March 16, 2020
Week of August 31: Lyric Commentaries for opera streaming and more!
Welcome to the first week of September! Begin your month on a high note with opera streams from Glyndebourne Festival, the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Australia, and Houston Grand Opera. Be sure to also save the date for our upcoming virtual concert, For the Love of Lyric, featuring your favorite singers performing hits from opera, Broadway, and more!
Lyric Opera Commentaries discuss the synopses, music, and some historical insights into the creation of the world's most beloved operas, and musical masterpieces you might've never experienced.
View more Lyric Commentaries to make the most out of your opera streaming experience.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
Monday, August 31
Glyndebourne Festival
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
This production from Glyndebourne stars Marco Jentzsch, Anna Gabler, Michaela Selinger, and Topi Lehtipuu, and was directed by Sir David McVicar. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg was conducted by Vladimir Jurowski in 2011. This opera stream will be available through September 5, 2020. This production was seen at Lyric in the 2012/13 Season.
Lyric Commentary from the 2012/13 Season is by Sir Andrew Davis and Nicholas Ivor Martin.
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
By Richard Wagner
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
Commentary by Sir Andrew Davis and Nicholas Ivor Martin
The Metropolitan Opera
Strauss: Elektra
This production from The Metropolitan Opera stars Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Ulrich, and Eric Owens, and was directed by Patrice Chéreau. Elektra was conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen on April 30, 2016. This opera stream will be available until Tuesday, September 1 at 6:30pm.
Lyric Commentary from the 2018/19 Season is by Nicholas Ivor Martin.
Elektra
by Richard Strauss
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
© 2018/19 Lyric Opera Commentaries. All rights reserved. Recording & Production services provided by Mark Travis. The music featured in Lyric Commentaries is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
A project of the Women’s Board
Commentary by Nicholas Ivor Martin
Tuesday, September 1
LA Opera
Living Room Recital: Ana María Martínez
Recently triumphant in the title role of Madama Butterfly during Lyric's 2019/20 Season, soprano Ana María Martínez performs "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka, along with a selection of Spanish songs for LA Opera's Living Room Recital series. This recital premiered on Tuesday, August 25, and will be available for streaming through Sunday, September 6, 2020.
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Wednesday, September 2
Opera Australia
Bizet: Carmen
This production from Opera Australia stars Victoria Vergara, Neil Rosenshein, and Deborah Riedel and was directed by John Copley. Carmen was conducted by Richard Bonynge in 1991. This opera stream will be available indefinitely.
Lyric Commentary from the 2016/17 Season is by Jack Zimmerman.
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
© 2016/17 Lyric Opera Commentaries
Musical excerpts provided through generous arrangement with Warner Classics, Official Education and Promotion Music Provider for Lyric Opera of Chicago. All rights reserved. Recording & Production services provided by Mark Travis.
A project of the Women's Board.
Commentary by Jack Zimmerman
Thursday, September 3
Houston Grand Opera
Saint-Saëns: Samson and Delilah
This production from Houston Grand Opera stars Sergej Larin, Denyce Graves, and Joshua Winograde, and was directed by Nicolas Joel. Samson and Delilah was conducted by Philippe Jordan in 2002. This radio broadcast will be available until September 7, 2020.
The Metropolitan Opera
Berg: Lulu
This production from The Metropolitan Opera stars Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Paul Groves, Johan Reuter, and Franz Grundheber, and was directed by William Kentridge. Lulu was conducted by Lothar Koenigs on November 21, 2015. This opera stream will be available Friday, September 4 at 6:30pm.
Lyric Commentary from the 2008/09 Season is by Sir Andrew Davis and Nicholas Ivor Martin.
Lulu
By Alban Berg
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
Commentary by Sir Andrew Davis and Nicholas Ivor Martin
Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5
The Metropolitan Opera
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
This production from The Metropolitan Opera stars Angel Blue, Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine, Eric Owens, Alfred Walker, and Donovan Singletary, and was directed by James Robinson. Porgy & Bess was conducted by David Robinson on February 1, 2020. This stream will be available until Sunday, September 6 at 6:30pm.
Sunday, September 6
The Metropolitan Opera
Adès: The Tempest
This production from The Metropolitan Opera stars Audrey Luna, Isabel Leonard, Iestyn Davies, Alek Shrader, Alan Oke, William Burden, Toby Spence, and Simon Keenlyside, and was directed by Robert Lepage. The Tempest was conducted by Thomas Adès on November 12, 2012. This opera stream will be available until Monday, September 7 at 6:30pm.