tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117109212011-04-21T17:35:44.769-05:00What's Opera, Doc? - Live classical radio station in Detroit Michigan - opera, art song, vocal music.Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.comBlogger1751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1164654662518274192006-11-27T14:09:00.000-05:002006-11-27T14:11:02.533-05:00

Moving to a new home HERE. and HERE.Stay tuned for updates!!!

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Today we can celebrate the birthday of Francois Couperin (1668-1733).Also, the following works premiered on this date: Leoncavallo's "Zaza" (1900). Mascagni's "I Rantzau" (1892). Verdi's "La Forza Del Destino" (1862).Of note: Fritz Kreisler at the age of thirteen made his American debutin 1888 at the Old Steinway Hall in New York City. John McCormack madehis MET debut in 1909 singing

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In this masterpiece by Moussorgsky, Boris Christoff portrays the Tsar. Boris Godunov the(Rimsky-Korsakov edition)Composed by Modest MussorgskyPerformed by Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoirewith John Lanigan, Jacques Mars, Boris Christoff, Evelyn Lear, Milen Paounov, Anton DiakovConducted by Andre CluytensI am including the cover art from the album, since it is so wonderful -

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Today we can celebrate the birthdays of: Igor Gorin (1908-1982) Tiana Lemnitz (1897-1994) Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)Also, the following works premiered on this date: Donizetti's "I Pirati" (1822) Rossini's "L'Equivoco Straavagante" (1816) Gretry's "L'Ami de la Maison" (1771)Let us remember Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) and WalterGieseking (1895-1956) who passed away on

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oh and thanks for all the good music, too! Today we can celebrate the birthdays of: Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Giovanni Martinelli1885-1969) Vincenzo Manfridini (1737-1799) Let us remember the following artists who passed away on this date: Jean Leclair (1920-1984) Pablo Casals (1876-1973) Ludwig Spohr (1784-1859) Plinio Clabassi (1920-1984) Gerhard Pechner (1903-1969) Alessandro Scarlatti (1660

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But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct Opera singer #1: So you gave up the rodeo to join the opera?Opera singer #2: Yeah.--Band shell, Central ParkOverheard by: Jasonvia Overheard in New York, Oct 21, 2006

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In its continuing efforts to win a wider audience, the Washington National Opera plans to present its second free live simulcast from the Kennedy Center to the Mall on Nov. 12."Madama Butterfly" will be shown that afternoon on an 18-by-32-foot video screen located near the Capitol as part of what WNO now says is a "commitment" to telecasting one opera a year. Last November, George and Ira

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Today we can celebrate the birthdays of: Virginia Zeani (1925) Georg Solti (1912-1997) John Alexander (1923-1990) Joseph Cantelolube (1879-1957) Also, the following works premiered on this date: Gretry's "Richard Coeur de Lion" (1784) Mussorgsky's "The Fair at Sorochinck" (1913) Offenbach's "Orpheus in the Underworld" (1858)

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BIRTHDAYS – SINGERS:Brendel, Wolfgang (b) Ger. b. Munich, Oct. 20, 1947; MET: Début: Nov. 20,1975 [Almaviva] Le Nozze di Figaro (1975, 88-89, 91, 94-98, 01-03) 84 perf.11 works. Elms, Lauris (c) Aussie. b. Melbourne, Oct. 20, 1931;Navál, Franz (t) [Franz Pogacnik] (1865-1939) Austrian. (74) b. Laibach,Oct. 20, 1865; d. Aug. 9, 1939: MET: Début Feb. 13, 1904 [Georges] La Dame Blanche (1904) 27

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Today we can celebrate the birthdays of: Benita Valente (1934) Emil Gilels (1918-1985) Erna Berger (1900-1990)The Peruvian tenor, Ernesto Palacio, celebrates his sixtieth birthday today. Also, Wagner's "Tannheuser" premiered on this date in 1845. Let us remember Jacqueline Du Pre (1945-1987) who passed away on this date.

