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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Week of September 14 - September 21, 2017



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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  16, 8:00pm
Sunday, September 17,   3:00am
Monday,  September 18, 1:00am

Der Rosenkavalier


Renée Fleming and Elina Garanca star in Richard Strauss's comic "Der Rosenkavalier" as the middle-aged Marschallin and her young lover, Octavian, who falls for a woman (Erin Morley) closer to his age. The Season 11 finale.
Length: 210 


Renée Fleming






OPERA ON THE INTERNET
WITH 
DAVE D' AGUANNO


As the new 2017/2018 opera season gets underway, opera fans can start out on Friday (September 15) by tuning in to the LIVE broadcast from Barcelona of Rossini's "Il Viaggio a Reims." As many of you probably know, this opera doesn't have much of a plot, but the music is prime Rossini!

A more familiar opera comes to us on Saturday via BBC Radio 3, with a performance from this past July of Puccini's "Turandot." This one took place in London's Royal Opera House.

Verdi enthusiasts would probably be interested in the LIVE performance from Amsterdam of "Simon Boccanegra" on Radio 4 (the Netherlands). Prospective listeners would need to tune in to this one in the morning, since it happens to be a matinee performance in the Netherlands.

As with the Kurpinski opera that was broadcast last weekend, here's another one in the category of "operas you've probably never heard." It's Swedish composer Ture Rangstrom's 1915 opera "Crown Bride" which is based on a play of the same name by August Strindberg. The performance being aired is one that took place in Goteborg on February 26 of this year.

Then on Sunday, it's a big day for fans of the operas of Benjamin Britten, with TWO of his works being broadcast. "Peter Grimes" -- probably his best and most famous opera -- can be heard in a performance from Bologna that took place earlier this year in May.

Also to be heard on Sunday -- and also in a performance from May 2017 -- it's Britten's last opera "Death in Venice" in a performance from Stuttgart.

Enjoy!

DAVE







WQXR

Fall Preview: New Operas and Important Revivals Across America

Singer Alfie Boe Discusses His Role in Pete Townshend's Symphonic 'Classic Quadrophenia'
Merrin Lazyan discusses the similarities and differences between standard opera and rock opera with Alfie Boe, who's starring in “Classic Quadrophenia” by The Who's Pete Townshend. Sep 8, 2017

There She Sings: Miss America and Opera
Fred Plotkin makes an appeal for more opera in the Miss America pageant and as a winning strategy for contestants. Sep 8, 2017

New York City Opera Triumphs Amid Puccini's Incongruous Cowboy Opera
David Patrick Stearns reviews New York City Opera's season opener — Puccini's "La Fanciulla del West." Sep 7, 2017

10 Years After: Looking at Luciano Pavarotti's Evolution as an Artist
Luciano Pavarotti died on Sept. 6, 2007, and is much missed even though, 10 years on, he still seems to be with us in so many ways. Sep 5, 2017









News from Around the World of Music







Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: I won't sing in public again
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41243394

Fall Preview: New Operas and Important Revivals Across America




Maria Callas Documentary To Be Released By Sony Pictures Classics

Met Gold: The Inaugural Season at Lincoln Center



Obituary: Famed Director Sir Peter Hall Dies At 86

If music gives you goosebumps, your brain might be special




Artist Of The Week: Daniela Mack Turns To The Dark Side As Elizabeth Cree

New York City Opera Triumphs Amid Puccini's Incongruous Cowboy Opera





There She Sings: Miss America and Opera

Singer Alfie Boe Discusses His Role in Pete Townshend's Symphonic 'Classic Quadrophenia'

Tabasco: The Burlesque Opera

The Long Walk

The House Without a Christmas Tree


How Henry Threadgill, Composer, Spends His Sundays


Houston Grand Opera To Relocate For Season Opening






Our 2017-2018 Concert Season includes:

A Full & Glorious Messiah

G. F. Handel

Saturday, November 25, 2017 ~ 7:30pm

The Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, 30 Fenner St., Providence, RI

Sunday, November 26th, 2017 ~ 3:00pm

St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center, 84 Cumberland St., Woonsocket, RI

Tomorrow's Stars Today


Saturday, March 24, 2018 ~ 7:30 PM

The Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, 30 Fenner St., Providence, RI
 W. A. Mozart:  Coronation Mass
Gustav Holst:  Four Hymns from the Rig Veda
Benjamin Britten:  Rejoice in the Lamb

Love and Peace: Two Journeys
Saturday, June 2, 2018 ~ 7:30 PM
Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr., Cranston, RI
Esa-Pekka Salonen:  Dona nobis pacem
Geoffrey Gibbs:  Until Forever Ends (WORLD PREMIERE)
R. Vaughan Williams:  Dona nobis pacem

(All concerts performed with orchestra.)
or visit our website:  www.ricco.org.


"I invite any and all who share in our enthusiasm for great choral music to become part of the Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra experience. I promise you the best music, hard work, camaraderie, enthusiasm, a commitment to excellence, and rewards which greatly surpass things material. We offer the opportunity to share your talent and enthusiasm with other like-minded individuals as well as appreciative and knowledgeable audiences."   --Dr. Edward Markward











An early peek at our 46th season

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 NachtSpätherbstAbendlied, and Warum
   • Elder’s Ballade to the MoonSky 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  La Traviata


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










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


Go to:  http://www.wqxr.org/streams

Then click on 

WQXR 105.9 FM





NO OPERA ON
WGBH THIS WEEK!

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