Archive for August 14th, 2016

Aug. 14 2016

09/17/16 – Magic Flute – 1pm

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San Francisco Opera The Magic Flute Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder Sung in English In a fantastical world of ferocious dragons and enchanted musical instruments, a noble prince sets out to rescue a beautiful princess and ensure the triumph of truth and justice. Mozart’s final operatic masterpiece returns in a sublime multimedia […]

Aug. 14 2016

09/10/16 – Die Meistersinger – 1pm

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San Francisco Opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Music and Libretto by Richard Wagner Sung in German In his comic masterpiece, Wagner set aside gods and goddesses to tell a touchingly human story about the power of art. When an impetuous young singer arrives in a proud German city determined to dazzle the townsfolk and win the […]

Aug. 14 2016

09/03/16 – Lucia di Lammermoor – 1pm

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San Francisco Opera Lucia di Lammermoor Music by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano Sung in Italian front page photo credit: Cory Weaver Pressured to marry the wrong man, a young woman suffers an emotional breakdown, culminating in the most astonishing mad scene in all of opera. Witness the arresting vocal and dramatic power of Nadine […]

Aug. 14 2016

Music From Movies 8-14-16

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Some great film scores have been composed by Italian composers.  Hope you enjoy tonight’s all Italian Music from Movies! 7:00 PM Pietro Mascagni               Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo        DG/Archiv  439514 COND Neeme Jarvi ORCH Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:04 PM Ennio Morricone               The Mission: Suite from the Film        Silva      1057 COND Paul Bateman ORCH City of Prague […]

Aug. 14 2016

Choral Hour 8-14-16

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8:00 AM Giovanni Palestrina           Missa L’Homme Arme                      Naxos      553314 COND Sergio Vartolo ORCH Soloists of Capella Musicale.. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:25 AM Antonin Dvorak                Moravian Duets  Op 32                   Chandos    9257 COND Josef Pancik ORCH Prague Chamber Choir SOLO Marian Lapsansky, piano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:56 AM Ludwig van Beethoven          Mount of Olives: Hallelujah  Op 85      Telarc     80119 COND Robert […]

Aug. 14 2016

Playlist: Aug/14/16

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8:26 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 25 Key: CConductor: Sir Colin DavisEnsemble: English Chamber OrchestraAlicia de Larrocha, pianoRCA/BMG, 68399 8:23 PM Manuel de Falla — La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No.1 Manuel Barrueco, guitarFranco Platino, guitarTonar, 90801 7:41 PM Giuseppe Verdi — Requiem: Dies Irae Conductor: Robert ShawEnsemble: Atlanta Symphony OrchestraSusan Dunn, […]

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