SATURDAY, MAY 24

SPECIAL PROGRAM: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Queen of Spades

Metropolitan Opera Choir and Orchestra. Conductor: Keri-Lynn Wilson;
Lisa: Sonya Yoncheva. Pauline: Maria Barakova. Countess: Violeta Urmana. Hermann: Arsen Soghomonyan. Prince Yeletsky: Igor Golovatenko. Tomsky: Alexey Markov (approx. 3 hrs., 45 min.)

ARS - 3. PROGRAM RADIO SLOVENIA
Ljubjana, SLOVENIA

BBC RADIO 3
UNITED KINGDOM

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SPECIAL PROGRAM: Euroclassic Notturno
Bulgarian Culture and Cyrillic Day
Through the Night

An Opera Gala from Sofia to celebrate the national holiday of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Alphabet. Grigor Palikarov directs the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra and soloists. Plus a whole night of music by Bulgarian composers and performers. John Shea presents.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Overture to I Vespri siciliani
Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Grigor Palikarov (conductor)

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
'Vieni t’affretta' - Lady Macbeth's aria from act 1 of Macbeth
Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano), BNRSO

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Gomez da Silva's Aria from Ernani
Deyan Vatchkov (bass), BNRSO

Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria rusticana'
BNRSO

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
'Ove son io' - Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's Duet from Macbeth
Kiril Manolov (baritone), Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano), BNRSO

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Intermezzo - Prelude to Act 4 from Carmen
BNRSO

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
'Avec la garde montante' from Act 1 of Carmen
Bulgarian National Radio Children's Choir, BNRSO

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
March and Chorus from Act 4 of Carmen
Bulgarian National Radio Children's Choir, Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus, BNRSO

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Prelude: Dawn Over the Moscow River, from Khovanshchina
BNRSO

Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Boris' Monologue - from Act 2 of Boris
Deyan Vatchkov (bass), BNRSO

Dobri Hristov (1875-1941)
Devoyche - Young Maiden
Alexandrina Pendatchanska (soprano), BNRSO

Veselin Stoyanov (1902-1969)
Hitar Petar's Aria - from Hitar Petar
Kiril Manolov (bass), BNRSO

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus, BNRSO (1 hr., 15 min.)

Opera: Met Opera 2025: Salome by Strauss

STRAUSS: Salome

Elza van den Heever (Salome)
Peter Mattei (Jochanaan)
Gerhard Siegel (Herod)
Michelle DeYoung (Herodias)
Piotr Buszewski (Narraboth)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Metropolitan Opera House, New York 17/05/25 (Met Opera) (3 hrs.)
[source: Radio New Zealand Limited]

Saturday Opera: Turandot by Puccini

Drawing on Chinese and Italian theatrical tradition to evoke a richly-imagined, mythical Peking, Andrei Șerban’s dazzling production is a ‘blazing masterpiece’ (Financial Times). Rafael Payare and Francesco Ivan Ciampa conduct Puccini’s opera of love and revenge, with Sondra Radvanovsky and Ewa Płonka sharing the title role and SeokJong Baek and Gwyn Hughes Jones sharing the role of Calaf.

The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.

Live performance recording from April 1, 2025, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Courtesy of the European Broadcasting Union.

Program
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot, dramma lirico in three acts, after Carlo Gozzi's dramatic fairy tale

Artists
Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano, Princess Turandot)
Paul Hopwood (tenor, The Emperor Altoum, her father)
SeokJong Baek (tenor, Calaf, the unknown prince)
Gemma Summerfield (soprano, Liù, a slave girl)
Adam Palka (bass, Timur, the deposed king of Tartary)
Hansung Yoo (baritone, Ping, Lord Chancellor)
Aled Hall (tenor, Pang, Majordomo)
Michael Gibson (tenor, Pong, Head chef of the Imperial Kitchen)
Ossian Huskinson (baritone, A Mandarin)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Sergey Levitin (chorus master)
William Spaulding (chorus director)
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Rafael Payare (conductor) (4 hrs.)

