Olivia Giovetti
Olivia Giovetti appears in the following:
Taking Off with Lisa Bielawa
Monday, June 20, 2011
This week, composer Lisa Bielawa and conductor Eric Jacobsen join us for a chat about the upcoming world premiere of Bielawa's Tempelhof Etude.
Make Music New York Takes Opera to the Streets
Monday, June 20, 2011
With the broader context of opera in public spaces, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti takes a look at three very different operatic happenings courtesy of Tuesday's Make Music New York festivities.
Muhly Mania!
Monday, June 20, 2011
On Friday, London's English National Opera gives the world premiere of Two Boys, the first opera by 29-year-old New York composer Nico Muhly. In advance, all this week Q2 presents a five-day festival hosted by Muhly himself.
Don't Mess Up. Listen to This.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Listen to Chiara Quartet, NOW Ensemble and Matmos share a concert bill that spans the outer reaches of haunting string quartets, groovy electronic experimentalism, and instrumental chamber pop intricacy.
Bang On: What to Listen for at Sunday's Bang on a Can Festival
Friday, June 17, 2011
In advance of Sunday's annual Bang on a Can concert at the Winter Garden, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti highlights the marathon's operatic offerings.
The Music that Makes Ulysses
Thursday, June 16, 2011
In honor of Bloomsday, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti examines three key operatic moments in Ulysses.
'I Thought This Was an Opera Shop'
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
With the disappearance of Lincoln Center's Barnes & Noble, the Metropolitan Opera Shop is quickly becoming the only game in town for classical and opera CDs. One problem, as WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti notes: They have dramatically cut back on selling CDs.
Listen Now: Seeing is Believing
Monday, June 13, 2011
Composer Nico Muhly's new album Seeing is Believing drops June 21, 2011, but until then you can hear it streaming 24/7 on-demand here as part of Q2's partnership with NPR Music's First Listen. Hear the entire album which features world premiere recordings from Thomas Gould and the London-based Aurora Orchestra as well as Muhly's ecstatic arrangements of choral works by William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons.
More Bang on a Can for Your Buck
Monday, June 13, 2011
Some people say that summer starts with Memorial Day. I say it starts with the annual Bang on a Can marathon concert. This week, we gear up for Sunday's marathon with previews of what's in store plus ghosts of marathons past.
Inuksuit Riot with John Luther Adams
Monday, June 13, 2011
This week on the New Canon we chat with composer John Luther Adams and percussionist Doug Perkins about the massive upcoming outdoor performance of Adams's Inuksuit, as part of Make Music New York.
RoMANIA
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Romania has spawned a wellspring of composers and musicians that successfully build upon and transform classical music traditions and the avant-garde. Often overlooked in the U.S., these Romanian heavyweights are featured this Sunday on Cued Up from a bevy of concerts in New York City.
In Greenwich, Le Cocteau d'Or
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Reporting from Connecticut, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti reviews the Cocteau-inspired Greenwich Music Festival. It included a remarkable performance by the blind mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin.
Deborah Voigt's New Chapter
Thursday, June 09, 2011
As megawatt soprano Deborah Voigt prepares to sing Schoenberg with the Philharmonic and Irving Berlin with Glimmerglass, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti wonders if the diva may be exploring a new chapter of her career.
Five by Fiedler
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
In the wake of recent news about Johanna Fiedler's untimely death, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti looks at some of the author and former Met press rep's operatic zingers in Molto Agitato.
Transposing Temperature: Hot and Cold
Monday, June 06, 2011
Can we finally put away our winter coats and sweaters? In the last week or so, it certainly seems that way. We've been sweating and schvitzing and baking in this heat—though every now and then I still find myself reaching for a jacket. This season in New York has featured some highly schizophrenic weather (thanks, global warming!) that reminds me of that addictive ode to love bipolar by Katy Perry.
Kahane and Andres Rock Out
Monday, June 06, 2011
This week, The New Canon blurs the lines of classical and pop with guest chatters Gabriel Kahane and Timothy Andres. We've got music from Kahane and Andres, plus indie-rock and folk darlings Sufjan Stevens and Chris Thile.
Salem, Massachusetts in 2011
Sunday, June 05, 2011
Inspired by the Salem witch trials, Cued Up concocts a witch's brew of spellbinding string quartets, crystalline electronics, mischievous female vocals, and other works that sound like the musical equivalent to fortune-telling.
Opera Feroce Concocts a Pastry-Like Pasticcio
Friday, June 03, 2011
WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti takes a look at Opera Feroce's upcoming production of Amor & Psyche, operatic pasticcio and entrepreneurial singers.
Summer Music Festivals Come To New York City and Upstate
Friday, June 03, 2011
In this week's Arts File, Kerry Nolan speaks with WQX-Aria blogger and Q2 host Olivia Giovetti about local summer music festivals.
Opera's Great Upheaval, Part II
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
With the Guggenheim's "Great Upheaval" drawing to a close, WQX-Aria blogger Olivia Giovetti examines opera during World War I in the second half of this two-part series.
