Archive for August 8th, 2018

Aug. 08 2018

Wednesday 08/08/18 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

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11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Xian Zhang SOLOIST: Sergio Tiempo, piano Chen Yi Ge Zu Antiphony Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Prokofiev Symphony No. 6  

Aug. 08 2018

09/15/18 – Carmen – 1pm

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LA Opera On Air Carmen COMPOSER: Georges Bizet libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée IN FRENCH WITH PROJECTED ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS Running time: approximately three hours and 25 minutes, including two intermissions. photo credit: Ken Howard The dazzling Ana María Martínez returns to Los Angeles as […]

Aug. 08 2018

09/08/18 – Bel Canto – 1pm

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Bel Canto COMPOSER: Jimmy López Libretto by Nilo Cruz Based on the novel by Ann Patchett In Spanish, English, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Latin, and Quechua Ann Patchett’s best-selling novel Bel Canto took the literary world by storm. Now, in a new work curated by Lyric’s creative consultant, Renée Fleming, this riveting story inspired […]

Aug. 08 2018

A relic of touch at The Walters

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  “I get these what I call ‘monk emergencies’ where I get this desperate phone call from downstairs at the front desk,” says Lynley Anne Herbert, Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. And the person at the front desk will tell her, “I have ten Franciscans here, […]

Aug. 08 2018

09/01/18 – Das Rheingold – 1pm

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Lyric Opera of Chicago Das Rheingold COMPOSER: Richard Wagner Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 40 minutes with 2 intermissions frontpage photo credit: Cory Weaver   Lyric’s ambitious new Ring Cycle started with Das Rheingold in 2016, conducted by celebrated music director, Sir Andrew Davis. You’ll meet the Rhinemaidens, guardians of magical gold that can be transformed into a […]

Aug. 08 2018

Playlist: Aug/08/18

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10:57 PM Sir William Walton — Passacaglia — Death of Falstaff Ensemble: London ConcertanteCMG, 17 10:25 PM Josef Suk — Fairy Tale (Pohadka) Opus: 16Conductor: JoAnn FallettaEnsemble: Buffalo PhilharmonicNaxos, 572323 10:00 PM George Frederich Handel — Il pastor fido: Overture Conductor: Trevor PinnockEnsemble: The English ConcertDG/Archiv, 419219 9:15 PM Joseph Jongen — Cello Sonata Opus: […]

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