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Thursday February 4
In collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, the Fort Worth Opera presents
Midnight Film Fest: The Met in HD at Coyote Drive-In (223 NE 4th St, 817-717-7767). From 7pm to 10pm, see
Akhnaten with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanza as the eponymous ancient Egyptian Pharaoh and mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges as Nefertiti. Then, on Thu, Feb 11, see
La Boheme, and on Thu, Feb 18, it’s
Daughter of the Regiment. Tickets are $35 per car for one film, $60 for two, or $75 for three at FWOpera.org/Moonlight-Film-Fest.
Friday February 5
Not that I need an excuse to go to Grease Monkey Burgers (200 N Mesquite St, Arlington, 817-665-5454) they have a Swiss mushroom burger that is insanely good but there’s live music happening in their dining room/bar area every weekend. From 8pm to 11pm, singer-songwriter
Virtual classical picks to pack the shortest month
Michael Andor Brodeur, The Washington Post
Feb. 4, 2021
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February is a short month in what already feels like a long year. But don t let it blow by without digging into its packed schedule (yes, these are snow references) of classical streams. Here s a half-dozen to get you started.
- Met Nightly Opera Streams
The Metropolitan Opera approaches a full year of its popular series of free Met Nightly Opera Streams with a two-week celebration of Black History Month, featuring performances from some of the greatest Black singers to take its stage. On Feb. 5 you can hear Kathleen Battle sing Susanna in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle s 1985 production of Mozart s Le Nozze di Figaro ( The Marriage of Figaro ); on Feb. 6, Battle and Jessye Norman star (as Zerbinetta and Ariadne, respectively) in Bodo Igesz s 1988 production of Strauss s Ariadne auf Naxos ; and on Feb. 7, Shirley Verrett leads Tito Gobbi s 1978 staging
Houston Grand Opera’s ‘Giving Voice’ gives platform for Black opera singers By Chris Gray, Correspondent
Appearing in Houston Grand Opera’s production of “The Pearl Fishers” in early 2019, Lawrence Brownlee looked around him and experienced something of a revelation.
“The cast was so beautifully diverse, and I just thought, ‘Wow, this is great,’ recalls the Ohio-born singer. “Houston Grand Opera has a longstanding tradition of doing color-blind casting anyway, and so to see that they were continuing that idea was something that spoke to me.”
Brownlee is, simply put, one of the world’s leading operatic tenors. For HGO, he’s appeared in six productions since 2007, also including Mozart’s “The Abduction From the Seraglio” as well as Rossini’s “The Italian Girl in Algiers” and “The Barber of Seville.” Hoping to cultivate the same kind of diversity in the audience that he saw onstage, he used his connections with the company t
Holiday Favorites on WHRO FM
Details Published: 08 December 2020
Join us for your holiday soundtrack! As always, we are happy to bring you rich and joyful music for the Christmas season from the WHRO FM library, along with special programs from American Public Media, the WFMT Radio Network, and more.
Here are some highlights of what’s in store:
Thursday, December 17:
9 p.m. – A Soulful Christmas from American Public Media
Julie Amacher and Tesfa Wondemagegnehu host this uplifting Christmas special that features Black music and composers. A Soulful Christmas celebrates classical music by Black artists, while exploring Spirituals, Gospel Music, Jazz and other Black musical traditions.