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Gaetano Donizetti – L’elisir d’Amore – Chiedi all’Aura Lusinghiera
…poking fun at Nemorino’s sentimental outpourings. In their second duet, both characters are angry and confused. Only in Adina’s aria, specifically its cabaletta, do we get close to the traditional…
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Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations, No. 9-12
…piano. Each variation in the work is a caricature of one of their friends or personal characteristics. It is considered one of Elgar’s greatest works and has a twofold enigma….
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…growing struggle with deafness. Despite this debilitating condition, he continued to compose music, demonstrating an extraordinary resilience that would become a defining characteristic of his life. The Immortal Beloved: A…
