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Fans of the San Francisco Opera will get the chance to listen to streamed radio broadcasts
of the Company's Spring and Fall 2009 seasons via live streaming at www.kdfc.com.
The broadcasts will air the first Sunday of each month at 8 p.m. Some in the area may be able to access the broadcasts via regular radio by tuning into 102.1FM KDFC.
The broadcasts begin on Jan. 3 with Verdi's "Il Trovatore" conducted by Nicola Luisotti (pictured, right) in his inaugural season as San Francisco Opera music director. The cast features soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky.
The broadcast line up includes:
Feb. 7, at 8 p.m.
"Il Trittico"
- featuring soprano Patricia Racette in her Fall 2009 debut as the heroine in each of the opera's three one-act operas--"Il Tabarro", "Suor Angelica" and "Gianni Schicchi."
March 7 at 8 p.m.
Listener's Choice
-An opera that listeners have voted on as their favorite from the preceding year will be broadcast on this date. For vote information visit: www.kdfc.com.
April 4 at 8 p.m.
Verdi's "Requiem
-Former music director Donald Runnicles conducts this special gala performance of Verdi's choral masterwork. The Spring 2009 performance features the Sacramento Opera Chorus and soprano Heidi Melton, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, tenor Stefano Secco and bass Andrea Silvestrelli.
May 2 at 8 p.m.
"The Abduction from the Seraglio"
-Soprano Mary Dunleavy and tenor Matthew Polenzani head a solid cast that includes soprano Anna Christy and tenor Andrew Bidlack in this Mozart comic gem wherein a Spanish nobleman is bent on rescuing his beloved from the clutches of a tenacious Turk. Conducted by Cornelius Meister last fall.
