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An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98, Schumann’s
Liederkries, Op. 39, and Beethoven’s
Aus Goethes Faust, Op. 75, No. 3. Register and view here until April 18.
8 pm ET: Tippet Rise Art Center presents
Spring Festival. For the first day of Tippet Rise’s Spring Festival, two films have been captured at the DiMenna Center. The first features violinist Katie Hyun founding member of the Amphion String Quartet performing Vytautas Barkauskas’s Partita for violin solo. For the second film, Tippet Rise’s Artistic Advisor Pedja Mužijevic performs in a program titled
Is It Real (A Loving Homage to Surrealism), which includes music and spoken word by Satie, Schwitters, and Antheil. At 7:30 pm ET there will be a “backstage” gathering via Zoom, giving artists the opportunity to discuss their performances, followed by the release of the films. View here.
Centre stage: Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen in Dead Man Walking
Joyce DiDonato has had a quiet 12 months, particularly by her standards. In fact, she struggles to find the language to describe it. “What’s the word?” the 53-year-old superstar mezzo says, puzzled for a second. “A sabbatical!” It’s no surprise that DiDonato struggles with the term. Her life for the past few decades has been one relentless march across the globe – in part because of the opera world’s (former) international churn, but also because she has the energy to match. When not impressing us with her Rosina, her Agrippina or her Maria Stuarda, she has been a formidable ambassador off-stage, whether it’s via her much-loved masterclasses for students, or her chirpy, engaged tweeting.
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 artist program.
The Big Opera Show is hosted by actor, director, and emcee Rebecca M. Davis with performers including Kenneth Kellogg and Karen Vuong. No fee to attend but donations made during the event will allow Seattle Opera to keep singing until it is safe to gather again. Register and view here.
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