WWFM’s Rachel Katz, host of “A Tempo,” is launching a new feature, “On a Positive Note,” a daily six-minute segment spotlighting musicians who are sharing their music and lifting spirits as we “shelter in place.” “On a Positive Note” can be heard at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org.
Category: Daily Dispatch
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Béla Bartók Birthday Listen to Bartók Play Himself
Happy birthday, Béla Bartók. Hear Bartók play (and introduce) Bartók.
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Toscanini’s Forza A Birthday Celebration
Happy birthday, Arturo Toscanini. Now this is a forcefully conducted “Forza!”
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Terrence McNally Playwright Dead at 81 From Coronavirus
Playwright Terrence McNally has died of Coronavirus. In addition to his dramatic and musical theater work (he was a four-time Tony winner and the recipient of three Drama Desk Awards), McNally provided the libretto for Jake Heggie’s opera, “Dead Man Walking.” “Dead Man Walking” was given its premiere in San Francisco in 2000. It has gone on to become the most widely-performed new opera of the past 20 years. The work is scheduled to receive its Met debut next season. Heggie and McNally collaborated on a second project, “Great Scott,” in 2015. Also of interest, perhaps, to operaphiles, McNally was the author of “The Golden Age” (about Bellini’s “I puritani”), “The Lisbon Traviata,” and “Master Class,” a dramatic portrait of Maria Callas. McNally was 81 years-old.
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Free Met Opera Ring Cycle Streaming Now
A reminder that The Metropolitan Opera will stream the complete Ring Cycle, from its “Live in HD” series, beginning with “Das Rheingold” tonight at 7:30 p.m. The opera (or music drama) will be made available through 6:30 tomorrow evening. Then it’s “Die Walküre” for 23 hours, and so on and so forth. The Met is offering free streaming of its repertoire of encore broadcasts, for as long as the house remains closed. You’ll find more information at metopera.org.
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