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Georg Philipp Telemann
…keyboard instruments. Navigating challenges and opposition, Telemann demonstrated exceptional resilience and determination. He composed his first opera, “Sigismundus,” at the age of 12. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hildesheim,…
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Benjamin Britten
…Peter Grimes (1945). The opera’s success marked Britten as a leading figure in English opera and showcased his ability to merge vivid drama with psychological depth. A Pacifist’s Vision Britten,…
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Sergei Prokofiev
…and Opera Contributions Prokofiev had a deep-seated passion for ballet and opera. He composed several operas, including “The Gambler” and “The Fiery Angel.” However, his most successful opera was “The…
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America’s First Orchestra
…born. Ureli Corelli Hill, a violinist from Connecticut who had previously played and conducted with the New York Sacred Music Society, spearheaded the founding of the new institution, originally named…
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Boris Godunov – Full Opera by Modest Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov, an epic opera based on Pushkin’s play, is notoriously difficult to stage in the West. This version from Bolshoi, featuring Nesterenko as Godunov, is considered one of the…
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Tannhäuser – Full Opera by Wagner – Paris Version
Opera de Monte-Carlo presents Wagner’s “Tannhauser.”…
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Götterdämmerung from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Presented by Vienna State Opera
Wagner Götterdämmerung – Richard Wagner. Adam Fischer/Vienna State Opera, 2016….
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Die Walküre from Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Presented by Vienna State Opera
Wagner Die Walküre – Richard Wagner. The Valkyrie. Adam Fischer, Vienna State Opera, 2016….
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Opera North Presents Das Rheingold from Wagner’s Ring Cycle
Opera North’s acclaimed concert staging of Wagner’s Ring cycle, filmed in Leeds, UK, in June 2016. The Ring begins with music evoking the dawn of time and takes us through…
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…being born and raised in New Orleans, Gottschalk was a staunch Union supporter during the American Civil War. He always introduced himself as a New Orleanian, and his music often…
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…to capture some sounds, enabling him to continue composing and performing for a while. However, as his hearing loss progressed, these aids became less effective, forcing Beethoven to find new…
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2024 – The Year Mozart and Chopin Both Dropped New Singles
…Ganz kleine Nachtmusik Researchers at the Leipzig Municipal Library, while updating the Kochel catalog of Mozart’s works, were in for the surprise of their lives when they discovered a “new”…
