{"id":68944,"date":"2020-08-24T10:21:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=68944"},"modified":"2020-08-24T10:21:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T14:21:01","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-livestreams-absolutely-need-see-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/08\/24\/critics-picks-classical-music-livestreams-absolutely-need-see-week\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Livestreams 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 24 \u2013 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (August 24 – 30)<\/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 near the tail end of summer, and the pandemic is still with us. There is a noticeable diminution of streaming, but not at the Met, which is streaming all Verdi operas this week, including two starring the late, great Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Also interesting is new Wagnerian soprano sensation Lise Davidsen in a livestream recital from her home city of Oslo. Met\u2019s nightly operas start at 7:30 p.m. ET and remain available for 23 hours. Video-on-demand recommendations this week include Glimmerglass\u2019s Virtual Town Hall, Glyndebourne\u2019s The Fairy Queen, Virtual Verbier Festival starring pianist Yuja Wang, and others. If you like your Wagner al fresco, don\u2019t miss Act One Die Walkure<\/em>, coming from the garden of the home of German heldentenor Stefan Vinke, who sings Siegmund!<\/p>\n

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

Met | Verdi\u2019s Rigoletto<\/strong> Diana Damrau, Oksana Volkova, Piotr Becza\u0142a, \u017deljko Lu\u010di\u0107, and \u0160tefan Koc\u00e1n, conducted by Michele Mariotti. From February 16, 2013. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 25<\/span><\/h3>\n

Met | Verdi\u2019s Il Trovatore<\/strong> Anna Netrebko, Dolora Zajick, Yonghoon Lee, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and \u0160tefan Koc\u00e1n, conducted by Marco Armiliato. From October 3, 2015. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Toronto Concert Orchestra | Tribute to Kerry 7:30 p.m. ET<\/strong> This orchestra, known for its \u201cConcert In The Garden\u201d at Casa Loma, pays tribute to the late conductor Kerry Stratton, its long-time maestro. Included is a piece by TCO\u2019s new Composer-In-Residence, Sam Bisson. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n