General Opera News

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brewski

I keep forgetting about OperaVision, which has excellent streamed performances that are then archived and available for a few months—all free. Of the current crop, I'm hoping to view Rusalka (Dutch National Opera), The Turn of the Screw (I Teatri di Reggio Emilia), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Royal Swedish Opera).

https://operavision.eu/performances

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Wendell_E

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ― Mark Twain

Wendell_E

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ― Mark Twain

Todd

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People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

brewski

#844
On Saturday, Oct. 29 at 1:00 pm (EDT), Arte will show Salome from the Staatsoper Hamburg, with Asmik Grigorian in the title role, and Kent Nagano conducting.

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/115598-000-A/richard-strauss-salome/

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Wendell_E

Met's Tannhäuser season premiere interrupted by climate change protesters.

I got a late start in listening to the performance, but thanks to the Sirius XM, was able to start it from the beginning. I took to bed after Act I, but woke up later and the performance had been paused during the Act II song battle, it restarted, but some people in the audience started screaming something almost immediately. Another pause, the Met General Manager came onstage and said the performance would resume again, but they were going to leave the house lights up partially, the better to remove any other troublemakers. At least until I fell asleep again, there were no further problems. Someone at parterre.com posted this video from the first protest:

https://twitter.com/Bridget_McGarry/status/1730419479329325377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1730419479329325377%7Ctwgr%5E5e4197f52b1fb12317c4f22e06b443fa5678b03e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Dparterret_i%3D9176720https3A2F2Fparterre.com2F3Fp3D91767t_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fparterre.com2F20232F112F302Ftannhauser-82Ft_e%3DTannhC3A4usert_d%3DTannhC3A4user20C2AB20parterre20box20-2022The20most20essential20blog20in20opera2220E2809320New20York20Times207C20Where20opera20is20king20and20you2C20the20readers2C20are20queens.t_t%3DTannhC3A4users_o%3Ddefaultversion%3Dd5a9ab71279657946012542f2a6e0739

So, I guess the whole climate change problem is solved now? Hurrah! 🙄
"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ― Mark Twain

Wendell_E

Metropolitan Opera presents semi-staged `Turandot' after stage malfunction

https://apnews.com/article/met-opera-stage-malfunction-e4ef30bcbea03c223f0c23fb30bfd7e4
"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ― Mark Twain

Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: Wendell_E on March 21, 2024, 01:59:10 AMMetropolitan Opera presents semi-staged `Turandot' after stage malfunction

https://apnews.com/article/met-opera-stage-malfunction-e4ef30bcbea03c223f0c23fb30bfd7e4
Ouch!  Well, that was good of them to continue on spite of things.

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

brewski

The Dallas Opera will be showing six productions on its YouTube channel over the next few months, all free of charge. View the schedule here.

Rigoletto
Hansel & Gretel
Das Rheingold
Cosi Fan Tutte
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Elektra


-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: brewski on March 21, 2024, 12:57:37 PMThe Dallas Opera will be showing six productions on its YouTube channel over the next few months, all free of charge. View the schedule here.

Rigoletto
Hansel & Gretel
Das Rheingold
Cosi Fan Tutte
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Elektra


-Bruce
I'm out of the loop with most of the contemporary opera singers.  Any favorites performing of yours here?  The Diving Bell is also a new-to-me opera.

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

brewski

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 21, 2024, 02:23:35 PMI'm out of the loop with most of the contemporary opera singers.  Any favorites performing of yours here?  The Diving Bell is also a new-to-me opera.

PD

The Diving Bell is new to me, too. I did read the book, years ago, and liked it. But that said, I'm perhaps a little different from some opera fans, in that I don't necessarily follow singers; more interested in the score, the production, and the reputation of the company.

After seeing Elektra live a few weeks ago (would watch again), I will probably consider viewing most any of these.

How's that for a "non-answer"!  ;D

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: brewski on March 21, 2024, 02:53:19 PMThe Diving Bell is new to me, too. I did read the book, years ago, and liked it. But that said, I'm perhaps a little different from some opera fans, in that I don't necessarily follow singers; more interested in the score, the production, and the reputation of the company.

After seeing Elektra live a few weeks ago (would watch again), I will probably consider viewing most any of these.

How's that for a "non-answer"!  ;D

-Bruce
:laugh: Well, I'm also interested in the quality of the orchestra, what the director's vision is, etc. too.   ;)

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

brewski

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on March 21, 2024, 07:07:31 PM:laugh: Well, I'm also interested in the quality of the orchestra, what the director's vision is, etc. too.  ;)

PD

I applaud that! Seriously, sometimes it seems like some opera fans are only interested in the singers — period. One of my most annoying times at the Met was at Wozzeck, which has some crucial orchestral interludes. When the singing stopped, the people next to me began talking.  ::) 

-Bruce
"I set down a beautiful chord on paper—and suddenly it rusts."
—Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)

Pohjolas Daughter

Quote from: brewski on March 22, 2024, 04:05:28 AMI applaud that! Seriously, sometimes it seems like some opera fans are only interested in the singers — period. One of my most annoying times at the Met was at Wozzeck, which has some crucial orchestral interludes. When the singing stopped, the people next to me began talking.  ::) 

-Bruce
>:(

PD
Pohjolas Daughter

ganchan2019

Quote from: Wendell_E on March 21, 2024, 01:59:10 AMMetropolitan Opera presents semi-staged `Turandot' after stage malfunction

https://apnews.com/article/met-opera-stage-malfunction-e4ef30bcbea03c223f0c23fb30bfd7e4

When I was a theater student in college, an electrical outage threatened our production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Fortunately, there was a large plaza and staircase in front of the auditorium, surrounded by lots of landscaped foliage, so we just moved the whole thing outdoors and it still worked (as long as you didn't mind watching A Midsummer Day's Dream instead).