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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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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…
