{"id":67744,"date":"2020-04-06T09:27:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T13:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=67744"},"modified":"2020-04-06T09:27:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T13:27:41","slug":"critics-picks-virtual-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week-streaming-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/04\/06\/critics-picks-virtual-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week-streaming-edition-2\/","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 April 6 – 12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (April 6 \u2013 12)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To take your mind off the continuing health crisis, try some of the streaming videos available this week, either time-specific offerings or video on demand.<\/p>\n

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Monday 6<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | Aida. 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Anna Netrebko, Anita Rachvelishvili, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Quinn Kelsey, Dmitry Belosselskiy, and Ryan Speedo Green, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From October 6, 2018. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 7<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream. 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Lawrence Zazzo (Oberon), Erin Morley (Titania), Th\u00e9o Touvet (Puck), Peter Kellner (Theseus), Szilvia V\u00f6r\u00f6s (Hippolyta), Josh Lovell (Lysander), Rafael Fingerlos (Demetrius), Rachel Frenkel (Hermia), Valentina Naforni\u0163\u0103 (Helena) Simone Young conducts. From October 2, 2019. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 7<\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | La Fanciulla del West. 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani, and Lucio Gallo, conducted by Nicola Luisotti. From January 8, 2011. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 8<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Das schlaue F\u00fcchslein. 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Chen Reiss (F\u00fcchslein Schlaukopf), Hyuna Ko (Fuchs), Roman Trekel (F\u00f6rster), Donna Ellen (Frau des F\u00f6rsters\/Eule), Joseph Dennis (Schulmeister), Marcus Pelz (Pfarrer\/Dachs), Paolo Rumetz (Hara\u0161ta) Tom\u00e1\u0161 Netopil conducts. From April 11, 2016. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 8<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | Falstaff. 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Lisette Oropesa, Angela Meade, Stephanie Blythe, Jennifer Johnson Cano, Paolo Fanale, Ambrogio Maestri, and Franco Vassallo, conducted by James Levine. From December 14, 2013. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 9<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Ariodante. 9:00 a.m. (ET).<\/strong> Sarah Connolly (Ariodante), Chen Reiss (Ginevra), Hila Fahima (Dalinda), Christophe Dumaux (Polinesso), Rainer Trost (Lurcanio), Wilhelm Schwinghammer (Il Re di Scozia), Benedikt Kobel (Odoardo) William Christie conducts. From March 4, 2018. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 9<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | Parsifal. 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Katarina Dalayman, Jonas Kaufmann, Peter Mattei, Evgeny Nikitin, and Ren\u00e9 Pape, conducted by Daniele Gatti. From March 2, 2013. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 10<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Parsifal. 9:00 a.m. (ET).<\/strong> Michael Volle (Amfortas), Ryan Speedo Green (Titurel), Stephen Milling (Gurnemanz), Johan Botha (Parsifal), Boaz Daniel (Klingsor), Angela Denoke (Kundry). Adam Fischer conducts. From April 5, 2015. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | Rom\u00e9o et Juliette. 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Diana Damrau, Vittorio Grigolo, Elliot Madore, and Mikhail Petrenko, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda. From January 21, 2017. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 1<\/strong>1. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 11<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | Don Pasquale. 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien, and John Del Carlo, conducted by James Levine. From November 13, 2010. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 12<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Die Feen (Production for Children). 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Sorin Coliban (Der Feenk\u00f6nig), Daniela Fally (Ada), Monika Bohinec (Farzana), Donna Ellen (Zemina), Gergely N\u00e9meti (Arindal), Caroline Wenborne (Lora), Hans Peter Kammerer (Gernot), Michael Roider (Gunter) Kathleen Kelly conducts. From March 3, 2012. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 12<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met Opera | Cosi fan tutte. 7:30 p.m<\/strong>. (ET)<\/strong>. Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Kelli O\u2019Hara, Ben Bliss, Adam Plachetka, and Christopher Maltman, conducted by David Robertson. From March 31, 2018. Available until 6:30 p.m. April 13. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Parsifal. 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Gerald Finley (Amfortas), Jongmin Park (Titurel), Kwangchul Youn (Gurnemanz), Christopher Ventris (Parsifal), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Klingsor), Nina Stemme (Kundry). Semyon Bychkov conducts. From April 13, 2017. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong>. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Video On Demand:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Here are some more interesting free streams by other companies as well as by individual artists:<\/p>\n

1) Here\u2019s a great Parsifal<\/em> I\u2019ve seen live – the Munich Opera<\/strong> Parsifal<\/em> starring Jonas Kaufmann and Nina Stemme, conducted by Kirill Petrenko. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2) Unlike other opera companies, the Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> has not been televising complete operas for years. That said, their new digital initiative, #OperaAtHome, is worth checking out. It offers one video clip every day at 11 a.m. of either moments from favourite past productions or original performances from resident and visiting artists, available on its Facebook page<\/a><\/span> or here:<\/p>\n