Search results for: “Opera national de Paris”

  • Flop or Masterpiece? Ten Classical Works That Made a Comeback

    Flop or Masterpiece? Ten Classical Works That Made a Comeback

    …change upset the members of the Parisian Jockey Club, who attended the opera solely for the ballet and arrived fashionably late. Outraged by Wagner’s unconventional choice, the Jockey Club members…

  • George Frideric Handel

    George Frideric Handel

    …from 1719. Despite the initial success of his operas, the popularity of Italian operas waned, and Handel transitioned to composing oratorios. Embracing Oratorios Handel’s shift to oratorios was met with…

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Gioachino Rossini

    Gioachino Rossini was one of the most acclaimed Italian opera composers of the early 19th century. His extraordinary contributions to the operatic repertoire, coupled with his remarkable personal life, make…

  • Georges Bizet

    Georges Bizet

    …Bizet’s musical brilliance left an indelible mark on the world of opera. His final work, Carmen, is celebrated as one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the…

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Frédéric Chopin

    …the need for broader musical exposure, his parents sent him to Vienna in 1829, where he debuted as a performer. The Journey to Paris In 1832, Chopin moved to Paris,…

  • Erik Satie

    Erik Satie

    …prestigious Paris Conservatoire. However, his time at the Conservatoire proved challenging as his teachers disapproved of his unconventional playing style, branding him as “the laziest student in the Conservatoire”. His…

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Gabriel Fauré

    …and exquisitely crafted. Teaching and Leadership Roles In 1896, Fauré was appointed the chief organist at the Madeleine Church in Paris and a professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire….

  • Manuel Ponce

    Manuel Ponce

    …artists. Over time, Ponce composed several pieces for Segovia, contributing significantly to the revival of classical guitar music. Time in Paris and Musical Evolution Ponce moved to Paris in 1925,…

  • Chopin – La Dame Aux Camélias, Performed by the Paris Opera Ballet

    Chopin – La Dame Aux Camélias, Performed by the Paris Opera Ballet

    …set in Paris. The ballet features beautiful music by Chopin and showcases the talented dancers of the Paris Opéra Ballet. This lavish production was filmed live at the Palais Garnier…

  • Telemann Paris Quartet – 5th Movement

    Telemann Paris Quartet – 5th Movement

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet VI, fifth movement, Distrait performed by Concerto Amabile with an animated score. The performers are members of Concerto Amabile and viola da gambist Margriet Tindemans. The recording…

  • Telemann’s Third Paris Quartet, First Movement – Concerto Amabile

    Telemann’s Third Paris Quartet, First Movement – Concerto Amabile

    Telemann’s Paris Quartet III, first movement performed by Concerto Amabile with an animated score. The performers are members of Concerto Amabile accompanied by Margriet Tindemans. The full recording can be…

  • Telemann – Third Paris Quartet, First Movement With Animated Score

    Telemann – Third Paris Quartet, First Movement With Animated Score

    Concerto Amabile performs the first movement of Telemann’s third Paris Quartet, accompanied by an animated score. The performers include Kathleen Kraft, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Elisabeth Le Guin, Phebe Craig, and Margriet…