Archive for April 5th, 2017
Violinist Ray Chen Will Show off his Musical Chops With the BSO!
Violinist Ray Chen will give his debut performance of Paganini’s technically demanding Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Ray Chen stopped by WBJC to talk with me about the performance. https://www.bsomusic.org/calendar/events/2016-2017-events/berliozs-symphonie-fantastique/ray-chen-violin.aspx
05/13/17 – Der Rosenkavalier – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera Der Rosenkavalier Composed by Richard Strauss Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal sung in German ESTIMATED RUN TIME 4 HRS 12 MINS front page photo credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera The dream cast of Renée Fleming as the Marschallin and Elīna Garanča as Octavian star in Strauss’s grandest opera. In his new production, Robert Carsen, the […]
05/06/17 – Cyrano de Bergerac – 1pm
Metropolitan Opera Cyrano de Bergerac Composed by Franco Alfano Libretto by Henri Caïn sung in French ESTIMATED RUN TIME 2 HRS 53 MINS front page photo credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera The comedy/tragedy of Cyrano de Bergerac and his beloved Roxane, a love story for the ages, comes alive in this rediscovered operatic gem. The title role […]
04/29/17 – Der Fliegende Hollander – 1PM
Metropolitan Opera Der Fliegende Holländer Composed by Richard Wagner Libretto by Richard Wagner sung in German ESTIMATED RUN TIME 2 HRS 21 MINS front page photo credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera New Met star Michael Volle sings the title role of the ghostly sailor damned to wander the seas in search of the love that will set him […]
Wednesday 04-05-17 SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Michael Tilson Thomas SOLOIST: Susanna Phillips, soprano Ted Hearne Dispatches (SFS/NWS commission) Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Opus 24 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74, Pathétique Sibelius Symphony No. 7
Playlist: Apr/05/17
10:56 PM Albert Sammons — Minuet Triste Opus: 17Paul Barritt,violinCatherine Edwards,pianoHyperion, 67096 10:53 PM Albert Sammons — Serenade a Printemps Opus: 5Paul Barritt,violinCatherine Edwards,pianoHyperion, 67096 10:14 PM Alexander Glazunov — Scenes de Ballet Key: AOpus: 52Conductor: Evgeny SvetlanovEnsemble: USSR Symphony OrchestraMelodiya, 1000160 10:06 PM Sir Arthur Sullivan — The Mikado: Overture Conductor: J. Lynn ThompsonEnsemble: […]