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Directe a l'òpera: FESTIVAL DE PERALADA - EDICIÓ DE PASQUA 2025
Johann Adolf Hasse: "Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Magdalena", oratori en llatí
Valer Sabadus, Marie Lys, Maria Espada, Rafael Quirant i Anna Alàs i Jové Veus
Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió
Vespres d'Arnadí
Dir.: Dani Espasa
Enregistrat per Catalunya Música el dijous 17 d'abril de 2025. Església del Carme, Peralada. (90 min) (4 hrs.)

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Oper (Startsat 1705/1:05pm): Royal Opera House Covent Garden, London
Aufzeichnung vom 01.04.2025

Giacomo Puccini
„Turandot“, Dramma lirico in drei Akten und fünf Bildern
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami und Renato Simoni nach dem gleichnamigen Drama von Carlo Gozzi

Turandot, chinesische Prinzessin – Sondra Radvanovsky, Sopran
Altoum, Kaiser von China – Paul Hopwood, Tenor
Timur, entthronter Tatarenkönig – Adam Palka, Bass
Der unbekannte Prinz (Calàf) – SeokJong Baek, Tenor
Liù, junge Sklavin – Anna Princeva, Sopran
Ping, Großkanzler – Hansung Yoo, Bariton
Pang, Marschall – Aled Hall, Tenor
Pong, Küchenmeister – Michael Gibson, Tenor
Ein Mandarin – Ossian Huskinson, Bariton
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Leitung: Rafael Payare (2 hrs., 5 min.)

NTR Opera Live: No details available yet (4 hrs.)

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Maestros cantores: Ópera celebrada el 1 de febrero de 2025 en el Ópera Estatal de Viena, Austria
MOZART: La flauta mágica, K. 620, ópera en dos actos
G. Zeppenfeld (baj.), J. Prégardien (ten.), J. Schmeckenbecher (baj.-bar.), A. Autard (ten.), S. Sáenz (sop.), S. Zámečníková (sop.), L. Mittelhammer (bar.), I. Staple (sop.), M. Schmidlechner (ten.), J. Hietala (sop.), A. Neuhaus (sop.), S. Maitland (sop.), C. Osuna (ten.), E. Solodovnikov (ten.), O. Fehringer, F. Dorobantu, S. Manhartseder
Orq. y Coro de la Ópera Estatal de Viena
Dir.: B. de Billy (4 hrs.)

P2 Live opera: Lucia di Lammermoor med Renata Scotto och Giuseppe Di Stefano

De två skotska adelssläkterna Lammermoor och Ravenswood är sedan länge bittra fiender. Då slår kärleken till i den här drabbande bel canto-operan.

Det handlar om en syster till en mäktig man och hon måste rädda familjen genom att gifta sig rikt. Men hon är egentligen djupt förälskad i den mäktige mannens värsta fiende och den kärleken är besvarad. Där har ni kärnan i en berättelse som slutar i vansinne och död.

Lucia görs av Renata Scotto som 1959 är i början av sin karriär. Två år tidigare hade hon hoppat in för Maria Callas i Bellini's Sömngångerskan/La Sonnambula och gjort stor succé. Rollen som Lucia i den här inspelningen gav henne ännu mer beröm. Hon går, i rollen, från en ung oskyldig men tvekande flicka via föraningar om död i fontänscenen till ett dödligt vansinne. Scotto kan gestalta alla dessa känslor.

Giuseppe Di Stefano gör Lucias älskade Edgardo med sann och stormande passion och Lucia plågade och grymme bror Enrico gestaltas mycket kraftfullt och samtidigt hela tiden illvilligt flinande av Ettore Bastianini.

Lucia di Lammermoor av Gaetano Donizetti.

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano. Operan bygger på Walter Scotts roman The Bride of Lammermoor/Bruden från Lammermoor från 1819.

