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Maria Callas Performs Madama Butterfly – Puccini
…is based on a story by John Luther Long and a novel by Pierre Loti, and it is set in Nagasaki in the 1890s. (Thanks to Wikipedia for the information!)…
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Rossini’s The Barber of Seville – Sestetto
…Luigi Alva, Hermann Prey, Enzo Dara, Paolo Montarsolo, Stefania Malagù, and Renato Cesari. The Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus are conducted by Claudio Abbado with direction by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle….
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Georges Bizet
…Conservatoire, Bizet studied under esteemed musicians such as Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann and Antoine François Marmontel, and won several awards, including the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1857. Early Works and Struggles…
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Fernando Sor
…instruments were guitars made by Pierre Rene Lacote, who was known for his adherence to reasoning and flexibility. Some of Lacote’s guitars bear Sor’s signature, reflecting his approval. Sor also…
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Gabriel Fauré
…several reforms at the Conservatoire, earning him the nickname “Robespierre.” Later Years and Legacy Despite his declining health, Fauré remained active in the musical scene. The years of the war…
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Maurice Ravel
…1875, in the quaint Basque town of Ciboure, France, Ravel was introduced to the world of music at a tender age. His Swiss father, Pierre-Joseph Ravel, an engineer and inventor,…
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Gabriel Fauré – Élégie for Cello and Piano, Op. 24
Gabriel Fauré’s Élégie for cello and piano, performed by Pierre Fontenelle on cello and Marie Datcharry on piano….
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…citing his American nationality as the reason. Pierre Zimmerman, head of the piano faculty, dismissed America as a “country of steam engines.” Despite this setback, Gottschalk managed to secure private…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
…he completed his opera Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), which was based on the play La folle journée, ou le marriage de Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais. The…
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Madame Butterfly by Puccini
…Long and the novel ‘Madame Chrysanthème’ by Pierre Loti. The opera premiered in 1904 but was initially poorly received. The film features Ying Huang as Cio-Cio-San (Mme Butterfly) and Richard…
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Rossini Duo in D Major for Cello and Double Bass
Duo for cello and double bass by Rossini, performed by Gregor Horsch and Pierre Emmanuel de Maistre.
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Arnold Schoenberg – Nocturne for Violin and Strings
Schoenberg’s beautiful Nocturne, performed by Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie under the direction of Jean-Pierre Wallez….
