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Bella Nuit by Jacques Offenbach
Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca: Beautiful night, O night of love
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Gaetano Donizetti’s Il Campanello – Ho Una Bella
In Donizetti’s “Il campanello di notte,” Enrico prevents Annibale from reaching his bride’s bedroom. Enrico claims to have a sore throat from nightly serenades under his unfaithful lover’s window. Annibale…
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Luigi Boccherini – Menuett from Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275
Bella Serenata – Luigi Boccherini Minuet 2008 – Bella Serenata – Luigi Boccherini Minuet 2008…
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Cruda Sorte! Amor Riranno! from Verdi’s L’italiana in Algeri
Gioachino Rossini’s “L’italiana in Algeri” features Isabella, one of his most assertive and charming heroines. Unlike other female characters, Isabella controls the situation, making her a powerful presence. Her short…
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Gioachino Rossini
…Giuseppe Verdi. During his tenure in Naples, Rossini met and courted Isabella Colbran, a local soprano whom he would later marry. However, their marriage was not particularly happy, and after…
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Gioachino Rossini – Otello
Isabella Colbran, the mezzo-soprano and the most important woman in Rossini’s life, had the opportunity to enchant audiences in his opera “Otello.” She was a brilliant dramatic singer and appeared…
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La Calunnia from Rossini’s Barber of Seville
Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” is being performed at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. The aria “La calunnia” is sung by Don Basilio, Rosina’s music teacher and…
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12-Year-Old Performs Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 – 3rd Movement
12-year-old Gabrielle Chou performed Chopin Piano Concerto No.2, 3rd mvt in a public TV program, “American Ideal IV,” organized by Bella Smith at coralgablesopera.com. Over 800 elementary students attended their…
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Steel Drum Performance of Bach’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor
…2005. The ensemble consisted of music students from Bellarmine Preparatory School. Steel drums, originally from Trinidad & Tobago, were used to perform classical music instead of their usual calypso genre….
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Leonard Bernstein
…1939, Bernstein continued his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Here, he honed his skills under the guidance of accomplished musicians like Isabella Vengerova, Fritz Reiner, and…
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Jacques Offenbach
…The family trio, consisting of Offenbach on the cello, his brother Julius on the violin, and sister Isabella on the piano, began performing at local dance halls, cafes, and inns….
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Cinderella – Full Ballet by Sergei Prokofiev
Prokofiev’s Cinderella Ballet, performed by Instituto Nacional De Las Bellas Artes….
