Monthly Archives: September 2013

VERDI’s 200th ANNIVERSARY: I Cameristi della Scala Tour the USA

I Cameristi della Scala Tour in the United States October 2013 5 – Charleston 7 – Boston: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kresge Auditorium 8 – Providence: 9 – Washington: Library of Congress,Coolidge Auditorium 10 – New York: Carnegie Hall 11 … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY: Chicago Simphony Orchestra’s Macbeth

Celebrating Giuseppe Verdi “Giuseppe Verdi was a composer who expressed the most essential feelings of mankind: love, hate, friendship, jealousy—everything that reflects our life, our way of being human. His music is the mirror of who we are. Each of … Continue reading

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Richard Wagner’s Bicentennial Sparks Effort to Split Music and Anti-Semitism

Hitler’s Favorite Composer Gave Himself Black Eye With Bias By Reuters Former German infantryman Hans Himsel lived through scenes in 1944 at the Bayreuth opera house worthy of the finale of Richard Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung” when Valhalla goes up in flames. … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY: Washington National Opera Features “The Force of Destiny”

        Verdi’s  “The Force of Destiny”    Thrust together by fate, three lives become intertwined on a path to ruin. WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello brings her inventive staging to this new production of Verdi’s demanding masterpiece, featuring an exciting cast … Continue reading

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WAGNER’ S 200th ANNIVERSARY: Washington National Opera Features Tristan and Isolde

  Tristan and Isolde In Wagner’s retelling of the beloved Celtic myth and its star-crossed lovers, Deborah Voigt–one of the finest Wagnerian sopranos of our time–brings her alluring portrayal of Isolde to a stunning production featuring an impressive international cast. … Continue reading

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VERDI’S ANNIVERSARY: Muti Directs Verdi and Brahms in Chicago.

Muti Conducts Verdi and Brahms at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 8:00 PM Verdi, Brahms, Strauss Thursday, September 19, 2013 Music Director Riccardo Muti leads Giuseppe Verdi’s powerful ballet music from Macbeth in honor of the opera composer’s bicentennial and rounds … Continue reading

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FREUD MUSEUM LONDON DAY LECTURE: WAGNER, FREUD AND THE END OF MYTH

FREUD MUSEUM LONDON Day Conference, Saturday September 28th, 2013 9.30am – 5.00pm WAGNER, FREUD AND THE END OF MYTH Freud once asserted that his intention was to re-interpret myths and stories as products of the inner world, and thus ‘transform metaphysics … Continue reading

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Richard Wagner in Dresden.

The Semperopera is most important place in Dresden for Wagner’s works. Wagner himself called the orchestra, directed by him, the actual Staatskapelle as „Wonder Harpe“ Photo: Sylvio Dittrich Dresden marked an important stage in the life of this great 19th … Continue reading

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