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Todays opera on Whats Opera Doc is Saint-Saens Samson and Dalila, featuring Jose Cura and Olga BorodinaSir Colin Davis conducts, as always listening online is from 10AM-1PM EST or -500 GMT at http://whfr.fmLink to a libretto/synopsis is:http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/history/stories/synopsis.aspx?id=22http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_et_DalilaI will also play selections from the

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I'll take one of each, please.

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As usual, What's Opera Doc airs 10AM-1PM EST, or -500 GMT.Turesdays opera is Wagners Tristan und Isolde - and a first for the show - in 3 years, this is my first Wagner outing.Pappano conducts in Covent Garden, and the recording features Placido Domingo, Nina Stemme, Mihoko Fujimara, Olaf Bar, Rene Pape, Ian Bostridge and Rolando Villazon.Plots for Wagner are convoluted, so here is a synopsis.

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Turandot with Nilsson, Tebaldi, Bjoerling, Tozzi, Leinsdorf conducting.As always, 10 AM - 1PM EST, -500 GMTSynopsisEnjoy!!Thanks, Kelly

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No show today, will be back next week.Thanks.

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WOD is very sorry to report that Dick Alfonsi, longtime host of Big Band programming Friday mornings on WHFR, passed away this last Thursday.He will be remembered by all, and we are very sorry to hear of his passing. In tribute, What's Opera, Doc will turn over all of the Tuesday show to various Requiem masses, in honor of a great fellow show host.

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"Opera once was an important social instrument—especially in Italy. With Rossini and Verdi people were listening to opera together and having the same catharsis with the same story, the same moral dilemmas. They were holding hands in the darkness. That has gone. Now perhaps they are holding hands watching television." -Luciano Berio

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WOD says hmmm... Director KENNETH BRANAGH is set to startle audiences at the Venice Film Festival in Italy next week (07SEP06), when he unveils his new movie adaptation of famous opera THE MAGIC FLUTE. Branagh admits he initially found making the film, based on the opera by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, hard-going as he preferred pop music. But, with the help of screenwriter STEPHEN FRY, Branagh soon

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Puccini's La Rondine with Moffo is the featured opera today on What's Opera, Doc?This performance features Anna Moffo, Daniele Barrioni, Mario Sereni, Garziellla Sciutti, and Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra.Listen by clicking the link to the rght, or HERE. 10AM-1PM EST. and go to "Listen Live".If you are using Windows Media Player, make sure to choose "Stream Help" and follow

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...and its not because I don't want to bring you the last in "Mozart Madness - all 20 operas in the order they were written", but because I have to travel a LOT tomorrow. 3 locations in one day.See you next week, in the meantime, if you are in NYC, go visit these ladies, who have put together an awfully fun way of presenting opera.Leave it to someone from Michigan to find a great concept, since

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We will miss you - a lovely voice, a lovely performer, and an opera legend - Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, gone today.:(

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Cosi Fan Tutte - an opera buffa in 2 acts by Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo da PonteSchwarzkopf - Fiordiligi Ludwig - DorabellaSteffek - DespinaTaddei - GuglielmoKraus - FerrandoBerry - Don AlfonsoBohm conducts.I am clapping my hands with glee - sure,I OWN this ad have heard it before. But look at that castAs always, 10AM EST on whfr.fm.

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Good morning all! The conclusion of Mozarts Don Giovanni on What's Opera, Doc? 10AM EST or -500 GMT.This performance features Hampson, Holl, Gruberova, Blochwitz, Alexander, Polgar, Scharinger, Bonney.Harnoncourt conducts the Royal Concertgebuow Orchestra.We will backtrack to the start of Act 2 and go through to the end.Enjoy.Links to listen at the right.

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Good morning all!Mozarts Don Giovanni on What's Opera, Doc? 10AM EST or -500 GMT.This performance features Hampson, Holl, Gruberova, Blochwitz, Alexander, Polgar, Scharinger, Bonney.Harnoncourt conducts the Royal Concertgebuow Orchestra.Enjoy.Links to listen at the right.

