Archive for November 5th, 2016
12/17/16 – Salome – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera Salome composed by Richard Strauss Richard Strauss’s revolutionary score and scandalous Oscar Wilde–inspired drama took the world by storm at its premiere and continues to wow audiences today. Catherine Naglestad makes her Met debut in the tour-de-force role of Salome, part innocent and part sexual predator. Željko Lučić is her prophetic nemesis Jochanaan, […]
12/10/16 – L’Amour de Loin – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera L’Amour de Loin Composed by Kaija Saariaho Libretto by Amin Maalouf Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s breakthrough opera was described by the New York Times as “transfixing…a lushly beautiful score.” Commissioned by the Salzburg Festival, where it was first seen in 2000, it will now finally have its Metropolitan Opera premiere in a dazzling new […]
12/03/16 – MET OPERA BEGINS! – Manon Lescaut – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera Manon Lescaut Giacomo Puccini Anna Netrebko and Kristine Opolais share the title role, a heroine as alluring and irresistible as her adored city of Paris. Marcelo Álvarez is her obsessed lover in the opera that made Puccini famous, showcased in Richard Eyre’s heated,1940s film noir–inspired production, with Marco Armiliato on the podium. World […]
11/26/16 – BAYREUTH FESTIVAL – Parsifal @1pm
The Bayreuth Festival Parsifal by Richard Wagner The Bayreuth Festival is arguably the world’s most authentic festival, launched by Wagner himself in 1876 and presenting only works by him ever since, including our featured performance, “Parsifal,” as well as the Ring cycle and five other operas. All performances take place in the Bayreuth “Festspielhaus,” the […]
11/19/16 – GLIMMERGLASS – Thieving Magpie @1pm
Glimmerglass Festival Thieving Magpie by Gioachino Rossini Everyone seems to be in love with Ninetta, but when she takes the blame for a theft perpetrated by a bird, her life is turned upside down. This rarely heard comic opera boasts a dazzling score and sensational situations. “Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie has all the hallmarks of a typical […]
11/12/16 – GLIMMERGLASS – Sweeney Todd @1pm
Glimmerglass Festival Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim Sondheim’s “musical thriller” tells a story of obsession and revenge, spiced with a measure of black humor. The Tony and Olivier award-winning score is driving, wistful, funny and touching, with such numbers as “Johanna,” “The Worst Pies in London,” “Not While I’m Around” and “Pretty Women.” “It reminds me […]
Vocalise – 11/05/16
Kurt Weill Happy End: Surabaya-Johnny DG/Archiv 439894 COND John Eliot Gardiner ORCH NDR Symphony Orchestra SOLO Anne Sofie von Otter, alto 8:06 PM Antonin Dvorak Love Songs Op 83 Avie 2234 SOLO Adriana Kucerova, soprano SOLO Christoph Eschenbach, piano 8:22 PM Kurt Weill The Seven Deadly Sins DG/Archiv 439894 COND John Eliot Gardiner ORCH N.German […]
Booknotes takes a sneak peek behind the visual arts scene
Gary Vikan, former Director of the Walters Art Museum, has used his considerable behind the scenes experience to write a book about the Sacred and Stolen of the arts world. He came to tell us more.
Playlist: Nov/05/16
8:22 PM Kurt Weill — The Seven Deadly Sins Conductor: John Eliot GardinerEnsemble: N.German Radio Phil.(Hanover)Anne Sofie von Otter, altoJames Sims, tenorKarl-Heinz Lampe, tenorChristfried Biebrach, baritoneDG/Archiv, 439894 8:06 PM Antonin Dvorak — Love Songs Opus: 83Adriana Kucerova, sopranoChristoph Eschenbach, pianoAvie, 2234 8:00 PM Kurt Weill — Happy End: Surabaya-Johnny Conductor: John Eliot GardinerEnsemble: NDR Symphony […]
