{"id":67593,"date":"2020-03-23T10:14:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=67593"},"modified":"2020-03-23T10:14:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:14:51","slug":"critics-picks-virtual-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-streaming-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/03\/23\/critics-picks-virtual-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-streaming-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Virtual Concerts You Absolutely Need To See This Week (Streaming Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events streaming on the web for the week of March 23 \u2013 29.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (March 23 \u2013 29)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This week we\u2019re highlighting three opera houses with exceptional lineups of works for free streaming. The Metropolitan Opera is offering a week of Wagner including the Ring Cycle. The Wiener Staatsoper features warhorses with big stars, such as the 63-year old production of Tosca<\/em>, likely the oldest opera production anywhere! The third house is the newly reopened Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden.<\/p>\n

Quick rundown on the three sources:<\/p>\n

\u2022 All Metropolitan Opera<\/a><\/span> streams start at 7:30 p.m. EDT and available until 6:30 p.m. the following day.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vienna State Opera<\/a><\/span> streams start at 2:00 p.m. CET and available for 72 hours (free registration required).<\/p>\n

\u2022 Berlin Staatsoper Video-On-Demand<\/a><\/span> changes daily at noon CET and available for 24 hours (free registration required).<\/p>\n

Monday 23<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Tristan und Isolde<\/strong> Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Stuart Skelton, Evgeny Nikitin, and Ren\u00e9 Pape, Simon Rattle (cond.). Performance from October 8, 2016. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | Tosca<\/strong> Sondra Radvanovsky, Piotr Beczala, Thomas Hampson, Marco Armiliato (cond.). Performance from 17 February 2019. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper |\u201dStaatsoper f\u00fcr alle\u201d Beethoven Symphony No. 9.<\/strong> Diana Damrau, Okka von der Damerau, Burkhard Fritz, Ren\u00e9 Pape, Staatsopernchor & Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (cond). Performance from September 30, 2017. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 24<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Das Rheingold<\/strong> Wendy Bryn Harmer, Stephanie Blythe, Richard Croft, Gerhard Siegel, Dwayne Croft, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, and Hans-Peter K\u00f6nig, James Levine (cond.) Performance from October 9, 2010. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | L\u2019Elisir d\u2019Amore<\/strong> Olga Peretyatko, Dmitry Korchak, Alessio Arduini, Adam Plachetka, Ileana Tonca, Marco Armiliato (cond.) Performance from 26, Feb. 2017. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper | Schwanensee<\/strong> Staatsballett Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin Daniel Barenboim (cond.) | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 25<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Die Walk\u00fcre<\/strong> Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, Hans-Peter K\u00f6nig. James Levine (cond.) Performance from May 14, 2011. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | La Cenerentola<\/strong> Maxim Mironov, Alessio Arduini, Renato Girolami, Eri Nakamura, Catherine Trottmann, Elena Maximova, Michele Pertusi. Speranza Scappucci (cond.) Performance from November 10, 2016. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper | Falstaff<\/strong> Michael Volle, Barbara Frittoli, Alfredo Daza, Nadine Sierra, Francesco Demuro. Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (cond.) | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 26<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Siegfried<\/strong> Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, and Eric Owens, Fabio Luisi (cond.) Performance from November 5, 2011. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | Tosca<\/strong> Karine Babajanyan, Piotr Becza\u0142a, Carlos Alvarez, Marco Armiliato (cond.) Performance from 23 June 2019. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper | Hippolyte et Aricie<\/strong> Anna Prohaska, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Magdalena Ko\u017een\u00e1, Elsa Dreisig Gyula Orendt, Staatsopernchor und Freiburger Barockorchester. Simon Rattle (cond.) | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 27<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung<\/strong> Deborah Voigt, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Waltraud Meier, Jay Hunter Morris, Iain Paterson, Eric Owens, and Hans-Peter K\u00f6nig, Fabio Luisi (cond.) Performance from February 11, 2012. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | Le Nozze di Figaro<\/strong> Carlos \u00c1lvarez, Dorothea R\u00f6schmann, Andrea Carroll, Adam Plachetka, Margarita Gritskova, Adam Fischer (cond.) Performance from 15 Sept. 2017. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper | Carmen<\/strong> Anita Rachvelishvili, Michael Fabiano, Lucio Gallo, Christiane Karg, Staatsopernchor und Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (cond.) | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 28<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Die Meistersinger von N\u00fcrnberg<\/strong> Annette Dasch, Johan Botha, Paul Appleby, and Michael Volle, James Levine (cond.) Performance from December 13, 2014. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung<\/strong> Stephen Gould, Ir\u00e9ne Theorin, Anna Gabler, Falk Struckmann, Tomasz Konieczny, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Waltraud Meier. Axel Kober (cond.) Performance from 20 January 2019. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper | Macbeth<\/strong> Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Kwangchul Youn, Fabio Sartori, Staatsopernchor und Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (cond.) | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 29<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Tannh\u00e4user<\/strong> Eva-Maria Westbroek, Michelle DeYoung, Johan Botha, Peter Mattei, and Gunther Groissb\u00f6ck, James Levine (cond.) Performance from October 31, 2015. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna | Rom\u00e9o et Juliette<\/strong> Aida Garifullina, Rachel Frenkel, Rosie Aldridge, Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez, Carlos Osuna, Placido Domingo (cond.) Performance from 1 February 2017. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Berlin Staatsoper | Manon<\/strong> Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villaz\u00f3n, Alfredo Daza, Christof Fischesser, Remy Corazza, Staatsopernchor & Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim (cond.) | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Here are more interesting free streams by opera companies, as well as free streaming by individual artists:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Deutsche Oper Berlin<\/a><\/span>
\n\u2022 Against the Grain Theatre: La Boheme<\/em><\/a><\/span>
\n\u2022 Paris Opera<\/a><\/span>
\n\u2022 Mezzo Beste Kalender and pianist Rachel Andrist<\/a><\/span> A Spring Concert: From Venice to Constantinople<\/p>\n

Keep the music going!<\/p>\n

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