{"id":68029,"date":"2020-05-04T10:45:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=68029"},"modified":"2020-05-04T10:45:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:45:47","slug":"critics-picks-virtual-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week-streaming-edition-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/05\/04\/critics-picks-virtual-concerts-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week-streaming-edition-4\/","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 May 4 \u2013 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (May 4 \u2013 10)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cWe live in an extraordinary Age\u201d \u2013 Carl Sagan. Recent events have demonstrated this in no uncertain terms. A tiny previously unknown microbe, COVID-19, has shut down our musical life, hopefully only temporarily. Several opera companies and music organizations are offering video streaming services during the hiatus, including\u00a0the Met<\/strong>,\u00a0Vienna State Opera<\/strong>, Glyndebourne<\/strong> and Against the Grain Theatre<\/strong>. Now you can enjoy wonderful performances in the privacy of your own home \u2014 for free!<\/p>\n

Monday 4<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Metropolitan Opera | Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET).<\/strong> Ren\u00e9e Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Susanne Mentzer, Dwayne Croft, and Sir Bryn Terfel; James Levine, conductor. A real gem from the Met archives, with a phenomenal cast. Not to be missed. Transmitted live on November 11, 1998. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Mozart: Don Quixote (ballet) \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Choreographer: Rudolf Nurejev; Kamil Pavelka (Don Quixote), Maria Yakovleva (Kitri\/Dulcinea); Kevin Rhodes, conductor. Performance May 31, 2016. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 5<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Metropolitan Opera | Thomas: Hamlet \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET).<\/strong> Marlis Petersen, Jennifer Larmore, Simon Keenlyside, and James Morris; Louis Langr\u00e9e, conductor. Transmitted live on March 27, 2010. Available for 23 hours<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Marina Rebeka (Tatjana), Margarita Gritskova (Olga), Boris Pinkhasovich (Eugen Onegin), Pavol Breslik (Lenski), Ferruccio Furlanetto (F\u00fcrst Gremin); Michael Guttler, conductor. Performance November 26, 2019. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Metropolitan Opera | Saariaho: L\u2019Amour de Loin \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Susanna Phillips, Tamara Mumford, and Eric Owens. Susanna Malkki, conductor. Transmitted live on December 10, 2016. Available for 23 hours<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Bellini: I puritani \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Olga Peretyatko (Elvira), Carlos \u00c1lvarez (Sir Riccardo Forth), John Tessier (Lord Arturo Talbo), Jongmin Park (Sir Giorgio), Sorin Coliban (Lord Gualtiero Valton), Ilseyar Khayrullova (Enrichetta di Francia), Carlos Osuna (Sir Bruno Roberton); Marco Armiliato, conductor. Performance March 10, 2015. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 7<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Metropolitan Opera | Strauss: Capriccio \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Ren\u00e9e Fleming, Sarah Connolly, Joseph Kaiser, Russell Braun, Morten Frank Larsen, and Peter Rose. Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Transmitted live on April 23, 2011. Available for 23 hours<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Werther \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Ludovic T\u00e9zier (Werther), Adrian Er\u00f6d (Albert), Alexandru Moisiuc (Le Bailli), Sophie Koch (Charlotte), Maria Nazarova (Sophie), Peter Jelosits (Schmidt), Marcus Pelz (Johann); Frederic Chaslin, conductor. Performance March 1, 2017. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Metropolitan Opera | Puccini: La Boh\u00e8me \u2013 Viewers\u2019 Choice \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. This is the show that started it all \u2013 I am referring to the televising of operas from the Met in the modern era. It began on television, and eventually evolved into Met Live in HD in the cinemas. Renata Scotto and Luciano Pavarotti. James Levine, conductor. Transmitted live on March 15, 1977. Available for 23 hours<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Grieg: Peer Gynt (ballet) \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Choreography: Edward Clug; Jakob Feyferlik (Peer Gynt), Alice Firenze (Solveig); Simon Hewett, conductor. Performance December 4, 2018. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Metropolitan Opera | The Opera House \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. A 2017 feature-length documentary by Susan Froemke about the creation and 1966 opening of the new Met at Lincoln Center. Available for 23 hours<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Weber: Der Freisch\u00fctz \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Samuel Hasselhorn (Ottokar), Anna Gabler (Agathe), Chen Reiss (\u00c4nnchen),Tomasz Konieczny (Caspar), Christopher Ventris (Max), Hans Peter Kammerer (Samiel); Sebastian Weigle, conductor. Performance September 11, 2018. Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Metropolitan Opera | Mascagni: Cavalleria & Leoncavallo: Rusticana \u2014 7:30 p.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Eva-Maria Westbroek, Marcelo \u00c1lvarez, and George Gagnidze. Pagliacci Patricia Racette, Marcelo \u00c1lvarez, and George Gagnidze. Conducted by Fabio Luisi. From April 25, 2015. Available for 23 hours<\/strong> | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vienna State Opera | Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia \u2014 9:00 a.m. (ET)<\/strong>. Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez (Graf Almaviva), Paolo Rumetz (Bartolo), Margarita Gritskova (Rosina), Rafael Fingerlos (Figaro); Evelino Pido, conductor. Performance May 21, 2019.\u00a0Available for 72 hours (free registration required)<\/strong>\u00a0| Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Additional interesting streams by other companies as well as by individual artists:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1) Glyndebourne\u2019s Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail<\/em><\/strong> directed by David McVicar is well worth watching, with a fine cast: Sally Mathews (Konstanze), Edgaras Montvidas (Belmonte), Tobias Kehrer (Osmin), Brenden Gunnell (Pedrillo), Mari Eriksmoen (Blondchen), and Frank Saurel (Pasha Selim), conducted by Robin Ticciati. Available until May 20, 2020 at 1200 CET. Details here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

2) Here’s Episode #4 of the Screaming Divas (aka Sondra Radvanovsky and Keri Alkema)<\/strong>, interviewing the fabulous Italian conductor Speranza Scappucci<\/strong>, who made a sensational debut with the COC this past season. One gets a real sense of the serious impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the arts from the perspectives of the artists, and how they are coping.<\/p>\n