Operan hade urpremiär 26 september 1835 på Teatro San Carlo i Neapel.

Lucia – Renata Scotto (sopran)
Alisa - Stefania Malagu (mezzosopran)
Edgardo - Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
Arturo - Franco Ricciardi (tenor)
Enrico - Ettore Bastianini (baryton)
Raimondo – Ivo Vinco (bas)
La Scala-operans kör och orkester.
Dirigent: Nino Sanzogno
Inspelat 1959.

Programledare: Per Feltzin
Musikredaktör: Ann Persson

Efter operan lyssnar vi på ett antal historiska inspelningar från de centrala delarna av operan. Vi hör bland andra Maria Callas, Amelita Galli-Curci, Beniamino Gigli, Ezio Pinza, Luisa Tetrazzini och John Mccormack. (3 hrs.)

Operaaften: Nyskrevet opera over Nobelpristagers roman

Bent Sørensens nyskrevne opera Asle og Alida kan for første gang høres ved denne koncert. Det er nobelpristageren i litteratur fra 2023 Jon Fosse, der selv har skrevet librettoen over hans storroste romantrilogi Andvake, Olavs draumar og Kveldsvævd. Vi møder i operaen den fattige spillemand Asle og hans gravide kæreste Alida, der søger nattely i den mørke, kolde og regnvåde by Bjørgvin, men kun møder lukkede døre og får en grusom skæbne

Louise McClelland Jacobsen, sopran
Wiktor Sundqvist, tenor
Johannes Weisser, bariton
Randi Stene, mezzosopran
Christina Jønsi, mezzosopran
Frank Kjosås, skuespiller
Alma Kraggerud, violin
Det Kongelige Kapel
Det Kongelige Operakor
Dirigent: Eivind Gullberg Jensen (2 hrs., 40 min.)

Chór Filharmonii Śląskiej, Chór Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach, Chór Akademii Muzycznej im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach, Akademicki Chór Politechniki Śląskiej,

Chór Kameralny Akademii Muzycznej im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach, Chór Resonans Con Tutti, Chór Projektowy Fundacji Chórtownia, Chóry dziecięce śląskich szkół muzycznych, Śląska Orkiestra Kameralna, Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Śląskiej;

soliści:
Ricarda Merbeth, Ilona Krzywicka, Marta Huptas – soprany
Anna Lubańska, Maria Berezovska – alty
Rafał Bartmiński – tenor
Paweł Konik – baryton
David Leigh – bas
Piotr Sałajczyk – fortepian

Yaroslav Shemet – dyrygent

Gustav Mahler VIII Symfonia Es-dur „Symfonia Tysiąca” (3 hrs.)

A l'Opéra: Psyché: tragédie lyrique de Jean-Baptiste Lully

Programme musical

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché, tragédie lyrique en 5 actes
Ambroisine Bré (Psyché), Muse) Bénédicte Tauran (Vénus, Muse) Eugénie Lefebvre (Flore, Furie) Robert Getchell (Vulcain, Cyril Auvity (l’Amour), Anas Séguin (le Roi), Satyre) Philippe Estèphe (Jupiter, Les Talens Lyriques dirigés par Christophe Rousset Château de Versailles Spectacles

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, X. WentOuverture et thèmes musicaux tirés de l'opéra "Don Juan" de Mozart, arrangés pour ensemble à vent par Monsieur Went: Ouverture et thèmes musicaux de Don Juan
Nederlands Blazers Ensemble Une DAT de RTBF / Bruxelles ( concert public )
Johann Sebastian BachClavier-Übung, 4ème partie. Air avec 30 variations, pour piano. Variations Goldberg: Aria / BWV 988
Grigory Sokolov Melodiya (juristic person) (3 hrs., 33 min.)

