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Mazel tov! The whole shtetl buzzed with the news. Chanka, the butcherâs daughter, was engaged to Yankel, the carpenterâs son. It was a local match, so the whole town got involved in the wedding preparations. A week before the wedding, Chanka could be found sewing the last few stitches on he…
Rescue, as well as traditional and popular songs. View here for three days. 7:30 pm ET: Met Opera Streams presents Verdi’s Luisa Miller. Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczala, Plácido Domingo, Alexander Vinogradov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Production by Elijah Moshinsky. From April 14, 2018. View here and for 24 hours. 8 pm ET: Seattle Opera presents The Big Opera Show. A journey through Seattle Opera's upcoming season featuring special guests and a performance by tenor, Lawrence Brownlee, who got his start in Seattle Opera’s young arti...
Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. Vladimir Jurowski conducts Barrie Kosky’s new staging with Marlis Petersen (Die Marschallin), Samantha Hankey (Octavian), Katharina Konradi (Sophie), Christof Fischesser (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau), and Johannes Martin Kränzle (Herr von Faninal). The new production will be performed in the arrangement by Eberhard Kloke which transcribes the score to match the orchestration of Strauss’s opera Ariadne auf Naxos. View here. 12 pm ET: IDAGIO Global Concert Hall presents Ex Cathedra: Baroque Passion. Jeffrey Skidmore and his choir Ex Cathedra present a...
Warmth from other Suns. View here until April 29. 7:30 pm ET: SalonEra presents Women in Music. Women’s History Month is marked with instrumental and vocal music by Maddalena Sirmen, Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and Clara Schumann. Featured guests include harpsichordist Byron Schenkman, violinist Shelby Yamin, and soprano Michele Kennedy, who share a commitment to researching, performing, and recording music by women composers. View here. 8 pm ET: EnsembleNEWSRQ presents Nightfall! The ensemble performs Gerard Grisey’s Stelé for two percussionist...
Today in Music History - March 5 The Canadian Press 2021-03-05 Today in Music History for March 5: In 1882, Canadian soprano Pauline Donalda was born in Montreal. Considered a rival of the famous Melba in the early years of the 20th century, Donalda often replaced her in roles and sang with such renowned performers as Enrico Caruso. Most of her performing career was spent in Europe, but in 1937, she returned to Montreal. There she formed the Opera Guild and directed it until 1969, the year before her death. In 1955, Elvis Presley made his TV debut on the regional show "The Louisiana Ha...