8 Italian opera houses link up for free streaming
NewsStarting tonight, the opera companies of Emiglia Romana will be free-streaming operas on Youtube.
The first offering is Simon Boccanegra from Verdi’s town, Parma.
It’s at 8pm local time, 3pm New York.
The productions will be available to view on Youtube for six months.
Who’s paying for it? The Italian culture ministry.
Click here.
“Who’s paying for it? The Italian culture ministry.”
This encapsulates one of the problems with orchestral and operatic music in the U.S. (referring to the previous post). Lacking any consistent state support for the art forms forces some U.S. orchestras, scrambling to stay financially viable day to day, to avoid taking risks that might pay off in the longer term.
Thanks for posting this. A rare opportunity to see (in HD) and hear the 1857 version of Simon Boccanegra. For anglophones, it’s a pity that the subtitles are only in Italian.
But I’m still looking forward to another little-known piece later in the season, one indeed of which I have never heard. It’s called “Der Fliedermouse” (sic)…
I did some research and found that “Der Fliedermouse” is one of those one-hit-wonders like Calalani’s “La Wally”. The only memorable number in the opera is the wistful monologue “Was duftet doch der Fliedermouse”, sung by Hans Sachsenstein.
The good old Italian Magic Money Tree!
Finally the first performance of Franchettis Don Buonaparte!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajWKIn-tiks
Thanks for the tip!
Now the whole world can hear at the dire state of operatic singing in Italy today…