Archive for September 6th, 2017
10/07/17 – Don Pasquale – 1pm
San Francisco Opera DON PASQUALE Sparkling with virtuosic singing and playful humor, this boisterous comedy pits the miserly Don Pasquale against his nephew Ernesto and Ernesto’s sweetheart, the crafty young Norina. Laurent Pelly’s topsy-turvy, rotating set and inventive 20th-century costumes perfectly capture the farcical fun. Music by Gaetano Donizetti | Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti […]
9/30/17 – Andrea Chenier – 1pm
San Francisco Opera ANDREA CHÉNIER An ardent poet and a young noblewoman are passionately attracted only to be separated by the turmoil and terror of the French Revolution. Music Director Nicola Luisotti conducts this powerful, melodic score in a lavish period production by acclaimed director David McVicar. Music by Umberto Giordano | Libretto by Luigi […]
9/23/17 – Madama Butterfly – 1pm
San Francisco Opera MADAME BUTTERFLY Cultures clash when a trusting young woman marries an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki. Puccini’s gut-wrenching music takes the audience on an emotionally charged journey through innocence, betrayal and sacrifice towards a heartbreaking finale. Music by Giacomo Puccini | Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Sung in Italian with […]
9/16/17 – Aida – 1pm
San Francisco Opera AIDA Verdi’s grand Egyptian epic returns in a bold new production inspired by contemporary artist RETNA. This intimate love story of an Egyptian military hero, Radames, and a captured Ethiopian princess, Aida, features San Francisco Opera favorites Brian Jagde and Leah Crocetto. Music by Giuseppe Verdi | Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni Sung in […]
09/09/17 – La Gioconda @ 1pm – San Francisco Opera begins!
San Francisco Opera La Gioconda Opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli Libretto by Arrigo Boito Based on the play “Angelo, Tyrant of Padua” by Victor Hugo sung in Italian The archival production of “La Gioconda” was recorded in 1979 CAST PLACE AND TIME: Seventeenth-century Venice *Role debut †U.S. opera debut Conductor Bruno Bartoletti […]
Wednesday 09-06-17 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
11:00 PM CONDUCTOR: Gustavo Dudamel SOLOIST: Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano SCHUBERT Symphony No. 1 MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2
Playlist: Sep/06/17
10:45 PM Claude Debussy — Printemps Conductor: Jukka-Pekka SarasteEnsemble: Finnish Radio Symphony OrchVirgin, 61424 10:19 PM Ludwig van Beethoven — Eroica Variations Key: E-Flat Opus: 35Emanuel Ax, pianoCBS/Sony, 42086 9:36 PM Antonin Dvorak — Cello Concerto Key: bOpus: 104Conductor: James LevineEnsemble: London Symphony OrchestraLynn Harrell, celloRCA/BMG, 6531 9:14 PM Virgil Thomson — Louisiana Story Suite […]
