Archive for December 20th, 2014

Dec. 20 2014

01/03/15 – Hansel and Gretel – 1PM

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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 […]

Dec. 20 2014

12/27/14 – La Traviata – 1PM

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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 […]

Dec. 20 2014

12/20/14 – Vocalise Rundown

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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 […]

Dec. 20 2014

Playlist: Dec/20/14

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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, […]

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