Opera On Three Tonight !

[mikey4444]

Smashing relay direct from the Met of Donizetti's " Anna Bolena" for those that might be interested !

[Old_Geezer]

Channel 3, BBC 3, ITV 3 ?
What time ?

[Tilly2]

Not my bag, Mikey but I hope you enjoy it.

[Old_Geezer]

Oh you mean Radio 3. Ah ok. Prefer to see the performance but I'll think about it. Thanks.

[mikey4444]

OG...Radio Three...Most Saturday nights in the Autumn-Winter period.

Its a live broadcast of the Saturday matinee performance.

All Met. performances are marvelous...it really is one of the best opera houses in the world, with enough money to attract the very best voices available at the time.

Next week is the Pearl Fishers ( I know, a bit boring but worth listening to for that famous duet ! )

[mikey4444]

Just seen your post OG.

Its been mooted that these live broadcasts should be on TV for years, but as yet no progress. Its estimated that over 100 million people will be listening tonight ! Awesome !

[Old_Geezer]

Need a sound bar and a decent pair of speakers really. Still; on in the background while I surf.

[mightymouse]

And Sondra Radvanovsky is fab!

[Peter Pedant]

o thx Mikey

gpt ha;f of La Boheme the other day

[mikey4444]

Yes...surely great music !

[brainiac]

Love this opera, in fact all bel canto. Thought Radvanovsky got off to a bit of a shaky start, but rose to the 'mad' scene challenge at the end. Really good Jane Seymour and Percy, too. Shame they don't show it on BBC4 at the same time.

[mikey4444]

Brainiac....I think you may be interested that a previous Sat night relay from the Met is still available :::::: Verdi's "La Donna del Lago"

If you want Bel Canto, it doesn't get any better !

[mikey4444]

My apologies :::::

[mikey4444]

Braniac...not sue what is going wrong here !

I shall post this on another thread !

[The Builder]

One of Donizetti's "Three Queens" set, Mikey.

The others are: "Roberto Devereux", (Queen Elizabeth's boyfriend), which I've never seen....... and "Maria Stuarda" (Mary Stuart) which is one of my favourites among "opera seria"

Well worth it if you get a chance to see Maria Stuarda. Heavy stuff, but "The Prayer" before she's led off to be executed will reduce even a builder to tears ;o)

[brainiac]

Thanks for the message, Mikey (though it was Rossini who wrote 'La Donna del Lago' !) Seen 'Anna Bolena twice: first time at the Tower of London - extra thrills as, of course, that's where she met her end; and second time a really good English Touring Opera production at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. Don't think ETO get the praise they deserve. Seen 'Maria Stuarda' a couple of times as well, most recently with the fab Sarah Connolly in the title role for Opera North. I agree about the prayer at the end.....