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Opera: Claudio Monteverdi: "L'Orfeo"
Mit
Rolando Villazón (Orfeo)
Céline Scheen (La Musica / Proserpina)
Tamara Ivanis (Euridice)
Luciana Mancini (Messaggiera)
Johanna Rosa Falkinger (Ninfa)
Eric Jurenas (Speranza)
Elisabeth Kirchner (Pastore I)
Alessandro Giangrande (Pastore II)
Cyril Auvity (Pastore III / Apollo)
Sebastian Szumski (Pastore IV)
João Fernandes (Caronte und Plutone) u.a.
Solisten des Philharmonia Chor Wien
Ensemble L'Arpeggiata
Dirigentin: Christina Pluhar
(aufgenommen am 24. Jänner 2025 im Haus für Mozart in Salzburg im Rahmen der "Mozartwoche Salzburg 2025") (2 hrs., 30 min.)

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RADIO3 RBB
Berlin, GERMANY

ARD Oper: Unsuk Chin: "Die dunkle Seite des Mondes" (Uraufführung)
Oper in zwei Akten
Dr. Kieron - Thomas Lehmann
Meister Astaroth - Bo Skovhus
Miriel - Siobhan Stagg
Lichtwesen/Fremder/Schatten - Andrew Dickinson
Anima - Kangmin Justin Kim
Das lichte Mädchen - Narea Son
Cornelius - Aaron Godfrey-Mayes
Dr. Pulski - William Desbiens
Dr. Raubenstock - Karl Huml
Dr. Spinberg - Jürgen Sacher
Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Leitung: Kent Nagano
Aufnahme vom 18. Mai 2025 in der Staatsoper Hamburg (4 hrs.)

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Samedi à l'opéra: No opera this week (3 hrs.)

Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
Maurice Ravel | Uitvoerder: Orchestre De Chambre Nouvelle-aquitaine O.l.v. Jean-françois Heisser

Gershwin Medley (the Man I Love/oh Lady Be Good/somebody Loves Me/i Got Rhythm)
Buddy Desylva, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Ballard Macdonald | Uitvoerder: Benny Goodman (klarinet) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

Bovary Deel 1
Harold Noben | Uitvoerder: Ana Naqe (emma Bovary), Oleg Volkov (charles Bovary), Blandine Coulon (berthe Bovary), Symfonieorkest En Koor Van De Munt O.l.v. Debora Waldman

Dans Ma Rue
Edith Piaf | Uitvoerder: Anaïs Vijgen (zang) Elias D'hooge (piano) Equi

Dans La Vie
Louis Gugliemi | Uitvoerder: Stéphane Grappelli (viool) Maurice Vander (piano) Pierre Michelot (contrabas) Baptiste "mac Kac" Reiles (drums)

Golden Earrings
Victor Young, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | Uitvoerder: Peggy Lee (zang)

Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Osvaldo Farrés | Uitvoerder: Manu Dibango (saxofoon) Cuarteto Patria

Behold The Day
Wayne Henderson | Uitvoerder: Wayne Henderson (tenorsaxofoon) The Freedom Sounds

Tiger Rag (live)
Nick Larocca | Uitvoerder: 3 Cohens; Wdr Big Band

Marina: Buona Sera
Carl Sigman-peter Derose

Ojos Negros
Vicente Greco | Uitvoerder: Juan José Mosalini (bandoneon) Juan Jose Mosalini Orchestra

La Transa
Emio Balcarce | Uitvoerder: Juan José Mosalini (bandoneon) Juan Jose Mosalini Orchestra

Wazy
Rony Verbiest | Uitvoerder: Rony Verbiest (accordeon) Hans Van Oost (gitaar)

Sugar
Stanley Turrentine | Uitvoerder: Stanley Turrentine (tenorsaxofoon) George Benson (gitaar) Freddie Hubbard (trompet) Ron Carter (contrabas) Billy Kaye (drums)

Bovary Deel 2
Harold Noben | Uitvoerder: Ana Naqe (emma Bovary), Oleg Volkov (charles Bovary), Blandine Coulon (berthe Bovary), Symfonieorkest En Koor Van De Munt O.l.v. Debora Waldman

Symfonie Nr.4 In G
Gustav Mahler | Uitvoerder: Angela Maria Blasi (sopraan) Symfonieorkest Van De Beierse Omroep O.l.v. Sir Colin Davis (3 hrs.)

