Archive for May 3rd, 2014
05/10/14 – La Cenerentola – 1:00pm
Metropolitan Opera La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti Sung in Italian Approximate running time 3 hrs. 15 min. Three peerless Rossini virtuosos star in La Cenerentola—a vocal tour de force for mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, singing her first Met performances of the Cinderella title role, and tenors Juan Diego Flórez and Javier Camarena, who share the role […]
5/03/14 – Vocalise Rundown
8:00 PM Water has many associations whether it is the sea, a brook or a fountain. Listen for the many symbols of water on tonight’s Vocalise. John Ireland Sea Fever DG/Archiv 4776686 Bryn Terfel, baritone Malcolm Martineau,piano 8:02 PM Claude Debussy Le Jet d’Eau DG/Archiv 212102 Pierre Boulez, conductor Cleveland Orchestra Alison Hagley, soprano […]
Playlist: May/03/14
8:48 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage: Cantata Opus: 112Conductor: Claudio AbbadoEnsemble: Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraVienna State Opera ChorusDG/Archiv, 419779 8:20 PM Ernest Chausson — Poeme de l’Amour et de la Mer Opus: 19Conductor: Riccardo MutiEnsemble: The Philadelphia OrchestraWaltraud Meier, mezzoAngel/EMI, 55120 8:08 PM Franz Schubert — Gesang der Geister uber den […]
