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Princeton Festival Streams Free Music & Opera Online

The Princeton Festival is picking up a good head of steam, heading into its first weekend.

The festival’s 2020 public performance season was canceled over valid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. But in its place, as something of a stay-at-home stop-gap, we now have “Virtually Yours,” a free online series of live and recorded performances of instrumental and vocal music, musical theater, opera, and poetry, along with educational presentations, streamed daily throughout the month of June.

Today, enjoy a recital by organist Matt Middleton, performing on the Aeolian-Skinner organ of Princeton University Chapel. The program was original presented in 2013, and includes works by Liszt, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Karg-Elert (after Wagner), Rheinberger, and Reubke.

Then tomorrow, stream the first of four Sunday operas from the Princeton Festival archive. Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will begin at 1 p.m. EDT.

Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” will follow on June 14; John Adams’ “Nixon in China” will be offered on June 21; and Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” will conclude the series on June 28.

These performances will be streamed ONCE, beginning at 1 PM, SHARP, so be there, or be square! Princeton’s opera productions are uniformly fabulous, so do yourself a favor and definitely check them out.

As a bonus, I am very happy to report that the Festival will be streaming Rachmaninoff’s rarely-seen, one-act opera “Francesca da Rimini” on Tuesday, June 23. This is a souvenir of the 2012 festival and was originally presented on a double-bill with Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.” Again, it’s very much worth seeing.

Of course, the Princeton Festival isn’t just about opera. The New York jazz and swing band Fleur Seule will lend a touch of elegance to a special Latin-themed concert to be presented next Saturday at 5 p.m.; a live musical theater revue will take place on June 20 at 8 p.m.; and a dozen poets from around the world will share some of their work on June 22.

Don’t forget, several of the events will air exclusively on WWFM – The Classical Network, including concerts of the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra and pianist Rachel Cheung 張緯晴. These programs will be broadcast on Fridays at 8 p.m. and can be heard locally at 89.1 FM, or anywhere online at wwfm.org.

All other events stream free from the Princeton Festival website. This week’s past offerings are still available, so you might want to set aside a little time this weekend to binge!

Check out the complete schedule and register for email notifications of upcoming events at princetonfestival.org.

June 6, 2020
Princeton Festival Goes Virtual for 2020

COVID-19 may have put the kibosh on in-person events, but The Princeton Festival , like life, finds a way.

The June 2020 public performance season has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In its place, the Festival has announced “Virtually Yours,” a free online series of live and recorded performances of instrumental and vocal music, musical theater, opera, and poetry, plus educational presentations, to be streamed every day, from June 1 to June 28.

“This online program maintains the high artistic quality Princeton Festival audiences have come to expect in a variety of genres, both classical and popular,” says Richard Tang Yuk, PF Executive and Artistic Director. “It includes totally new material prepared especially for us by leading artists, plus performances from our recorded archives. We’re confident audiences will find it to be an exciting and engaging series of events.”

Highlights of the “Virtually Yours” online festival will include the following (all times are EDT):

• Videos of four Festival opera productions, each streamed just once on Sundays at 1 pm. The operas are Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (June 7), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (June 14), the acclaimed 2019 production of John Adams’s Nixon in China June 21), and Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (June 28).

• A “Live Musical Theater Review” (Saturday, June 20, 8 pm).

• Broadcasts of 2019 Festival concerts by Concordia Chamber Players, Van Cliburn competition pianist Rachel Cheung, and the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, airing Fridays at 8 pm on WWFM – The Classical Network at 89.1 FM and http://www.wwfm.org.

• Videos of musical artists performing from their homes (various days).

• Latin band Fleur Seule on Saturday, June 13.

• A series of podcasts launched each Wednesday on such topics as “Women in Music” and “Costuming Operas and Musicals,” along with interviews with Shai Zohar, pianist, and Sylvia McNair, soprano.

• Twelve renowned poets from the U.S., Japan, and China, reading poems on the theme of women, in a compilation of videos made especially for the Festival. To be released on Monday, June 22.

• An Opera Workshop for people who want to learn more about the art form, starting Tuesday, June 9; and a Musical Workshop for aspiring singers beginning Monday June 15.

