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Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera
There's nothing like singing in an opera chorus. Marc Eliot Stein and Ted Shulman talk about their participation in Regina Opera's production of Verdi's "Rigoletto" in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and the special ways a chorus can illuminate or enliven a classic opera. We chat about "Nabucco", "Turandot", "Parsifal", "Les Contes d'Hoffmann", "Orfeo ed Euridice", "HMS Pinafore" and "Aida", and the conversation also turns to amateur singing, drinking songs, offensive operas, gender of choruses, teamwork, the disastrous 2023 Israel/Gaza war, Lance Loud, reality TV, New York City's 1970s CBGBs punk scene and a mostly (but not completely) forgotten punk band called The Mumps.
Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, which has its origins in a novella by E. T. A. Hoffmann, contains some of the best-loved music ever written. But its composer wasn’t very happy with it, perhaps because the plot he was given to work with allowed him to present only a series of dances, losing the moral basis of Hoffman’s surprisingly modern tale, with its messages of inclusivity and what is now called ‘women’s agency’ – here it is the little girl who saves the prince. Hoffmann’s aspirational story continues well after the ballet ends, with the little girl, now grown up, marrying the prince, who is now king. John Mauceri has brought the ballet back to its inspiration, calling on music from elsewhere in Tchaikovsky’s orchestral output to fashion this ‘retelling’, marrying Hoffmann’s text and Tchaikovsky’s music for the first time. TracksThe Nutcracker and the Mouse KingOverture (2:11)Part One: Nuremberg, 1416 (19:04) Once a Long Time Ago (2:57) The Mousetrap! (1:59) Princess Pirlipat (1:59) The Curse (3:54) Searching for a Cure (4:18) The Krakatuk Nut (2:19) The Curse is Lifted (0:27) The Mouse Queen’s Death (1:11) TransitionThe Drosselmeyers (2:36)Part Two: Nuremberg, 1816 (42:08) Christmas Eve (2:11) Godfather Drosselmeyer (1:20) The Miniature Marzipan Castle (1:18) The Nutcracker (3:04) Stranger Things (2:30) The Great Battle (1:16) After the Dream (2:04) Drosselmeyer’s Story (2:50) Marie’s Devotion (1:30) The Mouse King Returns (2:25) Fritz’s Sabre (3:24) The Great Voyage Begins (2:30) Candy Meadow (1:54) The Mechanical Ballet Troupe (1:47) Sailing on Rose Petals (5:08) The Capital City (2:24) The Marzipan Castle (3:07) Empty Twaddle! (1:26) Part Three: Nuremberg, 1834-Today (9:11) As Time Goes By (1:43) Nathaniel Drosselmeyer (1:37) The King’s Proposal (3:05) Epilogue (2:46) First RecordingHelp support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.
The 2022-2023 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program toured ten elementary schools performing their show Singing Stories, a fun and exciting operatic experience that asks the question, what if the show goes wrong but in the best possible way? Join host Ashley Daniel Foot in a discussion about Singing Stories with five members of the Young Artists Program: Sawyer Craig, Luka Kawabata, Amy Seulky Lee, Jeremy Scinocca, and Hillary Tufford. This year's School Tour is supported by Telus Friendly Future Foundation, CIBC Wood Gundy, Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, Diamond Foundation. Episode Credits: Host - Ashley Daniel Foot Guests from the Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program - Sawyer Craig, Luka Kawabata, Amy Seulky Lee, Jeremy Scinocca, and Hillary Tufford Audio Editing - Mack McGillivray Music Credits: Japanese Lullaby 竹田の子守唄 (Takeda No Komoriuta) Performed by Japonské Trio - Natsuko Bručková, Tomoko Kanda, and Yukie Ichimura Doll Song “Les oiseaux dans la charmille” from Jacques Offenbach’s Les contes d'Hoffmann, performed by Katarzyna Dondalska Overture to Richard Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer, performed by the University of Illinois Symphonic Band
2023-03-17 06:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:32:30
The acclaimed British pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor, still only 30 and yet a well-established favourite of critics and audiences around the globe, takes Robert Schumann’s haunting Kreisleriana as his starting point in his new album, Schumann & Brahms. This eight-movement work portrays the mercurial personality of the fictional Johannes Kreisler, created by E. T. A. Hoffmann: Kreisler’s highs and lows, and his dreamy nature, clearly mirror Schumann’s own tragic manic-depressive tendencies. Grosvenor responds to the composer’s autobiographical honesty with playing of sublime tenderness, dazzling variety, and imaginative empathy.Track Listing:1 R. Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op.16 / i. Äußerst bewegt2 ii. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch3 iii. Sehr aufgeregt4 iv. Sehr langsam5 v. Sehr lebhaft6 vi. Sehr langsam7 vii. Sehr rasch8 viii. Schnell und spielend9 R. Schumann: 3 Romanzen, Op. 28, No. 2 in F-Sharp Major (Einfach)10 R. Schumann: Blumenstück, Op.1911 R. Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14: III. Quasi variazioni12 R. Schumann: Abendlied, Op. 85 No. 1213 C. Schumann: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 2014 Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117 / 1. In E-Flat Major15 2. In B-Flat Major16 3. In C-Sharp MinorHelp support our show by purchasing this album at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).
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