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The history behind: 17 June 1800 - Puccini's Tosca and Sardou's La Tosca
[…] forces had meant that King Ferdinand was able to return. Key amongst the British forces was, of course, Lord Nelson who would be rewarded with the title of Duke of Bronte for his aid to King Ferdinand and his family. It was at this time that Nelson's liaison developed with Emma Hamilton (wife of the Sir William Hamilton, British ambassador to Naples and Sicily), Queen Maria Carolina of Naples by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun The French republic in Rome was governed by seven consuls one of whom, Liborio Angelucci, was probably the model for Angelotti in the play and opera, though their back stories differ somewhat. It is only in the play, that Cesare Angelotti had been a wealthy landowner in Naples and defender of the short-lived Neapolitan Republic. When it fell and King Ferdinand was returned as ruler, Angelotti fled to Rome where he became one of […]
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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ArtsJournal: music
2016-02-18 09:10:48
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[…] York magazine’s Vulture site… … read more AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-02-17 Buried Child Surfaces in New Revival Sam Shepard recently referred to Buried Child as “the same clunky play” it always was, rewrites notwithstanding. That’s Shepard being candid. That’s Shepard being Shepard. Never mind that awkward dramaturgy and a little too much… … read more AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-02-17 Vigée Le Brun: Flattery Got Her Everywhere, Including the Met (with video) At about the halfway point in the 80-work Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum (to May 15), I ran into the museum’s new president, Daniel Weiss, who asked me the dreaded … read more AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2016-02-17 Portland Bound Shortly, I am going to head south, turn right, drive west through […]
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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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