Giuseppe Verdi

‘Aida’ returns to the Met

NEW YORK - When Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida with its magnificent spectacle and intimate but tragic love story returned to the Metropolitan Opera last week, it was greeted with rousing ovation. The Met assembled a cast of powerful...

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ChrisJarmick says "wide mix of musical styles, salsa, dance to opera = great album" about David...

Only 2 of the 15 songs on Grown Backwards are opera--well David Byrne's skewed version of opera, with the help of Rufus Wainwright. Grown Backwards is a pastiche of influences and styles that seem to be touched upon in this...

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Met Opera stars old and new join Tucker honouree Costello in benefit concert

NEW YORK - A funny thing happened on the way through the program at the Richard Tucker Gala: The night's honouree, tenor Stephen Costello, nearly faded into the woodwork that panels Avery Fisher Hall.

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Arts Picks: Falstaff

opera Even when Giuseppe Verdi was not directly adopting Shakespeare for the operatic stage, his work was Shakespearean in dramatic depth and characterization. He did draw directly from the Bard as often as any composer,...

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Various Artists 群星 -《伟大的作曲家》(The Great Composers)16CDs[APE]

专辑英文名: The Great Composers 专辑中文名: 伟大的作曲家 艺术家: Various Artists 群星 资源格式: APE 版本: 16CDs 发行时间: 2005年 地区: 德国 简介: 发行公司:Flex Media (Germa...

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Great Roman Polyphony Returns to Saint Peter's

Not in a concert, but in a Mass. It will be conducted by Domenico Bartolucci, the most brilliant interpreter of Palestrina's music alive today. He was removed as head of the Sistine Chapel choir twelve years ago, but now, with...

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La Stella Band’s annual concert to be held on Saturday

Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture together with the composer’s Marcia Slava will definitely be the highlight of the annual band concert of the La Stella Philharmonic (established in 1863), held at the Teatru Astra this...

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UK Ensemble Plays with Scott Co. Winds, Singers

Media Contact: , (859) 257-1754, x229 LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 16, 2009) − The University of Kentucky Wind Ensemble and Scott County High School Symphonic Winds and Singers will come together to present a concert at 7:30 p.m....

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Dudamel Conducts Schubert and Berio

Two Unfinished Symphonies and Folk Songs Given Exemplary Readings Gustavo Dudamel has programmed an ambitious inaugural season that includes several new works and music from the Classical to Contemporary periods. In his second...

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Review: From the House of the Dead

Until now, Leos Janacek's has never been produced at the Metropolitan Opera. Neither has Esa-Pekka Salonen ever conducted the Met orchestra nor has Patrice Chereau ever staged a work in the huge, often intimidating space. Not...

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