Tales from the Stave: Series 7: Episode 1 Earlier, I got this great post in Facebook from a dear Brit friend who is also a big fan of Mozart. I’d like to share what she sent – to all the Mozart fans out there. Enjoy! BBC’s Tales from the Stave: Series 7: Episode 1 Frances Fyfield’s series of forensic …Read more text
Classical Music Milestone – October 17 The music of the ballet Don Juan composed by Christoph Willibald von Gluck premieres successfully on October 17, 1761, in Vienna, Austria, at the Theater am Kärntnertor. The ballet follows the legend of Don Juan and his descent into Hell after killing his inamorata’s father in a duel. Don Juan ou Le Festin de Pierre …Read more text
Classical Music Dateline: October 11, 1830. Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 performed with the composer himself as soloist. This day, on October 11, 1830, Polish composer Frederic Chopin was soloist in his Piano Concerto No. 1 in Warsaw Theatre. The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, written was first performed on 11 October 1830, in Warsaw, Poland, with …Read more text
Giuseppe Verdi’s Opera Luisa Miller The 3-act opera Luisa Miller by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi premieres in Teatro San Carlo, Naples, on December 8, 1849. It is written to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on a German play Kabale und Liebe by writer Friedrich von Schiller. Opera Luisa Miller was Verdi’s 15th opera. Cast of Characters: Miller, a …Read more text
Rossini Opera Le Siège de Corinthe First Performed Date Premiered: October 9, 1826 Le siège de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth) is Gioachino Rossini’s first French opera. Is is in three acts to a French libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet, based on Maometto II by Cesare della Valle. It is also known in its Italian version as L’assedio di Corinto. Opera History Le …Read more text
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