An Operavore Christmas
Saturday, December 22, 2012 - 11:00 AM
Launch WQXR's Operavore stream this holiday season and you can enjoy an hour of Christmas and holiday pieces sung by opera stars like Marilyn Horne, Bryn Terfel, Joan Sutherland and others. The show airs several times on Operavore. Below are the scheduled times on Operavore (all EST):
Saturday, Dec. 22: 11 am & 10 pm.
Sunday, Dec. 23: 9 am & 5 pm.
Monday, Dec. 24: Noon, 5pm & 8 pm.
Tuesday, Dec. 25: 10am, 2 pm, 5 pm & 8 pm.
In addition, the show airs on 105.9 FM on Saturday, Dec. 22 at noon, in advance of the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday broadcast, and on Tuesday, Dec. 25 at 4 pm.
Program details:
Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Joan Sutherland, soprano
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, conductor
London/Decca 4756153
Traditional: The First Noel
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Hugh Wolff, conductor
Teldec 73135
Traditional: Un Flambeau, Jeannette, Isabella
Marilyn Horne, mezzo
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Jerold Ottley, conductor
CBS/Sony 63305
George Frideric Handel: Messiah: Comfort Ye...Every Valley
Jon Vickers, tenor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham, conductor
Met 212
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio: Ach, wann wird die Zeit erscheinen?
Gundula Janowitz, soprano; Christa Ludwig, mezzo; Fritz Wunderlich, tenor
Munich Bach Orchestra
Karl Richter, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 427236
Hall Johnson: Ride On, King Jesus
Leontyne Price, soprano
Studio Orchestra and Chorus
Leonard de Paur, conductor
RCA 61867
Engelbert Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel: Abends, will ich schlafen gehn (Evening Hymn)
Hei-Kyung Hong, soprano; Jennifer Larmore, mezzo
Munich Radio Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Teldec 22801
Gian Carlo Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors: Have you seen a child?
Lorna Haywood, soprano; John Dobson, tenor; Curtis Watson, bass; Donald Maxwell, baritone
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
David Syrus, conductor
Jay Records 1303
Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme: Act II
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano; Lucine Amara, soprano; Jussi Bjoerling, tenor; Robert Merrill, baritone; John Reardon, baritone; Giorgio Tozzi, bass
RCA Victor Orchestra; RCA Victor Chorus; The Columbus Boychoir
Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
Angel/EMI 56236
George Frideric Handel: Joy to the World
Anna Moffo, soprano
Studio Orchestra and Chorus
Met 212
Ralph Blaine; Hugh Martin: Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
Tecwyn Evans, conductor
Deutsche Grammophon 1491472
Jose Feliciano: Feliz Navidad
The Three Tenors
Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Gumpoldskirch Boys Choir
Steven Mercurio, conductor
Sony 89131
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Operavore is WQXR's digital 24/7 audio stream, blog and weekly radio show devoted to Opera. The Operavore blog features breaking news, expert commentary and reviews by writers Fred Plotkin, David Patrick Stearns, Marion Lignana Rosenberg and Amanda Angel. The stream features a continuous, carefully programmed mix of classic and contemporary opera recordings. The show, which launches Jan. 19, 2013, features opera news bulletins from the around the globe, previews of new recordings, and interviews with the players and personalities on the scene.
Comments [4]
Gee, I didn't know that Jennifer Larmore, recently featured in "Opera News", was also no longer "active today"; nor did I know that this was a criterion for judging quality!
ALL OF THE ABOVE MAKE SENSE AS CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
ALL WELL PERFORMED MASTERPIECES OF THE VOCAL LITERATURE MAKE FOR A FESTIVE OCCASION NO MATTER WHAT THE DATE OF THE PERFORMANCE NOR THE DATE OF ITS HEARING.
How does a singer's activeness make the programming poor? Good singing is good singing. BTW, Bryn is active too.
Amazing!
other than Thomas Hampson, there is not a single track from a singer active today. Poor programming
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