Archive for March 7th, 2015
03/21/15 – Manon – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera Manon by Jules Massenet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost Approximate running time 3 hrs. 55 min. The vocally high-flying soprano Diana Damrau sings her first Met performances of Massenet’s beguiling heroine, opposite the ardent tenor Vittorio Grigolo, in […]
03/14/15 – La Donna del Lago – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera La Donna del Lago by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min. Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Flórez join forces for this Rossini showcase of bel canto virtuosity, set in the medieval Scottish highlands. DiDonato is the “lady of the lake” of the title, and Flórez is the king […]
3/07/15 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM The first Sunday of Daylight Saving Time always makes me a little anxious as I fear that I will be an hour late for my radio shift. I try not to get too hung up about DST, which by the way begins tomorrow at 2:00 AM. It not only means losing that one […]
Playlist: Mar/07/15
8:04 PM Maurice Ravel — L’heure Espagnole Conductor: Gianandrea NosedaEnsemble: BBC Philharmonic OrchestraSarah Connolly, mezzo-sopranoCharles Castronovo, tenorJean-Paul Fouchecourt, tenorBrett Polegato, bassPeter Rose, bassBBC, 232 8:00 PM John Dowland — Time stands still Kristine Hurst, sopranoBen Cohen, luteCentaur, 2866 7:21 PM Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphonic Dances Opus: 45Conductor: David ZinmanEnsemble: Baltimore Symphony OrchestraTelarc, 80331 5:45 PM […]