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Good Morning and Happy 4th of July, celebrating America's Independence today with an American composed opera, based on an American book (Little Women by Louisa May Alcott) and featuring the recording by the Houston Grand Opera.Opera: Little WomenComposer: Mark AdamoCast includes: Stephanie Novacek, Chad Shelton, Margaret LLoyd, Stacey Tappan, Joyce DiDonato, James Maddalena.Patrick Summers

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Sorry all, no show today, but if anyone knows how to troubleshoot Windows Media Services 4.1, I'm all ears...

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The Dicapo Opera Theatre, which performs in the basement theater at St. Jean Baptiste Church at Lexington and East 76th Street in Manhattan, has announced its 2006-2007 season which opens October 5th.Productions include Puccini's Manon Lescaut, Lehar's The Merry Widow, and the New York premiere of Tobias Picker's Thérèse Raquin - all something to look forward to. Then . . . (gulp . . . take a

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Yes, its that time! We are now ready on What's Opera, Doc for the first of the big three operas thatMozart wrote with da Ponte.Today, Tuesday 10AM : Le Nozze di FigaroCast: Count Thomas AllenCountess: Te KanawaSusanna: PoppFigaro: RameyCherubino: Von StadeMarcellina: BerbieBartolo: MollBasilio: TearCurzio: LangridgeBarbarina: KennyAntonio: TadeoSolti conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Props to BFE, otherwise known as Bucky Four Eyes, who was gracious enough to give WOD a shoutout.The issue under discussion today? Commercial radio.Why do I feel the need to spit after saying that?Currently listening to: Michael Nyman - The Draughtsmans Contract

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The title pretty much says it all - for those of you who check the Tuesday opera in advance, blame Blogger. We are at this moment, in Act Three. Sir Cilin Davis conducting.sigh...

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Yeah, we're going to try the Pique Dame again - see THIS POST for the cast info.See you at 10AM.~wod~who still hasn't seen any way cool toys in the mail arrive yet!

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No, this isn't about about Bryn Terfel singing the Don, or Suzanne Mentzner doing a recital in Detroit - it's about this - a WOD wishlist item:Yes, you can buy it hereWas that a big enough hint?

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I haven't done and "edutainment" post in a while...Opera is different than musical theater when it comes to the amount of performances per week.Musical theater may have 8-10 perfs a week, with some days having matinee/evening performance on the same day.Opera often only has 4 or 5 per week, with 2 casts alternating - meaning, if the opera opens on a Thursday evening with the "A" cast, then Friday

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Good Morning!Again with the backorder/shipping problems. (hey - holiday weekend) so yet another break from maestro Mozart and a visit from Tchaikovsky, who will be making his first appearance on What's Opera Doc?The Opera: Pique Dame.Performers: Maureen Forrester, Vladimir Atlantov, Mirella Freni, Katherine Ciesinski, Dominique Labelle, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ernesto Gavazzi, Janice Taylor,

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http://www.liederwolfe.com/They are in Montreal, and perform opera "in a bar, a parking lot, any setting you want..."damn, its only a 11-hour drive.Then again, there used to be great little Viennese-style coffeehouse that did the same thing, right in Wrigleyville. (Chicago) Although it was successful, the owner of the building thought it would be "cooler" to lease the space to a sports bar. A

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Welcome to http://operafanatic2.blogspot.com/ a former opera singer who has decided to spread his wisdom about this wonderful art to all of us.Welcome, Keith!!~wod~

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On Tuesdays program:Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Hogwood, Bartoli, HeilmannComposer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia (Mezzo Soprano), Heilmann, Uwe (Tenor), Jones, Della (Mezzo Soprano), Bonney, Barbara (Soprano), Montague, Diana (Mezzo Soprano), Cachemaille, Gilles (Baritone)Orchestras/Ensembles: Academy of Ancient Music, Academy of Ancient Music ChorusWOD

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This must be the longest blog post title ever!It doesn't quite have the drama of an AI competition, but in 1786 the Emperor Franz Joseph (yes, he of the "too many notes" fame) scheduled a competition - a German singspiel against an Italian opera, which was the pop music of the day.Italian contender - Salieri's Prima la musica e poi le parole(First the Music, then the Words)German contendor -

