{"id":68786,"date":"2020-08-03T11:07:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=68786"},"modified":"2020-08-03T11:07:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T15:07:07","slug":"critics-picks-virtual-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/08\/03\/critics-picks-virtual-concerts-absolutely-need-see-week-7\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Virtual Concerts You Absolutely Need To See This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events streaming on the web for the week of August 3 \u2013 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (August 3 – 9)<\/strong><\/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. We are now in the Dog Days of Summer, and the end of the pandemic is nowhere in sight. Music is never more important than now, to soothe the ear and nourish the soul. A few companies have cut back on their streaming, but not the Metropolitan Opera, thanks to its enormous archives. This is the Met\u2019s 21st week of nightly streaming, for a total of a staggering 147 video performances. Some companies have gone to a pay-per-view model. The Bayreuth Festival charges a modest 4.90 Euros per show. Met streams start at 7:30 p.m. ET and remain available for 23 hours. Other options include Glimmerglass Opera, Gramophone\/DG Stage, Santa Fe Opera, Glyndebourne Open House, OperaVision, VoiceBox\/Opera In Concert, Screaming Divas, and more.<\/p>\n

Monday 3<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | Mozart\u2019s The Magic Flute<\/strong> Ying Huang, Erika Mikl\u00f3sa, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn, and Ren\u00e9 Pape, conducted by James Levine. From December 30, 2006. This is the show that started the modern era of Met Live in HD designed for the cinema. The rest is history. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Offenbach\u2019s Les Contes d\u2019Hoffmann<\/strong> Erin Morley, Hibla Gerzmava, Kate Lindsey, Christine Rice, Vittorio Grigolo, and Thomas Hampson, conducted by Yves Abel. From January 31, 2015. | Details<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bayreuth Festival\/DG Stage | Tristan und Isolde 10 a.m. ET<\/strong> Christian Thielemann conducts and Katharina Wagner directs, with tenor Stephen Gould and soprano Evelyn Herlitzius as the lovers. Georg Zeppenfeld (King Marke), Iain Paterson (Kurwenal), Christa Mayer (Brangene). The cost is a modest Euros 4.90. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

OperaVision | Opera Harmony #1 1 p.m. ET<\/strong> Over 100 opera creators from around the world come together to form an online community during COVID-19 to create new digital works, a project by opera director Ella Marchment. Five will be streamed every Tuesday in August. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Verdi\u2019s Simon Boccanegra (Classic Telecast)<\/strong> Kiri Te Kanawa, Pl\u00e1cido Domingo, Vladimir Chernov, and Robert Lloyd, conducted by James Levine. From January 26, 1995. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Puccini\u2019s Madama Butterfly<\/strong> Kristine Opolais, Maria Zifchak, Roberto Alagna, and Dwayne Croft, conducted by Karel Mark Chichon. From April 2, 2016. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Wagner\u2019s Parsifal (Classic Telecast)<\/strong> Waltraud Meier, Siegfried Jerusalem, Bernd Weikl, and Kurt Moll, conducted by James Levine. From March 28, 1992. A terrific performance of a visually striking production that has since been replaced. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Handel\u2019s Agrippina<\/strong> Brenda Rae, Joyce DiDonato, Kate Lindsey, Iestyn Davies, Duncan Rock, and Matthew Rose, conducted by Harry Bicket. From February 29, 2020. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Gramophone\/VOCES8 Foundation | Live From London Festival 2 p.m. ET<\/strong> Calling all choral fans \u2013 this series of ten concerts, featuring fine vocal ensembles, is available for a subscription prize of 80 BP here<\/a><\/span>. Filmed in HD. VOCES8 (August 1 & September 5), I Fagiolini<\/strong> (August 8), The Swingles<\/strong> (August 22), The Gesualdo Six<\/strong> (August 29), Apollo5<\/strong> (September 12), The Sixteen<\/strong> (September 19), Stile Antico<\/strong> (September 26), Chanticleer<\/strong> (from San Francisco, October 3), The Academy of Ancient Music<\/strong> (August 15). | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Mozart\u2019s Don Giovanni<\/strong> Hibla Gerzmava, Malin Bystr\u00f6m, Serena Malfi, Paul Appleby, Simon Keenlyside, and Adam Plachetka, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From October 22, 2016. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

1) Glimmerglass Opera | Glimpse: Glimmerglass Lieder.<\/strong> The head of Glimmerglass Opera, Francesca Zambello, introduces bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, who sings a program of Schubert Lieder against the beautiful backdrop of Otsego County. Kevin J. Miller is the pianist.<\/p>\n