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Mendelssohn – Reformation Symphony, 1st Movement, 1 of 4
In 2009, Ira Levin conducted the Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro in Brasilia, performing Mendelssohn’s Reformation Symphony. The symphony’s first movement includes the Dresden amen, a sequence of…
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Richard Wagner
…“Rienzi” was premiered in Dresden to much applause. The success of “Rienzi” placed Wagner under the spotlight and led to his appointment as the director of the Dresden Opera. Over…
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Carl Maria von Weber
…known for his significant contributions to the opera houses of Breslau, Prague, and Dresden. Weber was an ardent advocate of German opera and worked tirelessly to establish it as a…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…Dresden and subsequently Vienna. Revolutionizing Opera In the 1750s, Gluck began to grow dissatisfied with the constraints of traditional opera seria. Influenced by the Enlightenment ideals of clarity, simplicity, and…
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Sibelius – Andante Festivo
…a noble and seamless melody with hints of Dvorak’s Symphony ‘From the New World’ and Sibelius’ own Seventh Symphony. It concludes with an unmistakable ‘Amen’ cadence. (c) Robert Dearling, 1993…
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Di Tanti Palpiti from Rossini’s Tancredi
…to cook. The aria depicts Tancredi’s return from exile to defend his homeland against the Saracene besiegers and reunite with Amenaide. While many recordings only include the moderato section, the…
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