Archive for July 19th, 2015
08/29/15 – Thais – 1PM
LA Opera on air Thais by Jules Massenet Libretto by Louis Gallet Sung in French. Three hours, including two intermissions. The most beautiful courtesan in Alexandria, Thaïs holds an entire city in her thrall as she embraces life’s most sensual delights. One man alone, the monk Athanaël, weeps for her sins, but his pilgrimage to save […]
08/22/15 – The Ghosts of Versailles – 1PM
LA Opera on air The Ghosts of Versailles by John Corigliano Libretto by William M. Hoffman Sung in English. Three hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission. Trapped in the spirit world, the ghost of Marie Antoinette bitterly reflects on her final suffering. Her favorite playwright tries to entertain the melancholy queen with the continuing adventures […]
08/15/15 – Marriage of Figaro – 1PM
LA Opera on air The Marriage of Figaro by by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte Sung in Italian. Three hours and 15 minutes, including one intermission. The wily barber and part-time matchmaker has finally fallen in love, but–like everything else in Figaro’s life–it’s complicated. On the eve of Figaro’s marriage to Susanna, […]
07/19/15 Toccata
6:31 PM Astor Piazzolla — Five Tango Sensations Conductor: Miran Vaupotic Ensemble: Croatian Philharmonic Orch. Cesare Chiacchiaretta, bandone Naxos, 573315 6:00 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 8 Key: F Opus: 93 Alain Planes, piano Harm Mundi, 2901194
08/08/15 – Barber of Seville – 1PM
LA Opera on air The Barber of Seville by by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini Sung in Italian. Three hours and 10 minutes, including one intermission. Dashing Count Almaviva has lost his heart to the spunky Rosina, whose doddering guardian is determined to marry her himself. It’s Figaro to the rescue, as the resourceful barber conjures […]
08/01/15 – Dido & Aeneas/Bluebeard’s Castle – 1PM
LA Opera on air Dido & Aeneas by Henry Purcell Libretto by Nahum Tate Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók Libretto by Béla Balázs Performed in English and Hungarian respectively. The running time is approximately two hours and 35 minutes, including one intermission. A riveting pairing of one-act masterpieces, written more than two centuries apart, explores the fine line […]
Music From Movies 7-19-15
7:00 PM Ahhhhh, love is in the air and on Music from Movies! Maurice Jarre Doctor Zhivago: Lara’s Theme RCA/BMG 60392 COND Arthur Fiedler ORCH Boston Pops Orchestra ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:04 PM Giacomo Puccini Gianni Schicchi: “O Mio Babbino Caro” CBS/Sony 39208 COND John Pritchard ORCH London Philharmonic […]
07/25/15 – LA Opera begins with La Traviata @1PM!
LA Opera on air La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Sung in Italian. Two hours and 55 minutes, including two intermissions. In the giddy, glitzy world of the Roaring Twenties, a naive young man falls head over heels for a glamorous party girl. Together they trade the fast life for an idyllic love […]
WBJC Choral Hour 7-19-15
8:00 AM Michael Praetorius Magnificat per omnes versus super…….CBS/Sony 48039 COND Paul van Nevel ORCH Huelgas Ensemble ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:21 AM Antonin Dvorak Moravian Duets Op 32 Chandos 9257 COND Josef Pancik ORCH Prague Chamber Choir SOLO Marian Lapsansky, piano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8:52 AM Ludwig van Beethoven Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage: Cantata Vox/MMG 5099 COND Stanislaw […]
Playlist: Jul/19/15
8:10 PM Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Scheherazade Opus: 35Conductor: Yuri TemirkanovEnsemble: New York PhilharmonicRCA/BMG, 61173 7:26 PM Johannes Brahms — String Sextet No. 1 Key: B-Flat Opus: 18Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, vlnBenny Kim,violinMasao Kawasaki,violaRyo Sasaki, violaMats Lidstrom,celloAngel/EMI, 56481 7:17 PM Richard Addinsell — Warsaw Concerto Conductor: Moshe AtzmonEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraCristina Ortiz, pianoLondon, 414348 7:11 PM Georges Delerue […]
