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Swiss violinist, conductor and composer (1814-1875)
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2022-09-19 13:45:51
Arnold Schoenberg, part II, 2022
[…] Steans Institute. The quartet was dedicated to his wife, Mathilde, who at that time was having an affair with their friend and neighbor, artist Richard Gerstl (later that year Gerstl committed suicide; you can read more about this sordid story here). During that time Schoenberg became very interested in painting and Gerstl gave him several lessons; Schoenberg also befriended Oscar Kokoschka and Wassily Kandinsky. Schoenberg’s paintings were even displayed at exhibitions held by Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group founded by Kandinsky. Schoenberg’s infatuation with painting didn’t last long, even though he painted, occasionally, in his later years. One of the largest compositions that Schoenberg wrote during that period was the one-act opera Erwartung (Expectation), Op. 17. Even though it was completed in 1909, it wasn’t premiered till 1924. In 1910 Schonberg was hired as a lecturer at the Akademie für Musik, Vienna’s largest conservatory. He hoped for […]
2022-06-12 14:41:00
Dido and Aeneas and Bluebeard's Castle, Oper Frankfurt, 5 June 2022
Frankfurt Opera HouseDido – Cecelia Hall Aeneas – Sebastian Geyer Belinda – Kateryna Kasper Second Woman – Karolina Bengtsson Sorceress – Dmitry Egorov First Witch – Elizabeth Reiter Second Witch – Karolina Makuła Spirit, Sailor – Carlos Andrés CárdenasBluebeard – Nicholas Brownlee Judith – Claudia Mahnke Prologue (on tape) – Benedek SalgoBarrie Kosky (director)Alan Barnes (revival director)Katrin Lea Tag (designs)Joachim Klein (lighting)Zsolt Horpácsy (dramaturgy)Frankfurt Opera Chorus (chorus director: Tilman Michael)Frankfurt Opern- und MuseumsorchesterBenjamin Reiners (conductor)First Witch (Elizabeth Reiter), Sorceress (Dmitry Egorov), Second Witch (Karolina Makula)Images: Barbara Aumüller The operatic double-bill presents problems and opportunities—like any staged event, one might say, though there are of course specific cases for each genre, even vis-à-vis spoken theatre. First, at least in most instances, comes the question of what to programme together, that is assuming one has rejected the obvious solution of leaving a shortish one-act opera on its own. Practices change: we now rarely programme […]
2022-03-01 12:33:38
Move leaves classical star isolated after he was dropped by his management over his refusal to end support for ‘criminal regime’ Russia-Ukraine crisis: live news The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra has sacked the star Russian conductor Valery Gergiev after he failed to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine or distance himself from his close friend and supporter Vladimir Putin. The mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter, said on Tuesday morning that Gergiev’s contract had been terminated with immediate effect. It came a day after the conductor’s
2022-02-25 17:20:35
As reported by Robert Braunmüller of the German news source Abendzeitung, the Mayor of Munich, Dieter Reiter, gave Russian conductor Valery Gergiev an ultimatum: condemn Putin's military actions by February 28 or have his Chief Conductor contract be terminated. The letter translates to, "I have clarified my stance against Valery Gergiev and urge him […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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