Opera

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02/04/12

This Saturday’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast presents charismatic soprano Anna Netrebko starring in Gaetano Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena,” beginning at 11 a.m. Join KCSC opera host Lane Whitesell for this 3 ½ hour portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. Ms. Netrebko sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in this premiere production.

01/28/12

The revival of the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Puccini’s “Tosca,” will be aired and hosted by KCSC’s Lane Whitesell at noon, Saturday, January 28. Soprano Patricia Racette performs the title role along with Robert Dean Smith as her heroic lover.

01/21/12

Lovers of Baroque opera have it all in this Saturday’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast of “The Enchanted Island,” featuring arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau and others. The all-star cast includes David Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Placido Domingo, and Luca Pisaroni. KCSC’s Lane Whitesell hosts the show at noon, Jan. 21.

01/14/12

This Saturday KCSC’s Lane Whitesell hosts a Metropolitan Opera archival broadcast of Vincenzo Bellini’s “Norma,” starring mezzo-soprano Marilyn Home and soprano Dame Joan Sutherland (pictured). The opera was broadcast April 4, 1970.

01/07/2012

Join KCSC opera host Lane Whitesell for the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” at noon on Saturday, January 7. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote (Hansel) and coloratura soprano Aleksandra Kurzak (Gretel) dazzle in the Met’s wickedly funny production, performed in English.

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Opera Within Driving Distance Winter/Spring 2012

January/February

     Houston Grand Opera
              Verdi: La Traviata. January 27-February 12
              Benjamin Britten: The Rape of Lucretia. February 3-11
     Opera in the Heights, Houston
              Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena. January 26-February 5
     Dallas Opera
              Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde. February 16-25
     Wichita Grand Opera
              Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore. February 4 only
     Lyric Opera of Kansas City
              Susan Kander: The Giver. World Premiere, 2 p.m. Jan. 14
              Based on a young adult Sci-Fi novel by Lois Lowry

March

     Opera in the Heights, Houston
              Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore. March 15-25
     Dallas Opera
              Peter Maxwell Davies: The Lighthouse. March 16-18 only
     Wichita Grand Opera
              Johann Strauss II. The Bat (Die Fledermaus) March 17 only
     Lyric Opera of Kansas City
              John Adams: Nixon in China. March 10-18 (4 performances)

April/May

     Houston Grand Opera
             Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos. April 13-28
              Gaetano Donizetti: Maria Stuarda. April 21-May 4
     Dallas Opera
              Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata. April 13-29
              Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute. April 20-May 6
     Wichita Grand Opera
              Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale. April 20-21
              Opera on the Lake, May 19
     Lyric Opera of Kansas City
              Giacchino Rossini: The Barber of Seville. April 21-29
     Tulsa Opera
              Puccini: Madama Butterfly. April 21-29

May/June

     Fort Worth Opera Festival
              Puccini: Tosca. May 12-June 2
              Mozart: Marriage of Figaro. May 19-June 1
              Mark Adamo: Lysistrata. May 26, June 3
              Jake Heggie: Three Decembers. May 13-June 2

Links:

Austin Lyric Opera www.austinlyricopera.com

Dallas Opera www.dallasopera.org

Houston Grand Opera www.houstongrandopera.org/

San Antonio Opera www.saopera.com

Tulsa Opera www.tulsaopera.com

     Wichita Grand Opera www.wichitagrandopera.org