• Lectures by prominent experts: Professor Timothy Urban on “Why We Love Opera” (Thursday, June 4) and Professor Stacy Wolf on “Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theater across America” (Thursday, June 18).

A full roster of “Virtually Yours” events, plus periodic updates to the schedule, may be viewed online at https://princetonfestival.org/virtually-yours/.

PHOTOS (counterclockwise from top): Richard Tang Yuk conducts the Princeton Festival Orchestra; pianist Rachel Cheung; Mark Delavan as “The Flying Dutchman;” and Allyson Briggs of Fleur Seule

May 19, 2020
Princeton Festival Goes Virtual in June 2020

COVID-19 may have put the kibosh on in-person events, but the Princeton Festival, like life, finds a way.

The June 2020 public performance season has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In its place, the Festival has announced “Virtually Yours,” a free online series of live and recorded performances of instrumental and vocal music, musical theater, opera, and poetry, plus educational presentations, to be streamed every day, from June 1 to June 28.

“This online program maintains the high artistic quality Princeton Festival audiences have come to expect in a variety of genres, both classical and popular,” says Richard Tang Yuk, PF Executive and Artistic Director. “It includes totally new material prepared especially for us by leading artists, plus performances from our recorded archives. We’re confident audiences will find it to be an exciting and engaging series of events.”

Highlights of the “Virtually Yours” online festival will include the following (all times are EDT):

• Videos of four Festival opera productions, each streamed just once on Sundays at 1 pm. The operas are Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (June 7), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (June 14), the acclaimed 2019 production of John Adams’s Nixon in China June 21), and Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (June 28).

• A “Live Musical Theater Review” (Saturday, June 20, 8 pm).

• Broadcasts of 2019 Festival concerts by Concordia Chamber Players, Van Cliburn competition pianist Rachel Cheung, and the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, airing Fridays at 8 pm on WWFM radio, 89.1 FM in the Trenton area and worldwide over The Classical Network at http://www.wwfm.org.

• Videos of musical artists performing from their homes (various days).

• Latin band Fleur Seule on Saturday, June 13.

• A series of podcasts launched each Wednesday on such topics as “Women in Music” and “Costuming Operas and Musicals,” along with interviews with Shai Zohar, pianist, and Sylvia McNair, soprano.

• Twelve renowned poets from the U.S., Japan, and China, reading poems on the theme of women, in a compilation of videos made especially for the Festival. To be released on Monday, June 22.

• An Opera Workshop for people who want to learn more about the art form, starting Tuesday, June 9; and a Musical Workshop for aspiring singers beginning Monday June 15.

• Lectures by prominent experts: Professor Timothy Urban on “Why We Love Opera” (Thursday, June 4) and Professor Stacy Wolf on “Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theater across America” (Thursday, June 18).

A full roster of “Virtually Yours” events, plus periodic updates to the schedule, may be viewed online at https://princetonfestival.org/virtually-yours/.

PHOTOS (counterclockwise from top): Richard Tang Yuk conducts the Princeton Festival Orchestra; pianist Rachel Cheung; Mark Delavan as “The Flying Dutchman;” and Allyson Briggs of Fleur Seule

May 19, 2020
Princeton Festival Goes Virtual in June 2020

COVID-19 may have put the kibosh on in-person events, but the Princeton Festival, like life, finds a way.

The June 2020 public performance season has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. In its place, the Festival has announced “Virtually Yours,” a free online series of live and recorded performances of instrumental and vocal music, musical theater, opera, and poetry, plus educational presentations, to be streamed every day, from June 1 to June 28.

“This online program maintains the high artistic quality Princeton Festival audiences have come to expect in a variety of genres, both classical and popular,” says Richard Tang Yuk, PF Executive and Artistic Director. “It includes totally new material prepared especially for us by leading artists, plus performances from our recorded archives. We’re confident audiences will find it to be an exciting and engaging series of events.”

