This afternoon’s program (beginning at 2:00 PM sharp) offers the ebullient diva at her peak in 1969-1972, in music by Mozart, R. Strauss and Meyerbeer. Read more »
The well-reviewed revival of Don Giovanni from the Royal Opera House will be livecast in a couple of hours, at 2:00 PM EDT to be exact. Video player after the jump. Read more »
Anton Rubinstein’s operatic masterpiece Demon first premiered to great acclaim in 1871. Although performed frequently in Russia, the work remains something of a rarity in the West today. The 2018 Summerscape production (July 27 – August 5) will be conducted by Leon Botstein and directed by the renowned American director Thaddeus Strassberger. The all-Russian cast will be led by the sparkling-voiced soprano Olga Tolkmit (last seen at Bard in Dimitrij) alongside baritone Efim Zavalny in his American debut in the title role. Read more »
Live today from Aix-en-Provence, starting at 4:00 PM EDT.
For your Sunday viewing and discussion, cher public: Parsifal from the Bayerische Staatsoper.
The final Met Saturday afternoon broadcast of the season begins at 1:00.
Cher Public