richard53dog Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I came across this link on an opera list I frequent and thought they might be enough people on this board interested in it as well, so here goes: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=j00j366av2qppekuhkotsnm9m0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York Link to comment
Helene Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Someone was quick to pull that off the Metropolitan Opera Calendar! Thank you for the link. Link to comment
richard53dog Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Someone was quick to pull that off the Metropolitan Opera Calendar! Thank you for the link. Well, someone had created a stand alone google link for the schedule and I thought it might just be a little easier to use than maneuvering through the links of the Met site. Sometimes they are real straightforward and other times less so. I figured it couldn't hurt! Link to comment
Helene Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 It's so much easier than digging through the entire Met Opera calendar, with all of the Met Talks, receptions, etc. (Beside, living across the continent, I'd rather not see all of the things that are happening without me being there!) Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 For those without Sirius subscriptions, these are the operas the Met will stream free of charge on its web site via Real Player. The operas begin at 8:00 p.m. ET, unless noted otherwise, and casting is subject to lots of changes, of course. Monday, September 27, 6:45 p.m. Das Rheingold Levine; Harmer, Blythe, Bardon, R. Croft, Siegel, Terfel, Owens, Selig, König Tuesday, October 5 Rigoletto Arrivabeni; Gagnidze, Schäfer, Meli, Silvestrelli, Surguladze Monday, October 11, 7:00 p.m. Boris Godunov Gergiev; Pape, Semenchuk, Antonenko, Balashov, Nikitin, Petrenko, Ognovenko Wednesday, October 20 La Bohème Rizzi Brignoli; Kovalevska, Grigolo, Opolais, Capitanucci, Shenyang, Parks Friday, October 29 Don Pasquale Levine; Del Carlo, Netrebko, Polenzani, Kwiecień Thursday, November 4 Carmen Gardner; Garanča, Cabell, Jovanovich, J. Relyea Tuesday, November 9 Così fan tutte Christie; Persson, Leonard, de Niese, Breslik, Gunn, Holzmair Friday, November 19 Il trovatore M. Armiliato; M. Álvarez, Racette, Cornetti, Lučić, Tsymbalyuk Monday, November 22, 7:00 p.m. Don Carlo Nézet-Séguin; Alagna, Poplavskaya, Smirnova, Keenlyside, F. Furlanetto, Halfvarson Tuesday, November 30 Carmen Gardner; Garanča, Cabell, Jovanovich, J. Relyea Monday, December 6 La fanciulla del West Luisotti; Voigt, Giordano, Gallo Friday, December 17 Pelléas et Mélisande Rattle; Kožená, Degout, Finley, W. White, Palmer Tuesday, December 21, 11:00 a.m. The Magic Flute E. Nielsen; Phillips, Miklósa, Thomas, Gunn, Robinson Friday, December 31, 7:00 p.m. La traviata Noseda; Poplavskaya, Polenzani, Dobber Monday, January 3 La fanciulla del West Luisotti; Voigt, Giordani, Gallo Monday, January 10 Tosca M. Armiliato; Radvanovsky, M. Álvarez, Struckmann Thursday, January 20 Simon Boccanegra Levine; Hvorostovsky, Frittoli, Vargas, F. Furlanetto Wednesday, January 26 La traviata Noseda; Poplavskaya, Meli, Dobber Wednesday, February 2 Nixon in China Adams; Maddalena, Kim, Kelly, Brubaker, R. Braun, R.P. Fink Monday, February 7 La Bohème Rizzi Brignoli, Kovalevska, Beczała, Phillips, Mattei, Shenyang, Scheunemann Wednesday, February 16 Iphigénie en Tauride Summers; Graham, Domingo, Groves, Hawkins Thursday, February 24 Lucia di Lammermoor Summers; Dessay, Calleja, Tézier, Youn Tuesday, March 1 Armida Frizza; Fleming, Brownlee, Osborn, Siragusa, Banks, van Rensburg Friday, March 11 Pique Dame Nelsons; Mattila, Zajick, Mumford, Galouzine, Markov, Mattei Wednesday, March 16 Lucia di Lammermoor Summers; Dessay, Calleja, Tézier, Youn Thursday, March 24 Le Comte Ory Benini; Florez, Damrau, DiDonato, Resmark, Degout, Pertusi Monday, March 28 Capriccio Davis; Fleming, Connolly, Kaiser, R. Braun, Larsen, P. Rose Wednesday, April 6 Wozzeck Levine; Goerne, Meier, Skelton, Siegel, W. Fink Thursday, April 14, 8:30 p.m. Le Comte Ory Benini; Florez, Damrau, DiDonato, Resmark, Degout, Pertusi Friday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. Die Walküre Levine; Voigt, Westbroek, Blythe, Kaufmann, Terfel, König Wednesday, April 27 Il trovatore Levine; M. Álvarez, Radvanovsky, Zajick, Hvorostovsky, Kocán Wednesday, May 4 Orfeo ed Euridice Walker; Royal, Daniels, Oropesa Tuesday, May 10 Ariadne auf Naxos Luisi; Urmana, Kim, DiDonato, R.D. Smith, Allen Link to comment
dirac Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 Thank you, volcanohunter. Link to comment
Helene Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 A wider range than I knew was available for streaming. Sirius broadcasts at least three live performances a week during the season, including the Saturday broadcast, and "favorites" encores weekly all summer based on listener vote, but there's a chance to catch everything once from the Met website. On 3 September The New York Times published an article on director Peter Stein's withdrawal from "Boris Gudonov". Stephen Wadsworth replaces Stein as director. Link to comment
richard53dog Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 For those without Sirius subscriptions, these are the operas the Met will stream free of charge on its web site via Real Player. The operas begin at 8:00 p.m. ET, unless noted otherwise, and casting is subject to lots of changes, of course. Monday, September 27, 6:45 p.m. Das Rheingold Levine; Harmer, Blythe, Bardon, R. Croft, Siegel, Terfel, Owens, Selig, König Volcanohunter, I just stumbled on this list of Met free Realplayer broadcasts and was going to post it. But I see you were WAY ahead of me, almost a whole month!!! But to add just a bit to the discussion, I listened to the Met Opening Night broadcast of Rheingold last night. I was just thrilled, I haven't heard a Rheingold so beautifully played for a long, long, time. It was very good to hear Levine back on the podium after being out of commission for so many months; I hope his health issues have been resolved. In the past, I'v found some of his Wagner slow for the sake of slowness. Last night he led the orchestra in a performance with a lot of drive and energy and with mostly wonderful, lively, silvery tempi. Not to make this into a real review which will sort of turn this into , I want to mention Eric Owens as Alberich and Richard Croft as Loge. These are two key characters driving the drama and both sang wonderfully. Yes they SANG, they didn't bark, squeeze, shout or whisper. Both sang using excellent schooling but also drove the drama with clear, beautifully executed diction. Wonderful to hear! Link to comment
volcanohunter Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 What I didn't know until yesterday is that the free streams can also be accessed on an iPhone, Blackberry or Android. http://www.metoperaf...org/stream.aspx I don't own any of those devices, so I have no idea how the stream works, but undoubtedly the non-Luddites out there will understand. Link to comment
Helene Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Thank you, volcanohunter, for the heads up about the new mobile capability, and richard53dog, for your impressions of the opening night "Das Rheingold", which I missed. I am looking forward to the HD broadcast a week from Saturday. Link to comment
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