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Handel’s Messiah, HWV 56, is an oratorio composed in the summer of 1741 by George Frideric Handel. It premiered in Dublin on April 13, 1742. One of the most popular…

The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah is often performed with the audience standing. This tradition started when King George II stood during its premiere in 1742, and everyone else followed…

…wedding register. Handel’s Water Music premiered in July 1717 for a Thames Water Pageant & Concert requested by King George I. A modern version of the Water Music will be…

…December 1737 and February 1738. The premiere took place on April 15, 1738, in London, with performances until May 2. The original cast included singers such as Gaetano Majorano (Caffarelli),…

…the sorceress Armida. “Rinaldo” premiered on February 24, 1711, with Nicolo Grimaldi as Rinaldo and Elisabetta Pilotti-Schiavonetti as Armida. It was Handel’s first opera for London and the first Italian…

…their astonishing productions that combine traditional Chinese acrobatics with modern elements. Their version of Swan Lake, which premiered in 2006, is a seamless fusion of acrobatic feats and classical dance….

Listen to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 on Passing Through’s YouTube channel. Premiered in 1880, it’s one of the late Romantic era’s definitive compositions. Tchaikovsky wrote…

Claude Debussy’s La Mer, a symphonic composition, was started in 1903 and completed in 1905. The premiere in Paris in 1905 received mixed reviews but has since become one of…

…orchestra. It consists of 24 variations based on Niccolò Paganini’s Caprices for solo violin. The piece was premiered by Rachmaninoff himself in 1934. The slow eighteenth variation is particularly notable….

…premiered in October 1901 with Rachmaninoff as the soloist. Known for its memorable melodies and Russian character, the opening movement begins with piano tolling before introducing the main theme. This…

Rossini’s “Barber of Seville” is a famous opera buffa with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The overture, originally written for “Aureliano in Palmira,” showcases Rossini’s Italian style. It premiered on…

TOSCA by Giacomo Puccini is a dramatic opera and a staple of the standard operatic repertoire. It premiered in Rome on January 14, 1900, and is based on Victorien Sardou’s…