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Claudio Monteverdi
…their emotional depth and rich musical textures. Groundbreaking Opera In 1607, Monteverdi composed his opera, “L’Orfeo.” This opera is often regarded as the first great opera in the history of…
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Sergei Prokofiev
…and Opera Contributions Prokofiev had a deep-seated passion for ballet and opera. He composed several operas, including “The Gambler” and “The Fiery Angel.” However, his most successful opera was “The…
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Boris Godunov – Full Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov, an epic opera based on Pushkin’s play, is notoriously difficult to stage in the West. This version from Bolshoi, featuring Nesterenko as Godunov, is considered one of the…
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Tannhäuser – Full Opera by Wagner – Paris Version
Opera de Monte-Carlo presents Wagner’s “Tannhauser.”…
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Götterdämmerung from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Presented by Vienna State Opera
Wagner Götterdämmerung – Richard Wagner. Adam Fischer/Vienna State Opera, 2016….
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Die Walküre from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Presented by Vienna State Opera
Wagner Die Walküre – Richard Wagner. The Valkyrie. Adam Fischer, Vienna State Opera, 2016….
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Opera North Presents Das Rheingold from Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Opera North’s acclaimed concert staging of Wagner’s Ring cycle, filmed in Leeds, UK, in June 2016. The Ring begins with music evoking the dawn of time and takes us through…
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Corelli – Adagio from Sonata No. 4, Op. 5 – Flute and Harpsichord
Alter Ego performs the first movement of Sonata No. 4 by Arcangelo Corelli.
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Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride – Operas by Christoph Gluck
From the Grand Théâtre de Provence, Dmitri Tcherniakov stages two of Gluck’s French operas in a single production where Iphigenia, the daughter of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, engaged in war against…
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Complete Version of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – Live from Hamburg with Julian Prégardien
Experience J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a musical highlight featuring renowned tenor Julian Prégardien. Joined by the NDR Vokalensemble and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, this concert captures the magic…
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Beethoven Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 – 3rd Movement
…sonata consists of four movements and takes around 20 minutes to perform. The structure is unconventional, with a slow opening movement followed by classical fast-slow-fast alternation. The third movement incorporates…
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Allegro from Beethoven Sonata No. 12, Op. 26
…is unconventional, opening with a slow movement in theme and variations format, followed by classical principles of fast-slow-fast alternation. The third movement includes a funeral march, foreshadowing Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony….
