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Gioachino Rossini
…commissioned by the Venetian Teatro San Moise to compose La Cambiale di Matrimonio, a comedy in one act. By 1812, Rossini had written La Pietra del Paragone, for La Scala…
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The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini – Livermore Valley Opera
“The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) by Gioachino Rossini is a riotous comedy and considered one of the greatest Italian opera buffas ever written. The opera features memorable…
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The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti, Performed by the Virginia Opera
Virginia Opera presents “The Elixir of Love”, a romantic comedy by Gaetano Donizetti. The show will run from Nov. 14 to Dec. 6 in Norfolk, Richmond, and Fairfax, VA. The…
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Piano Duet of Mozart Piano Concerto No. 5
Alan Uy and Theo Alvarez perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in D Major K.175 as a duet, inspired by Victor Borge’s “classical comedy,” at the El Camino Talent Show…
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Samuel Barber
…musical reflection of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy of the same name, was an extraordinarily accomplished work for a composer of just 23. In 1935, Barber won both the Pulitzer traveling…
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Jean-Baptiste Lully
…the playwright Molière, composing incidental music for his theatrical productions. This collaboration was highly successful and produced several notable works, including the comedy-ballets “Le Mariage Forcé” (1664) and “Le Bourgeois…
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Complete Score – J.B. Lully’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, LWV 43
“Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme” was a 1670 comedy-ballet, written by the playwright Moliere with J.B. Lully composing the music….
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Richard Wagner
…exile ended in 1862, and he returned to Germany, where he began work on “Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg,” his only mature comedy. The Golden Years in Bayreuth In 1871, Wagner…
