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Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns, a name that resonates with musical prowess and genius, was a musical prodigy whose impact on the Romantic era of music was profound and enduring. Known for his…
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Jules Massenet
…was his dramatic oratorio, Marie-Magdeleine, that truly put him on the music world’s radar. Released in 1873, it was lauded by the likes of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Charles Gounod….
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Full Perfomance of The Magic Flute – Mozart
Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), performed by the College of Charleston Opera in collaboration with the Charleston Symphony….
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Antonio Vivaldi
…was commissioned for the wedding of King Louis XV. He also enjoyed the patronage of Emperor Charles VI, who honored Vivaldi with a knight’s title. A Storied Relationship: Antonio and…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
…he studied composition with Charles Villiers Stanford and Hubert Parry, two leading figures in British music at the time. He also studied orchestration with Ravel in Paris and was greatly…
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…1840 at the St. Charles Hotel, a grand establishment in New Orleans. Barely two years later, the 13-year-old Gottschalk and his father embarked on a journey to Europe, acknowledging the…
