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4 Hawaii Tribune Herald, Orchid Isle, December 31 1995 January 6, 1996 'Rake's Progress' on PBS' 'Great Performances' Rakewell, which he sang with sensational success in Aldeburgh, appears courtesy of the Los Angeles Music Center Opera. Hakan Hagegard is probably best known for his performance as Pappageno in Ingmar Bergman's film version of Mozart's "The Magic Flute." Samuel Ramey. American soprano Barbara Hendricks, one of this country's most popular singing artists abroad, starred as Mimi in the acclaimed 1989 film adaptation of Puccini's "La Boheme." American tenor Greg Fedderly, reprising the role of Tom This 'connoisseur's opera' features some of Stravinsky's most moving music "The Rake's Progress," adapted by Swedish film director Inger Aby, airs as a presentation of "Great Performances" on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. on Hawaii Public Television.

The telecast Stars Barbara Hendricks and Greg Fedderly. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Inspired by English artist William Hogarth's series of engravings detailing the decline of an 18th-century libertine, the work (Brian Asawa), the pure-hearted Anne forgives all but loses her beloved as he slides gently into madness. The work's final scene inspired Stravinsky to create some of the most deeply moving music he ever wrote, the duet "In a foolish dream," Anne's lullaby "Gently, little boat," and in particular, Tom's "Where art thou, Venus?" Since its premiere in Venice in 1951, "The Rake's Progress" has been considered a connoisseur's opera, though it is revived with some frequency. Especially successful have been recent productions at Britain's Aldeburgh Festival and at Chicago Lyric Opera, with Jerry Hadley and is Stravinsky's only opera written to an English text.

As fashioned by librettists W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman, it tells the tale of young Tom Rakewell (Fedderly), a well-meaning but weak country lad lured from his faithful sweetheart, Anne True-love (Hendricks), to the flesh-pots (and worse) of a corrupt London. The agent of his descent is the evil Nick Shadow (Hakan Hagegard), who offers riches and pleasures in exchange for as Tom later learns the innocent's soul. Despite Tom's transgressions, including marriage to one of the opera's more outlandish creations, the circus bearded lady Baba the Turk 5.50 APR TV SHUFFLE: Switching tonight New Car Loan 100 financing up to five (5) years Certificates for a FREE Cellular Phone or Pager to the first 1 00 members that apply New Car Loan. Call us at 964-5566 and apply today! Often good Horn December, (995 to February 28, 19.

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