The Portrait of Bernstein’s aria GLITTER AND BE GAY
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Archive for month: January, 2020
Online opera guide & synopsis to Leonard Bernstein’s CANDIDE
This operetta by Leonard Bernstein is an absolute jewel. Each of the pieces has stunning humour, passion and musicality. It is both comedy and social criticism. It was the overture that made it famous. You almost have to go back to Rossini to find an overture that captures the comedy of the plot so perfectly.
Online opera guide & synopsis to Gioacchino Rossini’s L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI
The music of the Italiana in Algeri is gorgeous and sparkles with wit and melody. The finale of the first act can be considered the invention of slapstick comedy par excellence and for the female lead role Rossini created the vocal type of the coloratura mezzo-soprano, to which he will create further monuments a few years later with Rosina from Barber and Angelina from Cenerentola.
The Portrait of Lehar’s aria DEIN IST MEIN GANZES HERZ
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Online opera guide & synopsis to Franz Lehar’s DAS LAND DES LÄCHELNS
The music that Lehar presents to us in “das Land des Lächelns” (“the Land of Smiles”) is stunning. Lehar himself said of his music that he always sought the melody. And what splendor he offers us in this work! Each of the pieces unfolds an irresistible charm and has become a success story.
The Portrait of Beethoven’s aria ABSCHEULICHER … KOMM HOFFNUNG
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Online opera guide & synopsis to Mozart’s DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL
Mozart was to write a Singspiel for Emperor Joseph II. He fulfilled his wish and wrote the first truly great work for this genre. At the same time he beyond it and wrote one of his great masterpieces. It became one of his greatest successes during a sunny period of his life.
The Portrait of Mozart’s aria MARTERN ALLER ARTEN
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Online opera guide & synopsis to Giuseppe Verdi’s DON CARLO
Don Carlos is an opera for great voices. Each of the six main characters receives a convincing dramatic foundation and development, and each singer has great musical highlights. Schiller wrote a brilliant literary model with his novel “Don Karlos” . It is a play about freedom and human dignity of the age of enlightement, which ignited the spark of inspiration in Verdi. No other work by Verdi has such a far-reaching plot and the power of five acts.
The Portrait of Verdi’s aria O DON FATALE
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