Archive for November 15th, 2015
Booknotes at The Ivy
Sujata Massey listens as Stanley Trollop (one half of the writing duo, Michael Stanley) reads from A Death in the Family, during a conversation on Friday about the latest in the Detective Kubu mystery series set in Botswana. And, speaking of family, […]
12/26/15 – THE BARBER OF SEVILLE @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini High spirits return for the holidays in the Met’s family-friendly, English-language, two-hour adaptation of one of opera’s most winning comedies. Bartlett Sher’s effervescent production of Rossini’s tuneful masterpiece stars the charming mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, revisiting her portrayal of Rosina, the girl who behaves […]
12/19/15 – 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 10 mins Joyce DiDonato reprises her stunning portrayal of the “lady of the lake” in Rossini’s dazzling bel canto showcase set in the medieval Scottish highlands. Tenor Lawrence Brownlee is the king who pursues her. Rossini master […]
12/12/15 – Rigoletto @ 1:00PM
Metropolitan Opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Approximate running time 3 hrs 6 mins George Gagnidze and Željko Lučić share the pinnacle role of the Italian baritone repertory in Michael Mayer’s electrifying production set in 1960 in a Las Vegas casino. Tenors Piotr Beczala and Stephen Costello alternate as the licentious Duke. […]
12/5/15 LA BOHEME @ 1:00PM – MET BEGINS
Metropolitan Opera La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Approximate running time 3 hrs 0 mins Puccini’s unforgettable tale of love, youth, and tragic loss returns in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, perhaps his most beloved staging of all. Maria Agresta, Ramón Vargas, and Bryan Hymel are among the artists appearing as […]
Toccata 11-15-2015
I hope you can join me for a survey of the keyboard! Gillian Weir plays Sir Charles Villiers 6:00 PM Sergei Prokofiev Cinderella: Suite DG/Archiv 3109 SOLO Martha Argerich, piano MAR tuh AR gihr ihk SOLO Mikhail Pletnev, piano Plet-NYOFF 35:38 C 1 1-9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6:37 PM Sir Charles Villiers Stanford Concert Piece for […]
Chamber Music From Movies 11-15-15
7:00 PM Michael Nyman “The Piano” The Heart Asks Pleasure First ORCH The Ahn Trio 7:03 PM Darius Milhaud La Cheminee du Roi Rene Op 205 Boston Sky 139 ORCH New York Woodwind Quintet 7:16 PM Franz Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Op 100 D 9Arabesque 6580 ORCH Golub-Kaplan-Carr Trio
WBJC Choral Hour 11-15-15
“Where words fail, music speaks.” -Hans Christian Andersen Our thoughts and prayers go out to our French friends in this time of great tragedy. 8:02 AM Gabriel Faure Requiem Op 48 Telarc 80135 COND Robert Shaw ORCH Atlanta Symphony Orchestra SOLO Atlanta Symphony Chorus ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:40 AM Francis Poulenc Mass in G Nimbus 5197 […]
Playlist: Nov/15/15
8:33 PM Frederick Delius — Suite from “A Village Romeo & Juliet” Conductor: Carl DavisEnsemble: London Philharmonic OrchestraVirgin, 90716 8:04 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 18 Key: B-Flat Ensemble: Orpheus Chamber OrchestraRichard Goode, pianoNonesuch, 79439 8:01 PM Pietro Mascagni — Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo Conductor: Mariss JansonsEnsemble: Oslo Philharmonic OrchestraAngel/EMI, 56576 7:16 PM […]