puccini to an obscure
Swedish opera from 1925, plus a world premiere by a contemporary Latvian
composer.
First
up, tomorrow (Thursday) you can watch the LIVE video-stream of Puccini's
"Manon Lescaut" as performed in Liege.
Also
on Thursday, there's the world premiere of "Rose & Blood" by
Latvian composer Zigmar Liepins.
On
Saturday, one of Verdi's most dramatic works -- "La Forza del
Destino" -- can be heard on Radio 4 (the Netherlands). The performance
being broadcast was one that occurred earlier this month in Amsterdam, and
features Eva-Maria Westbroek in the role of Leonora.
Swedish
composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger wrote several operas, the last of which
("Adils och Elisiv") can be heard on Swedish Radio in a performance
that took place in Stockholm on January 26 of this year.
(http://sverigesradio.se/p2/)
Then
on Monday (October 2), the Met is offering a FREE live audio-stream of the
ever-popular "La Boheme."
Enjoy!
DAVE
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WQXR
When Plays Are Inspiration for Opera
Review: The Met's New 'Norma' Goes Next Level With Combustible
Singing
“Each of the artists had their own special keys for
unlocking the opera and taking it to the next level,” writes David Patrick
Stearns of the Met's new production of Norma. Sep 26, 2017
Good, Better, Best in Opera?
Fred Plotkin writes of the subjectivity of opera, which
like a taste in food, is developed over time after varied experiences. Sep 25,
2017
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We Shall Not Be Moved
Opera Philadelphia
A Composer’s Debut, at 82
Opera director David McVicar: not so ‘terrible’ after all?
(Beware the pay
wall!)
The Magic Flute | LA Opera 2013/14 Season
Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE | Teaser
Pure Magic
Soprano Ailyn Pérez casts her spell at the Met this autumn as
Thaïs.
By Scott Barnes
Photographs by Dario Acosta
Houston Grand Opera to Utilize Exhibit Hall in Brown Convention
Center as Makeshift Theater Following Damage to Wortham Center
Houston's Brown Convention Center DRIVEN FROM ITS HOME,
the Wortham Theater Center, following major infrastructural damage sustained
after Hurricane Harvey.
Timothy O'Leary, General Director of Opera Theatre of Saint
Louis, Named as Next General Director of Washington National Opera
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, who has served as general director of
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis since 2008, was named today as the new general
director of Washington National Opera.
Metropolitan Opera | Free Live Audio Streams
Adès; Luna, Echalaz, Matthews, Bevan, Coote, Rice,
Davies, Kaiser, Antoun, Portillo, Moore, Gilfry, Burdette, Van Horn, Tomlinson
METOPERA.ORG
“It’s a balls-buster!” Latonia Moore on tackling Aida
George Gershwin's Got Rhythm — See for Yourself
Watch this video of the American composer in action
during a concert in May, 1931. Sep 26, 2017
4 More Unplayable Works (That Were Eventually Played)
Jennifer Gersten shares four pieces of music that were
written intentionally to be near impossible to play. Sep 25, 2017
Film is an
incredible gift — it's quite something to see both the likeness of and voice of
musical legends. Here's Dmitri Shostakovich presenting his Seventh Symphony.
Sep 25, 2017
Shostakovich Plays an Excerpt of One of his Symphonies
Watch This Late Beethoven Quartet Performed by Hieronymus
Quartet
The U.K.-based string quartet has uploaded its first
music videos to Youtube, and they look pretty good! Sep 25, 2017
10 Pieces Perfect for Whenever the Apocalypse Strikes
Some people seem to think the world is ending in 2017.
It's not, but here's a playlist for your apocalyptic anticipations anyway. Sep
21, 2017
Every String Quartet Needs a Ping-Pong Player
Get ready to witness some impressive multitasking
alongside well-known tunes from Joplin and Bizet. Sep 21, 2017
'Original DREAMer' Tereza Lee Talks Immigration Rights and Plays
Chopin
Tereza Lee, dubbed the Original DREAMer, joined WQXR host
Elliott Forrest in the Greene Space for a live taping of the Brian Lehrer Show
to discuss her activism and play Chopin. Sep 20, 2017
Daniela Mack and Kevin Puts Perform an Aria From the New Opera
'Elizabeth Cree'
"Elizabeth Cree" is in the middle of its
world-premiere run at Opera Philadelphia. The composer and the world's first
Cree stopped by to discuss the opera and share a short performance. Sep 20,
2017
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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 The Merry Widow
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
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
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