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Today 10AM EST- L'Incoronazione di Poppea on What's Opera, Doc? WHFR-FM.This recording features Sylvia McNair, Anee Sofie von Otter, Michael Chance, Dana Hanchard, Catherine Bott and John Eliot Gardiner conducting. The English Baroque soloists are the ensemble.Links to listen live.Thanks and enjoy - WOD

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Mozart's Idomeneo 10AM EST on WHFR - What's Opera, Doc? - Pavavrotti, Janowitz, Lewis.This live recording from the Royal Albert Hall in 1964 features the Pav at his best in the role of Idamante, which is sometimes sung by a mezzo. The cast also fetaures Gundula Janowitz as Ilia, Sir Richard Lewis as the title character, and Sir John Pritchard conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra.LISTEN LIVE

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We are taking a break from Mozart due to a shipping problem, meaning the discs didn't show up at the station.Puccini's La Rondine with Moffo is the featured opera today on What's Opera, Doc?This performance features Anna Moffo, Daniele Barrioni, Mario Sereni, Garziellla Sciutti, and Pradelli conducting the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra.Listen by clicking the link to the rght, or HERE. 10AM-1PM EST

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Too cute to not share, but my questions is - what would the Met use? a giant cockroach, since roaches are unofficially the city's mascot?The Great Poochini.

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The conclusion will be heard today of Opera #8 in our series, the second comic opera Mozart wrote, and often considered the most underappreciated of all his operas.This is your chance to appreciate it, What's Opera Doc will have this as its featured opera on todays show, 10AM-1PM, EST http://whfr.fm. Tune in to listen live!This recording features Harnoncourt conducting, Monica Bacelli, Edita

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Opera #8 in our series, the second comic opera Mozart wrote, and often considered the most underappreciated of all his operas.This is your chance to appreciate it, What's Opera Doc will have this as its featured opera on todays show, 10AM-1PM, EST http://whfr.fm. Tune in to listen live!This recording features Harnoncourt conducting, Monica Bacelli, Edita Gruberova, Uwe Heilman, Charlotte Margiono

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I have always thought that Tom Jones is a great singer, and could have had an opera career if he so chose.Tom Jones knightedDoes this mean ladies in the audience have to turn their panties over to the Scotland Yard now instead of tossing them onstage?Congrats!! Its been a month about singers named "Tom" around here, hasn't it?

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Mozart Madness continues...Lucio Silla on What's Opera Doc? Tuesday 10AM-1PM ESTIt just doesn't stop!!What's Opera, Doc continues its program of all the operas, in the orderthey were written. Opera #7, Lucio Silla, K.135 (26.12.1772 TeatroRegio Ducal, Milan)In three acts, The cast features Peter Schreier, Edita Gruberova,Cecilia Bartoli, Dawn Upshaw and Yvonne Kenny.Harnoncourt conducting.As

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Yep, he really was here! The pics below show the studio during the interview. The photo is a little smushed, but here we are in about as full of a shot of the studio as you can get - we call it the fishbowl. We're both smiling a lot - it was a fun time. I usually face the board so I can watch the levels, but this way it was more conversational and a lot more fun. Did I tell you we had fun? (how

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Apparently I am late to the party, but I encourage you to check out: Mad Musings of Me, a great fan operablog.

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It just doesn't stop!!What's Opera, Doc continues its program of all the operas, in the order they were written. Opera #7, Lucio Silla, K.135 (26.12.1772 Teatro Regio Ducal, Milan)In three acts, The cast features Peter Schreier, Edita Gruberova, Cecilia Bartoli, Dawn Upshaw and Yvonne Kenny.Harnoncourt conducting.As always, listen live links to the left. Or go to the station here. FOR INTERNET

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Well folks, this is my first time attempting a post-performance review, so bear with me.Last night Thomas Hampson performed at the Orchestra Hall/Max M Fisher Music Center on his Song Of America recital tour here in Detroit.Concertgoers were serenaded by the local Detroit Performing Arts School choir in the lobby - these students had a master class with TH the day before, and they performed an

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WHFR and What's Opera, Doc? would like to welcome American baritone Thomas Hampson as he appears in Detroit for his "Song of America" tour. He will appear LIVE on the program on Tuesday, March 14th. LISTEN LIVE on WHFR.FM by clicking HERE.As always, 10AM-1PM EST.

