Archive for June 7th, 2017
Wednesday 06-07-17 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas SOLOIST: Thomas Hampson, baritone Stravinsky Scènes de ballet John Adams The Wound Dresser Stravinsky Petrushka [complete] Stravinsky Circus Polka [encore] Stravinsky Divertimento
07/29/17 – Tannhäuser – 1PM
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Richard Wagner In German with projected English texts Approximate running time: 4hrs, 11 min Front page photo credit: Todd Rosenberg Only gods can live in endless bliss. Tannhäuser, minstrel and renegade, is lured into the erotic realm of the love goddess Venus. There he luxuriates in lust and a host […]
07/22/17 – Don Giovanni – 1pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart In Italian with projected English texts Approximate running time: 3hrs, 30 min front page photo credit: Michael Brosilow Bad boys finish last. He’s selfish. He’s arrogant. He’s dangerous. With a list of conquests longer than a phonebook, Don Giovanni travels the world, snaring princesses and peasant girls […]
07/15/17 – Eugene Onegin – 1pm
EUGENE ONEGIN by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Performed in Russian with projected English translations front page photo credit: Todd Rosenberg Eugene Onegin Opera Overview “Kwiecien has a magnificent dark sound, with rare power and just enough grainy ruggedness.” – The Washington Post on Mariusz Kwiecien “Martínez’s rich, lustrous, and voluptuous soprano…[has] gutsy power in her low […]
07/08/17 – Carmen – 1pm
NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION CARMEN by Georges Bizet Performed in French with projected English translations front page photo credit: Todd Rosenberg Carmen Opera Overview “Gubanova is heart-rending as she keeps rushing headlong towards a final destiny whose horror we sense long before she does.” – Toronto Star on Ekaterina Gubanova “Her tone is robust and full of […]
07/01/17 – Norma – 1pm
NEW-TO-CHICAGO PRODUCTION NORMA by Vincenzo Bellini Performed in Italian with projected English translations front page photo credit: Andrew Cioffi Norma Opera Overview “One of the most electrifying spinto voices of our time…with its molten sheen and a beguiling pulse at its core.” – Opera News on Sondra Radvanovsky If you’re drawn to vocal acrobatics, Bellini’s Druid […]
Playlist: Jun/07/17
10:54 PM Max Reger — In the Night (In der Nacht) Markus Pawlik, pianoNaxos, 8553331 10:08 PM Antonin Dvorak — Symphony No. 8 Key: GOpus: 88Conductor: Yakov KreizbergEnsemble: Netherlands Philharmonic OrchPentatone, 65 9:49 PM Jules Massenet — Suite No.2: Scenes Hongroises Conductor: Jean-Yves OssonceEnsemble: New Zealand Symphony OrchestraNaxos, 8553124 9:33 PM Luigi Boccherini — Flute […]
