{"id":68645,"date":"2020-07-13T11:09:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=68645"},"modified":"2020-07-13T11:09:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:09:06","slug":"critics-picks-virtual-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-streaming-edition-july-13-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/07\/13\/critics-picks-virtual-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-streaming-edition-july-13-19\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Virtual Concerts You Absolutely Need To See This Week (Streaming Edition July 13 \u2013 19)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events streaming on the web for the week of July 13 \u2013 19.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (July 13 \u2013 19)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cWe live in an extraordinary Age\u201d \u2013 Carl Sagan.<\/em> Since early spring of 2020, a tiny previously unknown virus, COVID-19, has shut down our musical life, hopefully only temporarily. Many opera companies and music organizations have been offering video streaming during the hiatus. In this the fifth month of the pandemic, the Met has just announced a new initiative \u2013 12 live concerts from July 18 to December 19, starring big name singers the likes of Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko, on a pay-per-view basis of a modest $20. The concerts will be professionally produced equal to its Met Live in HD quality, to take place in interesting locations in Europe and the US. Meanwhile the Met continues with its nightly free streaming drawn from its vast archives. The venerable Toronto Summer Music Festival (July 16 \u2013 August 1) goes online this year, with a full slate of offerings. Other interesting shows this week comes from Glyndebourne, Royal Ballet Covent Garden, Santa Fe, San Francisco, and more.<\/p>\n

Monday 13<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Puccini\u2019s Manon Lescaut<\/strong> Kristine Opolais, Roberto Alagna, Massimo Cavalletti, and Brindley Sherratt, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From March 5, 2016. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 14<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Verdi\u2019s La Traviata (Classic Telecast)<\/strong> Ileana Cotrubas, Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, and Cornell MacNeil, conducted by James Levine. From March 28, 1981. An iconic performance not to be missed. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 15<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Puccini\u2019s Turandot<\/strong> Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, and Samuel Ramey, conducted by Andris Nelsons. From November 7, 2009. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The International Resource Centre for Performing Artists (IRCPA) | Conversation with Jazz icon Sheila Jordan and Ori Dagan \u2014\u00a03 pm ET<\/strong>. Championed early on by Charlie Parker, legendary Jazz singer-songwriter Sheila Jordan, 91, looks back on her highly successful career and on her current activities, in conversation with fellow jazz singer-songwriter Ori Dagan. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 16<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Berg\u2019s Wozzeck<\/strong> Elza van den Heever, Gerhard Siegel, Peter Mattei, and Christian van Horn, conducted by Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin. From January 11, 2020. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

TSM Online Festival | Opening Night \u2014 7:45 pm ET<\/strong>. Violinist James Ehnes<\/strong> and pianist Andrew Armstrong<\/strong> perform two Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Op. 12 No. 1 in D Major and Op. 24 No. 5 in F Major, \u201cSpring.\u201d This will be rebroadcast on Sunday, July 19 at 3 pm. A video link to each and every concert will be posted on the TSMF page at 10 am of the day of performance. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 17<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Rossini\u2019s La Cenerentola El\u012bna<\/strong> Garan\u010da and Lawrence Brownlee, conducted by Maurizio Benini. From May 9, 2009. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

TSM Online Festival | Fellow Friday \u2014 12 pm ET<\/strong>. Violinist Gregory Lewis<\/strong> violin (2019 and 2020 Academy Fellow), violist Bethany Hargreaves<\/strong> (2020 Academy Fellow) and pianist Pamela Lewis<\/strong> perform works by Mozart, Vieuxtemps, Ysa\u00ffe, and Shostakovich. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 18<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Mozart\u2019s Le Nozze di Figaro<\/strong> Amanda Majeski, Marlis Petersen, Isabel Leonard, Peter Mattei, and Ildar Abdrazakov, conducted by James Levine. From October 18, 2014. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Met Stars Live in Concert | Jonas Kaufmann \u2014 1 pm ET<\/strong>. The German tenor kicks off this new series in a concert live streamed from the Polling Abbey in Polling, Bavaria, Germany. No program details available. Tickets for this and the remaining 11 concerts are $20 each and can be purchased on the Met\u2019s website beginning on July 14. Performances available for viewing for 12 days. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

TSM Online Festival | Saturday Showcase: Moonlight Memories \u2014 7:45 pm ET.<\/strong> Violist R\u00e9mi Pelletier<\/strong> and pianist Philip Chiu<\/strong> play Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, \u201cMoonlight\u201d and Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

San Francisco Opera | Rossini\u2019s La Cenerentola<\/strong> A marvelous Jean Pierre Ponnelle production from 2014 starring French mezzo Karine Deshayes as Angelica and American high tenor Rene Barbera as Prince Charming. Christian Van Horn is Alidoro. Jesus Lopez-Cobos conducts his final production with SFO. Available on demand for 24 hours. Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 19<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Puccini\u2019s La Boh\u00e8me (Classic Telecast)<\/strong> A legendary performance, starring Canadian soprano Teresa Stratas as an exquisite Mimi, full of pathos, opposite the passionate Rodolfo of Jos\u00e9 Carreras. Renata Scotto is a scene-stealing, over-the-top Musetta. Richard Stilwell, Allan Monk, James Morris, and Italo Tajo round out the cast. James Levine conducts. From January 16, 1982. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

More interesting choices (video on demand)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1) Royal Ballet Covent Garden\u2019s #OurHouseToYourHouse<\/strong> presents Romeo and Juliet, with choreography by Sir Kenneth MacMillan, starring Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball as the star-crossed lovers.<\/p>\n