Der Wald
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Dame Ethel Smyth’s one act opera Der Wald is certainly of some historical
interest. It was the first opera by a woman given at the Metropolitan
Opera. T...
Wagner’s Die Walküre, Theater Basel, 24.09.2023
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There is something curious about the fact that directors Benedikt von Peter
and Caterina Cianfarini claim that this staging is about Brünnhilde trying
to m...
LEIF OVE ANDSNES, NO SÓLO PROFETA EN SU TIERRA
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Si tiene la suerte de encontrárselo y todavía no sabe quién es Leif Ove
Andsnes, podría suponer que se trata de un médico, un pastor, un ejecutivo,
un expl...
Voices unheard: Cassandra in Brussels
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La Monnaie in Brussels opens the new season with a world premiere. In their
first opera, Belgian composer Bernard Foccroulle and librettist Matthew
Jocelyn...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Angel Neumann’s “Recollections”
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I knew the name Angelo Neumann only as an impresario who had arranged the
European train tour of the Ring Cycle in 1881-83. I was delighted to read
his Pe...
CFP: Leeds 2024 IMC Tolkien Sessions
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*CFP: Leeds 2024 IMC Tolkien Sessions *
Paper abstracts are currently being sought for the following Tolkien
sessions for the International Medieval...
Roses on winter's second day
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Lioness, the rose I bought last year, has produced a last flower before
winter dormancy. She has not flowered a lot, but the flowers she has
produced ar...
Comps for the MM in Mastersinging
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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Deutsche Oper Berlin 29.6.22 In the era of
the hyperobject you almost have to salute a production that retains the
visual si...
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Blog beëindigd. Leidmotief verkaste naar Substack, "the home of great
writing". Klik hier Blog discontinued. Leidmotief migrated to Substack,
"the home of ...
Lies
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The truth shall set us free.
Okay, fine, except what happens when the truth is obscured in lies? That
now seems to be the situation in the United States....
Book Review: Blood and Iron by Katja Hoyer
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A Review of Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire
1871–1918 by Katja Hoyer
Amazon Kindle eBook edition (the edition used for the revi...
Sleeping Forever Beneath the Dry Earth (Part 5)
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Shostakovich talking with Rudolf Barshai in the early 1970s
And here is the final part of my book. I am really pleased with a lot of
what's in this part ...
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Ligeti, Atmosphères
Wagner, Prelude to Lohengrin Act 1
Berg, Violin Concerto
Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F major
Vienna Philharmonic
Christoph von Dohnányi, ...
El desafío de Werther en Lima
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*La magnífica ópera de Massenet, obra cumbre del romanticismo francés,
llega en una extraordinaria producción de la Ópera de Colombia, para abrir
la Tempo...
Twerp it.
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Review – Salome (English National Opera, Friday 28 September 2018) Salome –
Allison Cook Jokanaan – David Soar Herod – Michael Colvin Herodias – Susan
Bick...
Royal Opera House announces Ring Cycles for 2018!
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Very excited by this announcement. Must start saving now…. ADVANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT Four full cycles performed September–November 2018 The 2018/19
Season open...
continuing as the flying surgeon
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As some of you may have noticed this blog has been inactive the last couple
of years. When I started this blog I worked in Denmark, but in 2011, after
I be...
The Most Terrifying Aria In All Of Opera
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The most terrifying aria in all of opera, or why Mozart stands alone as a
composer of dramma per musica. (Our thanks to The Music...
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*JULES BASTIN, BASSE CHANTANTE*
BASTIN was born in Waterloo in 1933. He was a Belgian operatic bass* who*
made his debut in 1960 at *La Monnaie*, singing ...
Carmen Aldrich
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Carmen at Chorégie d’Orange was TV live broadcast less than two weeks ago.
Contrary to the Puccini operas or the dreaded Verismo repertoire, Carmen is
alwa...
All-Wagner Concert on Friday, May 21
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Please join us for "Exquisite Love Duets and Solos by Richard Wagner," on
Friday, May 21, 2010, at Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge,
Massachu...
