Podcast appearances and mentions of adrianne pieczonka

Katie Derham presents highlights from BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, including Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja who sang for us on his 40th birthday, mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy on the golden ratio in music, conductor François-Xavier Roth chatting about the sound of gut strings and a small taste of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason…

Revolutionary times call for revolutionary music, and Beethoven was living in revolutionary times. At the beginning of the 19th century, he quickly became disillusioned by Napoleon Bonaparte — a leader who initially seemed concerned with freedom but was ultimately obsessed with his own power. Beethoven's political anguish rang out in his music, as did his deeply-held beliefs about the heroic power of ordinary people.  Beethoven spent more than 10 years revising Fidelio, the only opera he ever wrote. This was about more than music for the great composer. It was about freedom, devotion and the triumph of human dignity over tyranny. In this episode, host Merrin Lazyan speaks with Jessica Phillips, second clarinetist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, about Beethoven's revolutionary sound. We also hear from soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, who sings the lead role of Leonora, about the most moving musical moments in Fidelio. “O namelose Freude!” (Adrianne Pieczonka and Klaus Florian Vogt):  “Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben” (Adrianne Pieczonka and Falk Struckmann):  This episode features excerpts from the following album: Beethoven: Fidelio (Sony Classical, 1996)— Deborah Voigt, soprano; Ben Heppner, tenor; Matthias Hölle, bass; Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, soprano; Michael Schade, tenor; Thomas Quasthoff, bass-baritone; the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Colin Davis. 

Part one: International Women's Day - interview Part two: Interview with Opera singer; Adrianne Pieczonka about life as travelling soprano. Part three: My usual show: Idiot brings a snowball into the US senate, Vlad Putin facts, smashed whiskey, chatting to Amanda Capido, life in Fiji.  Things mentioned: http://www.internationalwomensday.com http://www.adriannepieczonka.com Listen to Vinney live: 9pm-10pm every Sunday on NewsTalk 1010am.  Right-click to download the latest show.  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here To subscribe with iTunes, click here.

Wagner's mythical LOHENGRIN is at Houston Grand Opera from Oct 30 to Nov 15, 2009www.HoustonGrandOpera.org/LohengrinOne secret protects one great love in Wagners mystical romantic opera. Celebrated Wagnerian tenor Simon O'Neill makes his Houston Grand Opera debut as the knight Lohengrin, whose pure love is threatened by common human greed. Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka sings the misguided Elsa, bewitched into betraying the very one she loves. Soprano Christine Goerke is the sorceress Ortrud and Richard Paul Fink plays her husband Frederick of Telramund, who will stop at nothing to gain the throne. Daniel Slater directs this grand-scale production, conducted by HGO Music Director Patrick Summers.

For many opera lovers around the world, Canadian soprano Adrianne Pieczonka became a household word this summer after her critically praised performance as Sieglinde at this year's Bayreuth Festival. In this podcast, recorded from the Ballroom of Rideau Hall in Ottawa, you will hear two of Canada's finest singers together in concert for the first time. Superstar heldentenor Ben Heppner joins Ms. Pieczonka to perform Richard Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, as well as arias from Die Walküre.

 At this year's Bayreuth Festival, one thing is certain: the new production of the Ring is receiving standing ovations thanks to the vision of director Tankred Dorst, the incredible conducting of Christian Thielemann, who leaves no doubt that he is one of the great Wagnerians of our times, and the amazing singing of Adrianne Pieczonka as Sieglinde. In this presentation of excerpts from Die Walküre you will also hear Endrik Wottrich as Siegmund, Linda Watson as Brünnhilde, and Falk Struckmann as Wotan.