There are several opportunities for listeners of classical music in the St. Louis metro area. The first station is 90.7 FM KWMU HD-3. You can listen on your computer if you don't have an HD radio. I've been doing that when I have my computer on. A play listing can be seen on the KWMU 90.7 FM HD-3 website.
The second opportunity is 107.3 FM courtesy of the Radio Arts Foundation. Some of the old hands from Classical 99.1 FM are now back on the air. However, the station range is limited to the immediate St. Louis metro area. You can find an online broadcast on the Radio Arts Foundation website, too.
90.7 FM HD-3 has Saturday Metropolitan Opera broadcasts on Saturday mornings. 107.3 has Houston Grand Opera, too. Give both of these stations a whirl. You'll be glad you did...
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Review of Violetta/Anna Netrebko/Rolando Villazon/Thomas Hampson
Artists: Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, and Thomas Hampson.
Album: Violetta: Arias and Duets from Verdi's La Traviata.
Recording Company: Deutsche Grammaphon.
Recording Date: 2005.
Anna Netrebko, Violetta.
Rolando Villazon, Alfredo.
Thomas Hampson, Germount.
Weiner Staatsopernchor, Weiner Philharmoniker, Carlo Rizzi.
This is an issue from the 2005 Salzburg Festival. It's a production of Verdi's La Traviata by Carlo Rizzi and Weiner Philharmoniker. Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, and Thomas Hampson star in the leads. The story is simple. It's about a fallen women who prostitutes herself out for money. She's forced to chose to between true love and financial gain. She eventually chooses true love but dies from her consumption (TB).
Verdi's La Traviata is the basis for the movie Moulin Rouge. The production is excellent. The singing is first class. Granted. Verdi isn't everyone's cup of tea. But whenever I get in the mood for opera, I'll put this CD on for a spin. Recommended for Xmas.
Album: Violetta: Arias and Duets from Verdi's La Traviata.
Recording Company: Deutsche Grammaphon.
Recording Date: 2005.
Anna Netrebko, Violetta.
Rolando Villazon, Alfredo.
Thomas Hampson, Germount.
Weiner Staatsopernchor, Weiner Philharmoniker, Carlo Rizzi.
This is an issue from the 2005 Salzburg Festival. It's a production of Verdi's La Traviata by Carlo Rizzi and Weiner Philharmoniker. Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, and Thomas Hampson star in the leads. The story is simple. It's about a fallen women who prostitutes herself out for money. She's forced to chose to between true love and financial gain. She eventually chooses true love but dies from her consumption (TB).
Verdi's La Traviata is the basis for the movie Moulin Rouge. The production is excellent. The singing is first class. Granted. Verdi isn't everyone's cup of tea. But whenever I get in the mood for opera, I'll put this CD on for a spin. Recommended for Xmas.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Review of Mozart Arias by Cecilia Bartoli
Artist: Cecilia Bartoli.
Album: Mozart Arias.
Recording Company: Erato.
Recording Date: 1992.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Lugio Silla K 135
Le Nozze Di Figaro K 492
Cosi Fan Tutte K 588
I learned to love opera when I listened to Saturday Afternoons at the Met on Classic 99.1 FM here in St. Louis when it was still on the air. Fortunately, a new classical radio station is back on the air in the form of 107.3 FM.
But listening to the Met introduced me to the world of opera. And one who ranks as a rock star is Cecilia Bartoli. She is one of the few people to upstage a Metropolitan Opera projection by not showing up for it! However, her voice is an awesome sound to behold. I have some of her earlier albums. One of them is her Mozart Arias. They are three of Mozart's Italian operas, namely Lugio Silla, Le Nozze di Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte.
This album shows Bartoli coming into her power as a soprano. And it's a good way to get introduced to classical Italian opera, too. Recommended for the holidays.
Album: Mozart Arias.
Recording Company: Erato.
Recording Date: 1992.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Lugio Silla K 135
Le Nozze Di Figaro K 492
Cosi Fan Tutte K 588
I learned to love opera when I listened to Saturday Afternoons at the Met on Classic 99.1 FM here in St. Louis when it was still on the air. Fortunately, a new classical radio station is back on the air in the form of 107.3 FM.
But listening to the Met introduced me to the world of opera. And one who ranks as a rock star is Cecilia Bartoli. She is one of the few people to upstage a Metropolitan Opera projection by not showing up for it! However, her voice is an awesome sound to behold. I have some of her earlier albums. One of them is her Mozart Arias. They are three of Mozart's Italian operas, namely Lugio Silla, Le Nozze di Figaro and Cosi Fan Tutte.
This album shows Bartoli coming into her power as a soprano. And it's a good way to get introduced to classical Italian opera, too. Recommended for the holidays.
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