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On the program today, 10AM - 1PM - Mozarts Il Sogno di Scipione, opera number 6 in our Mozart Madness extravaganza - all the operas, in the order they were writen.This performance features Schreier, Mathis, Gruberova, Popp, Hager conducting.Listen live HERE.

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yep, no archive, no podcast, no nothing.sigh.next week?

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That's right - this is opera number 5 in the Mozart Madness extravaganza - ALL of Mozart's operas, played in their entirety, in the order they were written.This Naxos recording features - Chance, Feldman, Windsor, Mannion, Milner, Grimbert, Choeur de l'Université de Paris Sorbonne, Concerto Armonico.A little "pastoral interlude" to brighten up a Tuesday.BONUS: Bastien und Bastienne showed up! We

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Does anyone know where there is information on the distribution of vocal types, even the basics (soprano, mezzo, tenor, baritone and bass) in the population? I presume tenors and basses, for example, are rarer thanbaritones, but is there data somewhere?Boy has this question popped up LOT lately - so what do YOU think?

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Ok, first of all, the title of her blog is a great inside joke in opera. And this post just made me pee, it was so funny. mets-traviata-hunka-hunka-burnin-tenorWhat's Opera, Doc tips the viking helmet in your direction, MFA.

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Update: Podcast is fixed! Easier to download...Woo hoo!!For all of you folks who like podcasts, have at it - http://whfropera.com/pod/podcast1.rssI use Juice (formerly iPodder), my understanding is iTunes/iPod lets you use this feed as well?Go here to get your podcasterPosting will be once a week on Wed., as an archive of the live broadcast. Enjoy.

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That's right - this is opera number 5 in the Mozart Madness extravaganza - ALL of Mozart's operas, played in their entirety, in the order they were written.This Naxos recording features - Chance, Feldman, Windsor, Rannion, Milner, Grimbert, Choeur de l'Université de Paris Sorbonne, Concerto Armonico.A little "pastoral interlude" to brighten up a cold, dreary Tuesday.The show will also feature

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The title pretty much says it all - I HIGHLY recommend coming down to the "Max" (the Max M Fisher Performing Arts Center) to see this renowned pianist peform.3 PM today. Go HERE for more info, tickets.

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Barber of Seville review by Maria Nockin.

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CONCLUSION - Mitridate Rei di Ponto - Tuesday, 10AM-1PM, WHFR -What's Opera, Doc? A coloratura-fest!Today and tomorrow are going to be busy, busy, busy, so you get Tuesdays' post today.Tuesdays Mozart Madness opera is a coloratura fest for the ears - Mitridate Re di Ponto, with La Bartoli, Natalie Dessay, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Juan Diego Florez, Brian Asawa, Sandrine Piau, and Helene Le

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Dima needed some humor! :)Some of these are pretty old, but if you know opera, you'll get them!Opera jokesQ: What is the difference between a Wagnerian soprano and an All-Pro offensive lineman?A: Stage makeup.Q: How many sopranos does it take to change a light bulb?A: One. She holds the bulb while the world revolves around her.(there is a variation on this one)Q: How many sopranos does it take to

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Linus, (pictured) the WOD mascot is relieved:Fred, the undercover kitten

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Its not a joke!A priest reviews an opera written by a Pope.

