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2021-09-06 07:11:05
The history behind: 17 June 1800 - Puccini's Tosca and Sardou's La Tosca
Soprano Hariclea Darclée, the first Tosca Have you ever wondered why Cavaradossi, in the middle of Act Two of Puccini's Tosca, suddenly launches into a triumphal aria 'Vittoria, vittoria!' despite having just suffered torture at the hands of Scarpia's minions? You need to follow the libretto pretty closely, something I suspect few people bother to do, to realise that the aria arises directly from the very specific historical context of the opera. Puccini's inspirations for his operas were many and various (and reading his biography the net seems to have been cast remarkably wide with some surprising ones that got away). But many of his ideas came from seeing stage works, so that both Madama Butterfly and La fanciulla del West are based on English-language stage plays by John Belasco (despite Puccini understanding barely any of the spoken English texts). Tosca is based on French-language dramatic play, La Tosca, written in 1887 […]
2021-07-28 13:30:20
Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté: Piano Sonata No.4 ‘Die Befreit Sonate’ Context Born in 1899, Russian-Canadian composer Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté began learning the piano when she was just five years old. She went on to study at the Paris Conservatoire, where she studied under the tutelage of Vincent d’Indy and Alfred Brun. Throughout her […] The post appeared first on Classicalexburns.
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2016-02-18 09:10:48
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Aesthetic attention Arts organizations are in the business of aesthetic experience. I hope this isn’t a radical statement, but an obvious point. Whether the organization is fostering work by artists, connecting that work to audiences, or preserving … read more AJBlog: The Artful Manager Published 2016-02-17 Black History Week (2) — Black Classical Musicians in Philadelphia Here’s an indispensable book — Black Classical Musicians in Philadelphia: Oral Histories Covering Four Generations , by Elaine Mack. It brings to life what once was a thriving community of classical musicians in the Philadelphia black … read more AJBlog: Sandow Published 2016-02-17 The Met’s New Logo It’s a disaster, as I predicted here last June in “The Met’s Coming Rebranding: A Puzzlement .” In fact, it’s worst than I had heard. Justin Davidson posted this image on […]
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2015-09-04 20:11:24
Message from Thomas Clément, Brussels: Dear all, Both my instruments have been stolen. A double bass and a violone. Yes, this is possible. Getting in a house by night and just walking out by the window! Both instruments are easily recognizable with the information below. Please transfer so that this reaches all specialists who could meet one of those instruments. If you think you see one of them, please contact me. Thanks a lot. Thomas Clément [email protected] +32 473 365 345 Brussels CONTREBASSE Contrebasse allemande, début XXè siècle, vernis brun ; Non signée Contre-éclisses Volute sculptée en forme de tête de lion ; Dos creusé (pas plat). Bas de caisse peu large, formes harmonieuses. Au moment du vol, équipée d’un carquois à archet et d’un micro “The Realist” (une cellule sous un des pieds du chevalet et câble électrique accroché au cordier). Mesures […]
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