Archive for December 20th, 2014
01/03/15 – Hansel and Gretel – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck Libretto by Adelheid Wette Approximate running time 2 hrs. 10 min. Returning for the holidays, this season’s family entertainment is Richard Jones’s witty production of Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera, conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, in which two children face off against a wicked witch. In a lush setting of giant chefs, suit-clad […]
12/27/14 – La Traviata – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Approximate running time 2 hrs. 35 min. Verdi’s consumptive courtesan returns in Willy Decker’s timeless setting, with rising sopranos Marina Rebeka and Sonya Yoncheva sharing the role of the title heroine. Stephen Costello and Francesco Demuro are Alfredo, Quinn Kelsey and Ludovic Tézier are Germont, and Marco Armiliato […]
12/20/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Michael Praetorius In dulci jubilo Teldec 94563 SOLO Chanticleer ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:03 PM John Rutter Brother Heinrich’s Christmas Collegium 115 COND John Rutter ORCH London Sinfonia SOLO Cambridge Singers Cambridge Singers SOLO Brian Kay , narrator ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:23 PM Anonymous Noel Nouvelet (15th Cent.French Carol) Philips 454640 COND David Robertson SOLO Jessye Norman, soprano […]
Playlist: Dec/20/14
8:53 PM Traditional — Joy to the World Conductor: Craig JessopEnsemble: Mormon Tabernacle ChoirOrchestra at Temple SquareTelarc, 80552 8:49 PM Traditional — What is this Fragrance? Conductor: Craig JessopEnsemble: Mormon Tabernacle ChoirOrchestra at Temple SquareTelarc, 80552 8:47 PM Traditional — One December Night Bright & Clear Conductor: Craig JessopEnsemble: Mormon Tabernacle ChoirOrchestra at Temple SquareTelarc, […]