Category Archives: Music

“Tribute to Maria Callas”, an evening musical stroll in central Athens, in five acts

PREMIERE 15 SEPTEMBER 15, 2013   “Tribute to Maria Callas” An evening musical stroll in central Athens, in five acts on Sunday September 15, 2013 Acropolis Museum, Herod Atticus Theatre steps, Aghion Asomaton Square, Kotzia Square, National Archaeological Museum With the … Continue reading

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Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the rehearsal for Norma at the Metropolitan Opera.

NORMA Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min. Only the greatest of sopranos are up to the challenge of Bellini’s crowd-pleaser of bel canto fireworks, which is why Sondra Radvanovsky, followed by Angela Meade, is cast in the title role. … Continue reading

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VERDI’s 200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Verdi’s musical scores anthological itinerant exhibition

Verdi’s musical scores anthological exhibition Organized by the Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Antica e Moderna di Roma, 2013 On the occasion of the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the association Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Antica e Moderna di Roma organized an exhibition … Continue reading

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VERDI’S 200th ANNIVERSARY: Nabucco in Philadelphia.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Opera Philadelphia Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi Performed in Italian with English supertitles Company Premiere and New Co-Production Starting Friday, September 27th. An ancient story. A revolutionary telling. On its surface, Nabucco is about the epic struggle … Continue reading

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Niccolo` van Westerhout’s Sinfonia in La minore- 1 Movimento

As a fan of van Westerhout’s  works, I could not help myself to include this brief movimento in my blog… Click on the book and it will play it for you…

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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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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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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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