Highlights of the “Virtually Yours” online festival will include the following (all times are EDT):

• Videos of four Festival opera productions, each streamed just once on Sundays at 1 pm. The operas are Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (June 7), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (June 14), the acclaimed 2019 production of John Adams’s Nixon in China June 21), and Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (June 28).

• A “Live Musical Theater Review” (Saturday, June 20, 8 pm).

• Broadcasts of 2019 Festival concerts by Concordia Chamber Players, Van Cliburn competition pianist Rachel Cheung, and the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, airing Fridays at 8 pm on WWFM radio, 89.1 FM in the Trenton area and worldwide over The Classical Network at http://www.wwfm.org.

• Videos of musical artists performing from their homes (various days).

• Latin band Fleur Seule on Saturday, June 13.

• A series of podcasts launched each Wednesday on such topics as “Women in Music” and “Costuming Operas and Musicals,” along with interviews with Shai Zohar, pianist, and Sylvia McNair, soprano.

• Twelve renowned poets from the U.S., Japan, and China, reading poems on the theme of women, in a compilation of videos made especially for the Festival. To be released on Monday, June 22.

• An Opera Workshop for people who want to learn more about the art form, starting Tuesday, June 9; and a Musical Workshop for aspiring singers beginning Monday June 15.

• Lectures by prominent experts: Professor Timothy Urban on “Why We Love Opera” (Thursday, June 4) and Professor Stacy Wolf on “Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theater across America” (Thursday, June 18).

A full roster of “Virtually Yours” events, plus periodic updates to the schedule, may be viewed online at https://princetonfestival.org/virtually-yours/.

May 19, 2020
Princeton Festival Goes Virtual in June

COVID-19 may have put the kibosh on in-person events, but The Princeton Festival, like life, finds a way.

The June 2020 public performance season has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. But in its place, the Festival has announced “Virtually Yours,” a free online series of live and recorded performances of instrumental and vocal music, musical theater, opera, and poetry, with educational presentations, to be streamed every day, from June 1 to June 28.

“This online program maintains the high artistic quality Princeton Festival audiences have come to expect in a variety of genres, both classical and popular,” says Richard Tang Yuk, PF Executive and Artistic Director. “It includes totally new material prepared especially for us by leading artists, plus performances from our recorded archives. We’re confident audiences will find it to be an exciting and engaging series of events.”

Highlights of the “Virtually Yours” online festival will include the following (all times are EDT):

• Videos of four Festival opera productions, each streamed just once on Sundays at 1 pm. The operas are Puccini’s Madama Butterfly (June 7), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (June 14), the acclaimed 2019 production of John Adams’s Nixon in China (June 21), and Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman (June 28).

• A “Live Musical Theater Review” (Saturday, June 20, 8 pm).

• Broadcasts of 2019 Festival concerts by Concordia Chamber Players, Van Cliburn competition pianist Rachel Cheung 張緯晴, and the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, airing Fridays at 8 pm on WWFM – The Classical Network at 89.1 FM and http://www.wwfm.org.

• Videos of musical artists performing from their homes (various days).

• Latin band Fleur Seule on Saturday, June 13.

• A series of podcasts launched each Wednesday on such topics as “Women in Music” and “Costuming Operas and Musicals,” along with interviews with Shai Zohar, pianist, and Sylvia McNair, soprano.

• Twelve renowned poets from the U.S., Japan, and China, reading poems on the theme of women, in a compilation of videos made especially for the Festival. To be released on Monday, June 22.

• An Opera Workshop for people who want to learn more about the art form, starting Tuesday, June 9; and a Musical Workshop for aspiring singers beginning Monday June 15.

• Lectures by prominent experts: Professor Timothy Urban on “Why We Love Opera” (Thursday, June 4) and Professor Stacy Wolf on “Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theater across America” (Thursday, June 18).

A full roster of “Virtually Yours” events, with periodic updates to the schedule, may be viewed online at https://princetonfestival.org/virtually-yours/.

PHOTOS (counterclockwise from top): Richard Tang Yuk conducts the Princeton Festival Orchestra; pianist Rachel Cheung; Mark Delavan as “The Flying Dutchman;” and Allyson Briggs of Fleur Seule

May 19, 2020

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