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Gaite Parisienne – Offenbach
Rene Leibowitz, a conductor born in Warsaw in 1913, had a successful career in Paris. He was known for his interest in contemporary music and his studies with Webern and…
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Tannhäuser – Full Opera by Wagner – Paris Version
Opera de Monte-Carlo presents Wagner’s “Tannhauser.”…
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George Gershwin – An American in Paris
Gershwin in North Korea.
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Jacques Offenbach
…Journey to Paris and the Paris Conservatoire In 1833, Isaac Offenbach decided to take his sons, Julius and Jacques, to Paris, convinced that the city would offer them greater opportunities….
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Jules Massenet
…ironmaster. His family relocated to Paris when he was just eleven years old. This move set the stage for his lifelong love for music, as he joined the Paris Conservatoire…
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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,…
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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…
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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….
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
…shaping how harmony was understood in Western music. His theoretical ideas would influence composers for generations to come. Arrival in Paris and Opera Breakthrough In 1723, Rameau moved to Paris,…
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Christoph Willibald Gluck
…on opera based on the mythological story of Paris and Helen of Troy. The Paris Years and the Gluck-Piccini Rivalry In 1773, Gluck moved to Paris to further his reformist…