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Today and tomorrow are going to be busy, busy, busy, so you get Tuesdays' post today.Tuesdays Mozart Madness opera is a coloratura fest for the ears - Mitridate Re di Ponto, with La Bartoli, Natalie Dessay, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Juan Diego Florez, Brian Asawa, Sandrine Piau, and Helene Le Corre.Christopher Rousset conducts.Regular readers know that I worship the ground La Bartoli walks on, Dessay

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And that, dear readers, is a wonderful thing.What's Opera, Doc? would like to give an official shout-out to no guru, no method, no teacher A wonderfully opinionated, opera-friendly, bass-baritone-phile weblog, with an architectural appendix and, go figure, even a stage-design-ish spin-off. Oh, and, by the way, it happens to be written in Italian.So suffice it to say, I understood very little of

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I get the above search term ALL THE TIME, so I figured it is time to answer it! :)Some great composers have written only one opera, the supreme examples being Beethoven, whose Fidelio is regarded by many as the greatest of all operas, and Debussy (Pelléas et Mélisande), while others have written none, this would include Brahms, Bruckner, Elgar, Mahler, and Ives.There are many 20th-21st- century

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Nils, otherwise known as "that voice in my promo you hear at the top of my show". (OK, AFTER Elmer Fudd people) has written a great post on what its like to tour solo as a perfomer.Flip side? What its like to tour as a crew member. The show? Beehive - a pastiche of Motown, Brit-pop solo artists from the 60s and other similar era girl groups. Each performer (there are 4) has certain "turns" she

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Ok, so the basic premise is wonderful - operaphile leaves his entire estate to a small opera company in Texas. Full article here.But one line REALLY jumped out at me...[re: the Met broadcasts]" Mr. Bailey, a computer analyst for an oil company, spent his retirement listening to the same broadcast, sitting in a recliner holding a stopwatch in one hand and a pitch pipe in the other to critique the

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Missing at the post office, that is. Today's scheduled dopera, "Bastien und Bastienne" has not arrived yet.A music mix of 80% Mozart will be substituted today. Enjoy.What's Opera, Doc? airs every Tuesday at 10AM EST - 1PM EST or -500 GMT on WHFR.FM "the station making waves"Clicking on the link and choosing "Listen Live will bring you right to my program.

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Tuesdays opera - Mozarts Bastien und Bastienne, 10 AM-1PM WHFR on What's Opera, Doc?Listen live by clicking the link to the right of this text that says "Listen Live!"Bastien und BastienneSingspiel in one act * Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, K. 50 / 46b * Librettist: Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern (translation of French source); additional verses probably by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Müller

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I don't talk about my day job much, although I do pimp them to the right - and yes, SoundQue rocks. I am *primarily* the Project Manager there, but I am also the Lead Developer for websites like this. Or this.2 words, fellow bloggers: 2 words. FLICKR SUCKS. It makes me crazy to go to other blogs and look at those nasty flashing, takes forever to load image thumbnails. Your blogs? love em and

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Opera-singing toddlerIt's a joke, ok? but still cute for those of you who are into that sort of thing.

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Opera don't let me down.So says the New York City Opera fanatic, and rightly so!Link to his article here:Shame on Lincoln Center is reverberating throughout the operatic community...$500 for a ticket? $275 for the "cheap" seats?(quote)Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" is heading to an unusual venue — Manhattan's Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue.Lincoln Center is presenting Peter Sellars'

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One man. 20 operas. On What's Opera, Doc? WHFR.FMOpera #2:Mozart - La finta semplice - the pretend simpleton. K 51.Tuesday, 10am - 1pm, EST or -500 GMT on whfr.fm, 89.3 click to listen live.Featuring: Hendricks, Blochwitz, Lorenz, D. Johnson, Lind, SchreierThis opera will be played in its entirety.Link to libretto.

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Thanks to opera-l for this one!!Recipe: Tenor à l'orangeINGREDIENTS:At least 2 good-sized tenors20 gallons of High-C Orange drinkOlive OilGarlic6 boxes of Portamento (a tagliatelli-like noodle)PREPARATION: If you announce you're going to servetenor, you'll attract a big crowd, so prepare at least two! It used to bedifficult to catch more than one tenor at a time, because they are by

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It doesn't get much better than this.Unless you go here.Who'd a thunk it?BTW - there is a rumor rampant that John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles is going to be revived.THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING. Ghosts of Versailles was the first opera I ever saw in its entirety. Friends of mine had heard I was going to design my first opera, and I had never seen one. So we watched it on video, and I

