Operavore
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Rameau Redux: Why the French Composer Deserves Our Attention
Jean-Philippe Rameau, who died 250 years ago this September 12, composed more than 30 works for the stage. A few are coming to New York, and it's about time, writes Fred Plotkin.
Mar 25, 2014 -
Thomas Hampson on Musical Conversations between Mahler and Berg
Saturday at 12:30 pm Thomas Hampson joins the Operavore Show to discuss Wozzeck as the opera that Gustav Mahler never wrote.
Mar 22, 2014 -
Berg's Wozzeck
Today at 1 pm, the Metropolitan Opera revives its 1997 production Alban Berg's Wozzeck starring Thomas Hampson in the title role and Deborah Voigt as Marie.
Mar 22, 2014 -
Fate Takes Hold in Verdi's Forza del Destino
This week on World of Opera, Verdi's La Forza del Destino in a production from the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, featuring Anja Harteros and Jonas Kauffmann.
Mar 20, 2014 -
The Most Beautiful Tenor Aria? Hear Plácido Domingo Sing Them All
What is it the most beautiful tenor aria of all? Operavore's Fred Plotkin ventures a list of candidates, and supplies clips of the arias all sung by Placido Domingo.
Mar 18, 2014 -
A New Production of Massenet's Werther
Saturday at 1 pm the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts its new production of Massenet's Werther. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars as Werther and French soprano Sophie Koch is Charlotte.
Mar 15, 2014 -
Soprano Deborah Voigt and Pianist Brian Zeger Discuss the Recital
This Saturday at 12:30 pm soprano Deborah Voigt and pianist/coach Brian Zeger discuss the difficulty and power of the recital format.
Mar 15, 2014 -
Throwback Thursday: Rosa Ponselle (#tbt)
Every Thursday on the Operavore stream we feature a #tbt artist throughout the day. This week we throw it back to American soprano Rosa Ponselle.
Mar 13, 2014 -
Enchantment in Massenet's Cendrillon
Today at 4 pm, World of Opera presents Cendrillon from the Grand Liceu Theatre in Barcelona, starring Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella and Alice Coote as the young Prince Charming.
Mar 13, 2014 -
Maestros I Would Like to See (and Hear) at the Met
Claudio Abbado’s passing set Fred Plotkin to thinking about conductors whom he would love to hear leading performances at the Met. Here are a dozen standouts.
Mar 12, 2014