Radio Lady Discusses: KBPS All Classical 89.9 FM to Broadcast Portland Opera's 2006/07 Performances

[Radio_Lady]

KBPS ALL CLASSICAL 89.9 FM TO BROADCAST PORTLAND (OREGON) OPERA’S 2006/07 PERFORMANCES

Partnership will also feature airing of CD recordings of the upcoming 2006/07 Season offerings

Oregon and Southwest Washington opera lovers and soon-to-be-opera lovers will reap the benefits of a continued partnership between Portland Opera and KBPS All Classical 89.9 FM. Thanks to this partnership the area will enjoy broadcasts of Portland Opera’s 2006/07 performances—Faust, The Return of Ulysses, Norma, The Flying Dutchman and The Magic Flute. Those broadcasts will be followed by broadcasts of CD recordings of Portland Opera’s upcoming 2007/08 Season—“Great Women of the Stage”—Bizet’s Carmen, Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola), Handel’s Rodelinda, Britten’s Albert Herring and Verdi’s Aida.

This marks the third season that KBPS All Classical 89.9 FM will air such recordings. Portland Opera General Director Christopher Mattaliano commented that “we are very pleased to continue our partnership with KBPS. Broadcasting last season’s performances will give thousands of patrons the particular pleasure of enjoying the season’s highlights once again and provide many who couldn’t get a ticket the chance to enjoy the performances for the first time. Broadcasting those performances and previewing the upcoming season go a great distance in helping make opera accessible to our entire community. Our huge thanks go to KBPS and its talented team who have become key players in the region’s cultural landscape.”

KBPS All Classical 89.9 Executive Director Sarah Shelley said: “Assisting our arts partners in audience development is one way All Classical 89.9 plays an important role in keeping Portland culturally vibrant. We look forward to our third broadcast project with Portland Opera and hope that presenting their past and future work will intrigue our listeners to attend this year's performances.”

Broadcast Schedule - (All broadcasts will begin at 10:00 am Pacific Time)

Portland Opera (Portland, OR) 2006/07 performances

July 21 Faust (Gounod)
July 28 Norma (Bellini)
August 4 The Return of Ulysses (Monteverdi)
August 11 The Flying Dutchman (Wagner)
August 18 The Magic Flute (Mozart)

Commercial CD recordings of 2007/08

August 25 Carmen (Bizet)
September 1 Cinderella (La Cenerentola) (Rossini)
September 8 Rodelinda (Handel)
September 15 Albert Herring (Britten)
September 22 Aida (Verdi)

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(Crossposted to Oregon forum)

[Radio_Lady]

1. If you plan to attend in person, Portland Opera uses super-titles in English on all performances.

This translated captioning appears over the proscenium arch of the stage. I wish they had had this feature in earlier decades. I saw super-titles for the first time a few years ago in Portland. Opera is so much more understandable when supertitles accompany each performance. It's just a wonderful addition to the whole opera scene.

Even if you don't speak French or German and are not familiar with the libretto (book) of each opera, you can now understand it in greater detail. A great adjunct to enjoying each opera presentation!

[flamingyouth]

2. I'm looking forward to your review of "Faust."

:hi: