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More Online From Selby & Friends
Selby & Friends presents a third online performance, welcoming two new friends to their online series, performing Schubert’s joyous ‘Trout’ Quintet. They will perform Mozart’s final Piano Trio, Brahms’ final Piano Quartet, No 3 in C minor Op. 60 and Schubert’s inimitable Piano Quintet in A major, Op.114 Die Forelle. The entire concert along with…
Alagna And Kurzak In Concert From The Mediterranean
In addition to the free nightly streamed performances, New York’s Metropolitan Opera is also presenting ticket performances from some of their greatest stars. Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak Live in Concert SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, at 1:30PM EDT (US time) Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak perform live from an outdoor terrace on the French Riviera. As…
This Week From The Met
This week from the Met, experience some of opera’s greatest love stories—from the passionate eroticism of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut to the transcendental rapture of Tristan und Isolde and the timeless La Bohème—with another week of free Nightly Opera Streams. To enhance your viewing experience, explore the curated collection of related content, including articles, videos, podcasts,…
Selby&Friends Add Ravel To YouTube Concerts
Selby&Friends at Home perform Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, available now on their YouTube Channel. Originally performed in their By Arrangement tour, pianist Kathy Selby is joined by violinist Andrew Haveron, cellist Timo-Veikko Valve (Tipi) in this arrangement for piano trio by the American composer and pianist, Matt van Brink. Says Selby “This came as…
This Week From The Met
The next week of free Nightly Opera Streams from The Metropolitan Opera features five powerful Italian dramas—including Lucia di Lammermoor, starring Natalie Dessay as the young bride driven to madness, as well as Dvořák’s haunting fairy tale Rusalka and Wagner’s epic Die Walküre. For more details, cast, notes and other resources and to donate, click…
Omega Ensemble Releases Recording Of Mozart Trio
Omega Ensemble has released Mozart’s Trio in E-flat Major, K. 498 ‘Kegelstatt’ on ABC Classic and you can listen on Apple Music, Spotify or Google Play. Mozart’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano was first performed in the home of pianist Franziska von Jacquin, with Mozart himself on viola and the famous Anton Sadler on…
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Opera Review: Il Viaggio A Reims/ Opera Australia
Il Viaggio a Reims Opera Australia Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House, October 24th, 2019 Written by Victoria Watson The father of 19th century bel canto Gioachino Rossini wrote Il Viaggio a Reims specifically to coincide with and celebrate the 1825 coronation of the previously exiled King Charles X at Reims in rural France. The libretto…
Movie Reviews: Enthralling Biopics About Two Opera Icons
Two European film festival in Sydney last week saw the screening of two riveting movies about opera icons Luciano Pavarotti and Maria Callas. Pavarotti, directed by Ron “Happy Days” Howard is a 2019 documentary, shown as part of the Italian Film Festival, brimming with personal comments from Pavarotti, his first wide Adua and three adult…