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Or more correctly - a tip from a radio host:The top of the hour (ANY HOUR) is when we do our ID = 2-2-2. ID? That's the station ID - W*** (if you're east of the Mississippi) or K*** (if you're west)2 = 2 station promos. Promotional annoucements about the station - this can be as simple as the tagline. (Ours is "the station making waves") or as complex as a 2 minute message about a new show, event

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UPDATE: Thanks for listening - no CD issues this week, although my on-air patter was quite off - nothing like getting an annoucement that an acquaintance has had a heart attack JUST AS I WAS POTTING UP THE MICROPHONE to speak.NEXT WEEK: La Finta Semplice.What better way to mark a centenary post than with Mozart?Just a reminder that What's Opera, Doc starts its all-Mozart programming this week.All

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What's Opera Doc has not been ignoring the passing of one of operas greatest singers of ALL TIME. The truth is, so many others know so much more and can write so much more eloquently about this artist, that I encourage you to read these links:The New York Times - as reprinted in the International TimesThe GuardianWe will miss you.~wod~

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Tuesday, January 17th 2006 marks the first week of some adventurous programming on What's Opera, Doc?. I will be playing all of Mozart's operas in the order they were written to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the year of his birth. That birthday is actually tomorrow.The first selection will be Apollo et Hyacinth, which Mozart wrote when he was 11 years old.Apollo and Hyacinth, or the

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UPDATE* - Mozarts manuscripts will now be online!He's been dead since 1791, but still the media hype over which grave is Mozart's continues. Now his skull may have been identified.Some smart PR person timed this "discovery" to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth on Jan. 14th. How clever. :)

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Unrequited love and war on wHats Opera Doc today - Handel's Radamisto features Joyce DiDonato, Patrizia Ciopi Maite Beaumont Dominique LaBelle Laura Cherisi Zachary Stains and Carlo Lepore. Alan Curtis conducts the Il Complesso Barocco.Handel based this opera on Domenico Lalli's "L'amor tirannico".We will hear Act One in its entirety, and half of Act 2 this week, with the conclusion next week,

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Lots of new recital discs and releases, so a music mix will be played on todays show.10AM- 1PM, WHFR-FM "What's Opera, Doc?" - opera, art song and vocal music in Metro Detroit.

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A longer post will arrive later today - have a wonderful holiday and listen to some music!***UPDATE***What's Opera. Doc? was tagged!! Vissid-amore.blogspot.com/ tagged the show, so I will answer!!Four jobs you've had in your life (not in chronological order):1. Singer2. Opera Designer3. Web Designer4. WaitressFour movies you could watch over and over:1. The Third Man2. see #13. see #24. see

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yes I am posting DURING A SHOW. Both CD players are skipping EVERY CD I PUT IN THEM. Todays show has become an unmitigated train wreck - my apologies to everyone who was listening to Puritani.I will try to rebroadcast the featured opera week - music mix for the rest of the show.Gotta love live radio!!

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WOD is late to the "Dame Joan Sutherland is brilliant" party. Today we feature her performance as Elvira in Bellini's "I Puritani". It is a joy, and features Pavarotti as Arturo, who takes the high F in this performance.The vocal ensembles are all extremely well sung.10 AM - 1PM as usual.WHFR-FM to listen live.

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My apologies, no show today. Classical 24 sattellite broadcast instead.~wod~

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A year ago, I was prepping my interview with one of the great baritones of our generation - Dmitri Hvorostovsky. He addressed the craft of acting a role almost as much as he did the discussion of singing - a multi-faceted artist.Please find two selections of his work in the radio blog (finally updated!), more to be added throughout the week. Some reviewers at the time were dismissive of his Pere

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Anyone reading this blog at 5AM definitely gets an answer to their question... !! A reader/listener asked how programming the show is put together. My show is one of 4 in the United States that programs over 80% opera, art song and vocal music. (if there are more, I would love to know about them).First, an explanation of the station is in order, which will comprise Part 1 of this entry.WHFR is a