Soirée Opéra: Il trovatore, de Guiseppe Verdi, production du Metropolitan Opera de New York
Présentation : Nicolas BLANMONT

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) - Il Trovatore, opéra en 4 actes

Michael Fabiano, ténor, Manrico
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, soprano, Leonora
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano, Azucena
Igor Golovatenko, baryton, Comte di Luna
Ryan Speedo Green, basse, Ferrando

Choeur et Orchestre du Metropolitan Opera
Donald Palumbo, cheuf des choeurs
Daniele Callegari, direction

Enregistré au Metropolitan Opera, New York, le 29 octobre 2024 (3 hrs.)

RADIO KLASSIK STEPHANSDOM
Vienna, AUSTRIA

Opernabend: Mussorgsky, Modest (1839-1881)
Khovanshchina

Prince Ivan Khovansky: Nicolai Ghiaurov
Prince Andrey Khovansky: Zdravko Gadjev
Prince Vasily Golitsin: Kaludi Kaludov
Shaklovity: Stoyan Popov
Dosifey: Nicola Ghiuselev
Marfa: Alexandrina Miltcheva
Susanna: Maria Petrova Popova
Public scribe: Angel Petkov
Emma: Maria Dimchevska
Pastor/First Strelets: Dimiter Stanchev
Varsonofiev/Second Strelets: Stoil Georgiev
Kouzka: Roumen Doikov
Streshniev: Assen Selimski

Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Leitung: Emil Tchakarov

Diese Aufnahme entstand im Jahr 1986.
CD: Sony Classical, S3K 45 831 (3 hrs., 23 min.)

Prima Fila all'opera: Ferruccio Busoni: Doktor Faust
Il poeta – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
parlato Dottor Faust - Dietrich Henschel, baritono
Wagner / Maestro di cerimonia - Markus Hollop, basso
Mefistofele - Kim Begley, tenore
Il Duca di Parma – Torsten Kerl, baritono
La duchessa di Parma – Eva Jenis, soprano
Il fratello della ragazza - Detlef Roth, baritono
Naturalista - William Dazeley, baritono
Orchestre et Chœur de l’Opera National de Lyon, Kent Nagano (3 hrs.)

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Operní večer: Carl Loewe: Tři přání op. 42
Komická opera o třech dějstvích z roku 1834.
V hlavních rolích: J. Kaufmann, F. Hawlata, F. Prey, H. May, F. Wörner a d.
Symfonický orchestr Jihozápadoněmeckého rozhlasu řídí Peter Falk, spoluúčinkuje sbor Stuttgarter Choristen se sbormistrem Ulrichem Eistertem
Připravil a spolu s Martinou Kolajovou uvádí Vojtěch Babka (1 hr., 42 min.)

Backstage (time approximate, starts after the opera broadcast): No details available yet (Duration unclear)

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Metropolitan Opera Broadcast Series: John Adams: ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA – New Production/Met Premiere
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus
John Adams (Conductor)
Cleopatra ..... Julia Bullock (soprano)
Antony ..... Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
Caesar ..... Paul Appleby (tenor)
Octavia ..... Elizabeth DeShong (mezzo-soprano)
Charmian ..... Taylor Raven (mezzo-soprano)
Eros ..... Brenton Ryan (tenor)
Agrippa ..... Jarrett Ott (baritone)
Enobarbus ..... Alfred Walker (bass-baritone)
Lepidus ..... Kevin Short (bass-baritone)
Scarus ..... Michael Adams (baritone)
Iras ..... Eve Gigliotti (mezzo-soprano) (3 hrs.)