{"id":69098,"date":"2020-09-14T09:17:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T13:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=69098"},"modified":"2020-09-14T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T13:19:19","slug":"critics-picks-classical-music-livestreams-absolutely-need-see-week-sept-14-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2020\/09\/14\/critics-picks-classical-music-livestreams-absolutely-need-see-week-sept-14-20\/","title":{"rendered":"CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Livestreams You Absolutely Need To See This Week (Sept. 14 \u2013 20)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classical music and opera events streaming on the web for the week of September 14 \u2013 20.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Critic\u2019s Picks (September 14 \u2013 20)<\/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. Now into autumn, some venues in Europe are gradually reopening. Some have met with success, but there have been casualties. Moscow\u2019s Bolshoi Theatre was forced to cancel the third of three performances of Don Carlo<\/em> on September 10, when its star bass Ildar Abdrazakov tested COVID positive. Russia is in the unenviable position of having the fourth most positive cases in the world. Spain, also with rising cases, has seen the relocation of a Met Stars Live in Concert recital by Joyce DiDonato to Germany, and the postponement of another, starring Sondra Radvanovsky and Piotr Beczala. Palais Garnier (Paris Opera) reopens September 19, while Opera Bastille reopens on November 23 with Das Rheingold<\/em> in concert. The 27th week of the Met\u2019s nightly free streaming is devoted to Bel Canto operas. Canadians featured include bass John Relyea and soprano Sondra Radvanovsky. Regarding free streaming, there\u2019s much discussion of how sustainable it is.<\/p>\n

Given that arts presenters and artists are hurting just like the rest of society, is it fair to expect them to continue giving their work away? Here\u2019s a thoughtful article<\/a><\/span> on the issue. Increasingly, some venues remain free while others have adopted a subscription and\/or pay-per-view model.<\/p>\n

Royal Opera Covent Garden\u2019s Carmen costs an extremely modest 3 British Pounds. Berlin Philharmonic\u2019s Digital Concert Hall requires a subscription. Wigmore Hall has announced<\/a><\/span> an ambitious 100 concerts in its fall season, most with an audience, albeit reduced to 10% capacity (56 people), gradually increasing to 20% as the season progresses.<\/p>\n

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

Met | Donizetti\u2019s Don Pasquale<\/strong> Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecie\u0144, and John Del Carlo; conducted by James Levine. From November 13, 2010. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Rossini\u2019s Le Comte Ory<\/strong> Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, and Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez; conducted by Maurizio Benini. From April 9, 2011. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Met | Donizetti\u2019s La Fille du R\u00e9giment<\/strong> Natalie Dessay, Felicity Palmer, Juan Diego Fl\u00f3rez, and Alessandro Corbelli; conducted by Marco Armiliato. From April 26, 2008. | Details<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

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

Royal Opera Covent Garden | Carmen 2 p.m. ET<\/strong> Barrie Kosky’s cabaret-inspired production, broadcast online via Vimeo as part of the Royal Opera House’s #OurHouseToYourHouse series. Jakub Hr\u016f\u0161a conducts; Anna Goryachova (Carmen), Francesco Meli (Don Jos\u00e9), Kostas Smoriginas (Escamillo) and Kristina Mkhitaryan (Mica\u00ebla). Ticket is a bargain-basement \u00a33!<\/p>\n