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Der Freischütz – Full Opera by Weber, Presented by Queen City Opera

Queen City Opera presents Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz with English subtitles….
Balakirev’s Variations on a Spanish March – London City Orchestra

Spanish March variations by Balakirev, performed by London City Orchestra with conductor Pablo Urbina.
A Trumpeter’s Lullaby by Leroy Anderson – West City Concert Band

“A Trumpeter’s Lullaby” by Leroy Anderson, performed by West City Concert Band, featuring Richard Breed (trumpet) and Chad Davenpor (conductor)….
Händel’s Royal Fireworks Overture, Performed by City of Prague Philharmonic

Get the EPIC ORCHESTRA’s Georg Friedrich Händel: Royal Fireworks Overture [City of Prague Philharmonic] album, including Royal Fireworks and Ma Vlast, for just $8.99 at emhclassicalmusic.bandcamp.com. Like Facebook.com/EMHClassicalMusic for more…
The Nutcracker – Complete Performance by New York City Ballet

NYC Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker….
Manuel Ponce

…composition. Early Life and Musical Beginnings Born in the small town of Fresnillo, Zacatecas, on December 8, 1882, Ponce moved to the city of Aguascalientes only a few weeks after…
America’s First Orchestra

At precisely 8 o’clock on a December evening in New York City, the iconic notes of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony kicked off the first performance of the first season of the…
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…
How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer

…backdrop of Beethoven’s formative years was Bonn, a city vibrant with musical and intellectual activity. Here, Beethoven received his initial musical education, which was marked by both conventional teachings and…
Samuel Barber

…often the subject of public scrutiny due to his intimate relationship with Menotti. The two lived together for much of their adult lives, first in New York City, and later…
Joseph Haydn

…Vienna, a city that would play a significant role in his musical journey. However, when his voice broke at the age of 16, Haydn found himself ousted from the choir…
Georg Philipp Telemann

…time. The city of Leipzig witnessed his first major opera, Germanicus, along with several other compositions. Courtly Appointments and Personal Tragedies In 1705, Telemann was appointed as the Kapellmeister for…