{"id":68983,"date":"2020-08-31T10:36:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T14:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=68983"},"modified":"2020-08-31T11:43:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T15:43:12","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-livestreams-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/08\/31\/critics-picks-classical-music-livestreams-you-absolutely-need-to-see-this-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 31 \u2013 September 6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (August 31 \u2013 September 6)<\/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. With the transition to autumn, some venues in Europe are gradually reopening. With safety precautions. It remains to be seen if audiences will return, although early signs are encouraging, with brisk ticket sales in Vienna, Salzburg and Berlin, albeit with reduced seating capacity. The Met offerings this week are all \u201cmodern\u201d operas under the banner of \u201cTwentieth Century and Beyond.\u201d Two Canadians are prominently featured: soprano Adrianne Pieczonka as Chrysothemis in Elektra<\/em>, and baritone Russell Braun as Zhou Enlai in Nixon In China<\/em>. Streams start at 7:30 p.m. ET and remain available for 23 hours. A most unusual event is Covid fan tutte<\/em> from the Finnish National Opera, a topical re-imagining of the Mozart classic\u00a0\u2014\u00a0somebody has lots of imagination! Plenty of video-on-demand shows, top on my list for Wagner fans is Glyndebourne\u2019s Die Meistersinger von N\u00fcrnberg<\/em>, with the great Canadian baritone Gerald Finley as Hans Sachs. Be sure to catch Covent Garden conductor Antonio Pappano sharing his wisdom with five young artists in masterclasses. There are lots more \u2013 enjoy!<\/p>\n

Monday 31<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Met | R. Strauss\u2019s Elektra<\/strong> Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Ulrich, and Eric Owens, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. From April 30, 2016. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 1<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Finnish National Opera| Covid fan tutte 6:50 p.m. CET<\/strong> Leave it to the Finns to come up with something like this \u2014 a re-imagined Mozart Cosi fan tutte as a spoof of the current pandemic! It stars soprano Karita Mattila<\/strong> and conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen<\/strong>. Jussi Nikkil\u00e4 directs, with a new topical libretto by Minna Lindgren, with the same Mozart score of course, a combination of political satire and reality shows. Not to be missed! | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Met | Britten\u2019s Peter Grimes<\/strong> Patricia Racette, Anthony Dean Griffey, and Anthony Michaels-Moore, conducted by Donald Runnicles. From March 15, 2008. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 2<\/span><\/h3>\n

Piano Lunaire | Lunaire Live II: The Corn Moon 8 p.m. ET<\/strong> Canadian pianist-composer Adam Sherkin offers a program of works by Satie, Liebermann, Chopin, Liszt, as well as his own compositions. On display are paintings by Gail Williams. Tickets: $20 (25% goes to support Global Giving (Coronavirus Relief Fund). | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Met | John Adams\u2019s Nixon in China<\/strong> Kathleen Kim, Janis Kelly, Robert Brubaker, Russell Braun, James Maddalena, and Richard Paul Fink, conducted by John Adams. From February 12, 2011. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Berg\u2019s Lulu<\/strong> Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, Johan Reuter, and Franz Grundheber, conducted by Lothar Koenigs. From November 21, 2015. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | The Gershwins\u2019 Porgy & Bess<\/strong> Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, and Donovan Singletary, conducted by David Robertson. From February 1, 2020. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Bayerische Staatsoper | Seven Deaths of Maria Callas 6:30 p.m. CEST<\/strong> Performance artist Marina Abramovic dazzled audiences at the Luminato Festival a few years ago. Her latest creation is a show inspired by seven operatic death scenes portrayed by Maria Callas. Starting Sept. 5 for the next 30 days. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Met | The Gershwins\u2019 Porgy & Bess (Repeat)<\/strong> Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, and Donovan Singletary, conducted by David Robertson. From February 1, 2020. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Thomas Ad\u00e8s\u2019s The Tempest<\/strong> Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Iestyn Davies, Alek Shrader, Alan Oke, William Burden, Toby Spence, and Simon Keenlyside, conducted by Thomas Ad\u00e8s. From November 10, 2012. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Video-on-demand performances:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1) Tafelmusik | Safe Haven <\/strong>Alison Mackay’s Safe Haven, featuring Maryem Tollar, Naghmeh Farahmand, and kora virtuoso Diely Mori Tounkara. This multimedia concert of works by Vivaldi, Corelli, Lully, and Bach underscores the influence of migration on the musical life of Europe, and equally of present-day Canada. Available on demand until September 4, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n