Archive for July 24th, 2017
09/02/17 – 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 […]
08/26/17 – 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, […]
08/19/17 – 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 […]
08/12/17 – Tales of Hoffman – 1pm
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN By Jacques Offenbach IN FRENCH Approximate running time: three hours, 35 minutes, including two intermissions front page photo: So Young Park as Olympia, with Rodell Rosel (at right, behind her) as Spalanzani in Act One of LA Opera’s “The Tales of Hoffmann.” Photo: Ken Howard / LA Opera OVERVIEW he sensational Diana […]
8/05/17 – Macbeth @1pm – LA Opera Returns!
MACBETH By Giuseppe Verdi IN ITALIAN Approximate running time: three hours, including one intermission. front page photo credit: Ekaterina Semenchuk (Lady Macbeth) and Placido Domingo (Macbeth) in LA Opera’s 2016 production of Verdi’s “Macbeth.” (Photo: Karen Almond / LA Opera) OVERVIEW Plácido Domingo and James Conlon unite again in a powerful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic thriller. […]
Monday 07/24/17 New York Philharmonic This Week
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink MAHLER: Symphony No. 9
7/28/17 – Another all-email request show!
Jonathan Palevsky is filling in for Reed Hessler again this week, and will be taking your requests all week via EMAIL. Send your request to ListenersChoice@WBJC.com, or you can use the handy Contact Us form here. Make sure you select Listener’s Choice!! The cut off for this week’s show is Friday 10am. Please don’t comment here… Jonathan might […]
Playlist: Jul/24/17
7:24 PM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Piano Concerto No. 27 Key: B-Flat Conductor: Joseph SilversteinEnsemble: Rochester PhilharmonicPeter Serkin, pianoPro Arte, 277 7:02 PM Edward MacDowell — Orchestral Suite No.1 Opus: 42Conductor: Karl KruegerEnsemble: Royal Philharmonic OrchestraBridge, 9124 6:44 PM Samuel Wesley — Symphony No. 3 Key: AConductor: Hilary Davan WettonEnsemble: Milton Keynes Chamber Orch.Unicorn, 9098 […]
