Mostly Mezzo Mondays: Cavalli, Handel (x3), and Mozart operas with Gauvin, Lemieux, Röschmann, et al.
Mostly Mezzo Mondays: a recurring (though not weekly) feature where, on Monday nights, I blog a list of the upcoming broadcasts that have caught my eye on World Concert Hall. My interests: baroque vocal music, art song recitals, and a list of favorite singers.
First off: the aforeblogged broadcast of Handel’s opera Lucio Cornelio Silla was quite a good listen, in my opinion, so I think it’s worth mentioning that it is still available online (warning: autoplay audio). I believe the listen on demand period for Ö1 is seven days, so this should stay up at least until Saturday. Very satisfying performances from Sonia Prina, Vivica Genaux, Roberta Invernizzi, Sunhae Im, et al.
Next up: a video livestream of Cavalli’s opera Il Giasone from the Grand Théâtre de Genève. The large cast is led by Valer Sabadus as Giasone (Jason) and Kristina Hammarström as Medea. Friday, February 3 on Arte.
We’ve now missed the Wiener Staatsoper livestream of Mozart’s Don Giovanni (sorry!) but you can catch a deferred audio broadcast and since it’ll be on Ö1, I expect it’ll remain available on demand for a week. The cast includes Simon Keenleyside in the title role, Erwin Schrott as Leporello, and Dorothea Röschmann as Donna Elvira. Saturday, February 4 on Ö1.
Also up for deferred broadcast on the 4th: Handel’s Orlando with Iestyn Davies, Erin Morley, Sophie Junker, Diana Moore, and Matthew Brook. Harry Bicket conducts the English Concert. Saturday, February 4 on Rai Radio 3.
Finally, to round out a star-studded Handelian week on the radio: a concert performance of Rodelinda from the Théâtre des Champs Elysées with Karina Gauvin, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Romina Basso, David DQ Lee, Konstantin Wolf, and Juan Sancho. Maxim Emelyanychev conducts Il Pomo d’Oro. Sunday, February 5 on France Musique.