Archive for September 11th, 2016
11/05/16 – Jenůfa – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Jenůfa Music and Libretto by Leoš Janáček Sung in Czech front page photo credit: Cory Weaver RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 50 minutes including two intermissions When the righteous sin, can they be forgiven? Karita Mattila returns to portray one of opera’s most vivid characters—a domineering stepmother forced to deal with her unwed stepdaughter’s […]
10/29/16 – Don Carlo – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Don Carlo Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle Sung in Italian front page photo credit: Cory Weaver RUNNING TIME: 4 hours, 27 minutes including two intermissions At the time of Spain’s brutal Inquisition, the king of Spain marries the woman his son loves and sets into motion a tension-filled […]
10/22/16 – Carmen – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Carmen Music by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Sung in French front page photo credit: Cory Weaver RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 45 minutes including one intermission The ultimate femme fatale returns in a provocative staging by acclaimed director Calixto Bieito. His raw take on Carmen heightens the intense emotions pulsing […]
10/15/16 – Dialogues of the Carmelites – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Dialogues of the Carmelites Opera in two acts by Francis Poulenc Text from the play by GEORGES BERNANOS With the authorization of Emmett Lavery The play was inspired by a novella by Gertrude von le Fort and by a scenario by Philippe Agostini and Rev. Bruckberger Sung in English front page photo credit: […]
10/08/16 – The Fall of the House of Usher – 1pm
San Francisco Opera The Fall of the House of Usher Usher House Music and Libretto by Gordon Getty By arrangement with Rork Music, publisher and copyright owner La Chute de la Maison Usher Music and Libretto by Claude Debussy Reconstruction and Orchestration by Robert Orledge Usher House sung in English, La Chute de la Maison Usher […]
10/01/16 – Barber of Seville – 1pm
San Francisco Opera The Barber of Seville Music by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini Sung in Italian front page photo credit: Cory Weaver Cunning, clever, and big-hearted, Figaro is precisely the sort of person you want as a friend. His quick thinking proves invaluable in helping a young woman escape from the grasp of her […]
Music From Movies 9-11-16
It’s a total hodgepodge of music from a variety of movies tonight! 7:00 PM Maurice Jarre Lawrence of Arabia: Overture Telarc 80168 COND Erich Kunzel ORCH Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 7:04 PM Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice DG/Archiv 419617 COND James Levine ORCH Berlin Philharmonic 7:15 PM Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 6 in a […]
Choral Hour 9-11-16
In observance of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Brahms “German Requiem” will be performed for the whole Choral Hour. 8:00 AM Johannes Brahms German Requiem Op 45 Angel/EMI 65393 COND Sir Simon Rattle ORCH Berlin Philharmonic SOLO Berlin Radio Chorus SOLO Dorothea Roschmann,soprano SOLO Thomas Quasthoff, bass-bariton
Playlist: Sep/11/16
8:45 PM Johann Sebastian Bach — Twelve Little Preludes Janos Sebestyen,pianoNaxos, 8550571 8:03 PM Antonin Dvorak — Cello Concerto Key: bOpus: 104Conductor: Daniel BarenboimEnsemble: Chicago Symphony OrchestraJacqueline du Pre, celloAngel/EMI, 47614 7:47 PM Samuel Barber — Adagio for Strings Opus: 11Conductor: Leonard BernsteinEnsemble: Los Angeles PhilharmonicDG/Archiv, 4776352 7:39 PM Bernard Herrmann — The Trouble With […]