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I just realized I have NEVER played any Beverly Sills on the program. Bad, bad opera host that I am. I will rectify that tout suite. Todays program will be a music mix (no featured opera)As always, 10 am - 1 pm EST or -500 GMT at whfr.fmAlso, a shout-out to WOD's newest linker, Dima from Chicago, she can now be forgiven for liking the Blackhawks. :)

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1133701548420652062005-12-04T07:55:00.000-05:002005-12-04T08:05:48.450-05:00

Good Sunday morning to everyone! To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozarts birth,(Born in Salzburg, Austria on Jan. 27, 1756; full name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Gottlieb Mozart; he was baptized as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.) starting in January 2006, What's Opera, Doc will play all of his operas in the order that they were written.WOD is taking suggestions for

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1133529083986275062005-12-02T08:08:00.000-05:002005-12-02T08:11:24.043-05:00

Well, a reuscitated one, in his words. Go to operablog.blogspot.com this gentleman has a wonderful way with words and the resources to attend LIVE opera, which is really, the only way to go. He writes about opera-going wonderfully.There has been much drama of late with regards to this radio show. Once I wrap my head around it, I will write about what the last weeks have been like.

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1133233668964192732005-11-28T22:06:00.000-05:002005-11-28T23:06:38.293-05:00

Same time, same station as the post below it.Acts 4 & 5.Enjoy - see you on the webstream.~wod~

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1132666501733780112005-11-22T08:33:00.000-05:002005-11-22T08:35:01.750-05:00

Good Morning all!Gounod - Faust (Gedda, Los Angeles, Christoff - Orch. Opéra Paris) 1953 will be the featured opera on WHFR-FM, "What's Opera, Doc?" today.10AM-1PM EST, or -500 GMT. Listen live at http://www.whfr.fmAlso, a PODCAST will be available here later this evening -Enjoy.~WOD~

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1131457148071011802005-11-08T08:35:00.000-05:002005-11-08T08:39:08.086-05:00

Ah, the joys of live radio! After the drama last week of having CD 2 skip horribly, a replacement CD has been purchased/tested and the conclusion of Nabucco should go well today with no hitches.We will start at "Che si vuol" and broadcast through to the end.As always, available at WHFR - go to the listen live link.Or use the link to the right.10AM EST - 1PM EST or -500 GMT.We will feature a

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1131230892311895962005-11-05T17:46:00.000-05:002005-11-05T17:48:12.326-05:00

Let Me Guess: La BohemeHobo #1: You know what, man?Hobo #2: What's up?Hobo #1: Yo, I balls out love opera.--Houston & 1stFrom the Overheard in New York website

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1131186413928685032005-11-05T05:18:00.000-05:002005-11-05T05:26:53.950-05:00

ok, my birthday pretty much sucked...maybe thats why they don't write about them in operas - no one would sit through it. AND the Anna Moffo CD I got myself is DAMAGED. Blech. The WOD mascot cat Linus had a much better birthday, he turned 4 and got treats, surprises and a card from his girlfriend Yoshi.of vonKrankipants fame.

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1131107241890652982005-11-04T06:52:00.000-05:002005-11-04T08:58:00.183-05:00

Have you ever noticed that birthdays are never celebrated in opera? I'm beginning to notice they never get celebrated around here either, but enough about my personal life.Linus the WOD mascot and myself, the host of same show, happen to share the same birthday. That would be today.Yeah for us. Linus is going to get some yummy canned food a new toy, and Mozart (he likes Germans - Mozart,

Opera Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794049741942246401noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11710921.post-1130851990955553932005-11-01T08:30:00.000-05:002005-11-01T08:33:11.006-05:00

Todays opera will be Nabucco, featuring Renata Scotto. As always, tune in live in Detroit at 89.3 FM, or online at WHFRClick on the Listen Live link.Show runs from 10AM- 1PM, after which classical programming ends for the day. If I can't fit the entire opera in, I will break it up into 2 parts and play the conclusion next week.Enjoy and see you on the air!~wod~

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