Last January I had the pleasure of attending a live performance of Donizetti’s Elixir of Love at the Metropolitan Opera, sung by the amazing veteran tenor Matthew Polenzani and rising star soprano Pretty Yende. Well, Donizetti and Pretty Yende are back at the met, this time for the La Fille du Régiment. So this Wednesday evening I’ll be headed back to the Met, and you can too—there’s a port key in your local movie theater! For $15 you can have a great seat in one of America’s great opera houses, and no hassles with TSA to get there.
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If you’re tempted to catch the opera in your local cinema Wednesday, or if you’re just curious to learn a little more about opera while you walk you dog, check out an exciting new opera-related podcast called “Aria Code,” a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera a pair of NYC radio stations.
Aria Code is eminently listenable and often illuminating … a bonus feature for opera fans, and a welcoming entry point for newcomers.–NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/30/arts/music/aria-code-classical-music-podcasts.html
Each episode focuses on a single aria and has an interesting format: Rather than featuring interviews in a traditional sense, each Aria Code episode blends audio from interviews with three individuals, at least one of whom is a featured performer at the Met. This episode, devoted to “Ah, mes amis” from La Fille du Régiment, includes an interview and singing by Javier Camerena, whom we’ll hear sing Tonio on Wednesday.
See you at the opera! Tim
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