Archive for October 20th, 2012
10/27/12 – The Barber of Seville – 1:00pm
Houston Grand Opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini Sung in Italian Approximate running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes including one intermission Opera’s notorious barber schemes to help the beautiful young Rosina escape the clutches of her elderly guardian and find true love. Rossini’s score is punctuated with brilliant ensembles and some […]
10-20-12 Face The Music Listings!
This week’s panelists were Dave Donovan from Pratt Library, John Bowen from Emmanuel Episcopal and Jed Gayland from Hopkins Symphony. The Mozart we weren’t wild about…we loved the Vaughan Williams…The Liszt wasn’t piggish enough for this crowd and the Tchaikovsky didn’t please! Hope you enjoyed the show…we did. 5:00 PM 127 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart […]
Playlist: Oct/20/12
8:20 PM Camille Saint-Saens — Carnival of the Animals (Carl Davis arr) Conductor: Carl DavisEnsemble: Scottish Chamber OrchestraThe King’s SingersHoward Shelley, pianoHilary Macnamara, pianoAngel/EMI, 47708 8:17 PM John David — You are the new day The King’s SingersAngel/EMI, 49564 8:13 PM Sir Arthur Sullivan — Pirates of Penzance: With Cat-like Tread The King’s SingersRCA/BMG, 61885 […]
