Anne Sofie von Otter at Koerner Hall
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Veteran mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter appeared in recital at Koerner
Hall yesterday afternoon with pianist Christopher Berner. The first part
of the ...
R. Strauss’s Arabella, Opernhaus Zürich, 15.05.2022
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I don’t think I am alone in considering Arabella a masterpiece, and I have
often wondered why it is so rarely staged. This evening the answer was
evident t...
Gustav & Michael, la danza de la vida
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El fin de temporada superó las expectativas del “Grand Finale” anunciado.
Como no podía ser de otro modo, el último concierto del 2021-2022 y formal
desped...
Ring Cycle in Newark Walk-Up
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Trilogy, An Opera Company is in the midst of building a Ring Cycle in a TV
studio located on the fourth floor of Express Network, a converted
department st...
Water
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This summer has been cloudy, or rainy or stormy and after so much wet the
water has nowhere to go. This morning's photo is similar to any I could
have ta...
My book: The Operetta Empire
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My book, *The Operetta Empire, *is now available from the University of
California Press! A history of Viennese operetta in the twilight of the
Austro-Hung...
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...