Archive for January 29th, 2015
02/28/15 – Die Zauberflöte – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder Approximate running time 3 hrs. 10 min. Julie Taymor’s transcendent production of Mozart’s magical composition, seen this season in its full-length German version, features a youthful cast led by Miah Persson as Pamina, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, Toby Spence as Tamino, Markus […]
02/21/15 – Don Giovanni – 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte Approximate running time 3 hrs. 20 min. The magnetic Peter Mattei is Don Giovanni, performing alongside the starry ensemble of Elza van den Heever, Emma Bell, and Luca Pisaroni. New York Philharmonic Music Director Alan Gilbert crosses the Lincoln Center Plaza to conduct. Sung in Italian Cast […]
02/14/15 – Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Iolanta by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók Libretto by Béla Balázs Approximate running time 3 hrs. 15 min. On the heels of her triumphant Met performances as Tatiana in Eugene Onegin, soprano Anna Netrebko takes on another Tchaikovsky heroine in the first opera of this intriguing double bill, consisting of an enchanting […]
02/07/15 – Macbeth – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Approximate running time 2 hrs. 55 min. Anna Netrebko moves boldly into Verdi with her searing portrayal of Lady Macbeth, the mad and murderous mate of Željko Lucic’s doomed Macbeth. Adrian Noble’s chilling production also stars Joseph Calleja as the noble Macduff and René Pape as Banquo. […]
Thursday 01/29/15 The Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Franz Welser-Möst, conductor Malin Hartelius, soprano Simon Keenlyside, baritone Vienna Friends of Music Chorus BRAHMS “Song of Destiny” BRAHMS “A German Requiem” Mozart “Musical Joke”
Playlist: Jan/29/15
10:53 PM Hans Pfitzner — Das Herz: Liebesmelodie Opus: 39Conductor: Christian ThielemannEnsemble: Orchester der Deutschen OperDG/Archiv, 449571 10:05 PM Johannes Brahms — Violin Concerto Key: DOpus: 77Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraGidon Kremer, violinDG/Archiv, 4776534 9:40 PM Franz Krommer/Frantisek Kramar — Clarinet Concerto Key: eOpus: 86Conductor: Jean-Pierre RampalEnsemble: Franz Liszt KammerorchestrerPaul Meyer, clarinetDenon, 75635 9:29 […]
