Archive for October 11th, 2018
11/24/18 – William Tell – 1pm
Opera Southwest William Tell by Gioachino Rossini libretto by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy and L. F. Bis Performed in French OVERVIEW William Tell – more than just an overture. The last opera he ever wrote and considered Rossini’s magnum opus, William Tell tells the dramatic story of the Swiss legend. You’ve probably heard the overture while watching reruns of The Lone Ranger, and know the […]
11/17/18 – Semiramide – 1pm
Opera Delaware Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Gaetano Rossi SUNG IN ITALIAN Photos by Joe del Tufo, Moonloop Photography 2 Hours, 40 Minutes OVERVIEW Based on Voltaire’s tragedy Semiramis, Rossini’s final Italian opera (1823) about a power-hungry Babylonian Queen who murdered her husband does NOT end happily ever after! This rarely-performed tour de force is a sumptuous masterpiece, […]
11/10/18 – Don Pasquale – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini and Gaetano Donizetti SUNG IN ITALIAN photo credit: Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera OVERVIEW 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. This performance of […]
11/03/18 – Barber of Seville – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini SUNG IN ITALIAN photo credit: Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera OVERVIEW Cunning, clever, and big-hearted, Figaro is precisely the sort of person you want as a friend. Cast Fiorello Edward Nelson † Count Almaviva Rene Barbera Figaro Lucas Meachem Rosina Daniela Mack Doctor […]
10/27/18 – Andrea Chenier – 1pm
San Francisco Opera Andrea Chénier BY Umberto Giordano with a libretto by Luigi Illica SUNG IN ITALIAN photo credit: Cory Weaver / San Francisco Opera OVERVIEW South Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee (in his San Francisco Opera debut) stars as the titular Chénier, a poet whose romance with a noblewoman is threatened by the violent French Revolution. The […]
Playlist: Nov/10/18
12:20 AM Simon Bainbridge Four Primo Levi Settings NMC 59 ORCH Nash Ensemble SOLO Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12:45 AM Michael Alec Rose Unturned Stones: Duo for Violin & Viola Metier 28574 SOLO Peter Sheppard Skærved, violin SOLO Diana Mathews, viola ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7:00 AM Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26 in D K 537 […]
10/17/18 – BALTIMORE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
The next Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in the Mini Conference Center-Liberty Campus. The Audit and Finance and Technology Committee meeting will begin at 3 p.m. followed by the Open Session meeting at 4 p.m. The Board will convene in Closed Session at 5 p.m. The link to Board […]
Student Composer of the Month – October 2018: Quinn Dizon
Welcome to Student Composer of the Month, where we talk with a composer each month that is currently studying or has recently studied in the greater Baltimore area. This month’s composer is Quinn Dizon, our first composer not associated with Peabody Conservatory. He has been commissioned by various soloists and large ensembles to write works […]
Thursday 10/11/18 Cleveland Orchestra
11:00 PM Vinay Parameswaran, conductor Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 HANSON: Song of Democracy DVORAK: Te Deum
Playlist: Oct/11/18
10:57 PM Charles Koechlin — Chant de la resurrection Catalog No.: 2 Opus: 179Conductor: Christopher LarkinEnsemble: London Gabrieli brass ensembleChris. Bowers-Broadbent, organHyperion, 66275 10:24 PM Johannes Brahms — String Quartet No. 1 Key: cCatalog No.: 1 Opus: 51Ensemble: Borodin QuartetTeldec, 90889 10:01 PM Joaquin Rodrigo — Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre Conductor: Placido DomingoEnsemble: Philharmonia OrchestraManuel […]
