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American opera singer (1889-1954)
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2017-06-25 07:00:51
Classical music: The Madison Summer Choir performs a program of music that expresses suffering, oppression and resistance this Wednesday night at UW-Madison
By Jacob Stockinger The Madison Summer Choir (below) will present its ninth annual concert, “Art: The Timeless Resistance – The Voice of the Oppressed,” on this coming Wednesday night, June 28, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Hall of the UW-Madison’s Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St. The suggested ticket donation is $15. The concert brings together a variety of works that have served as an outlet for suffering peoples, works that gave them a voice where they otherwise had none. The concert will begin with Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, a traditional Spiritual arranged by Jay Althouse. This is followed by Miriam’s Song of Triumph, composed by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) very near the end of his short life to a German text (Mirjams Siegesgesang) by Austrian poet Franz Grillparzer. The text and music describe the Exodus and the celebration of Miriam and the Israelites […]
2016-12-02 14:57:48
Jetez un voile noir sur la triste fiancée
On this day in 1840 Donizetti’s La Favorite premiered in Paris. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xFqLZFPf3M On this day in 1877 Camille Saint-Saens opera Samson et Dalila premiered in Weimar. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdpmTuxzs3Q Born on this day in 1899 tenor and teacher Paul Althouse. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvCra849nU8 Born on this day in 1899 conductor John Barbirolli. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBYtbcPqeN0 Born on this day in 1899 conductor Peter Herman Adler. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLe67IbMWE4 Born 93 years ago on this day and needs no introduction. (Look for the Official Parterre Salute to her tomorrow.) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuEmJZzuG9U Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Irina Arkhipova. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGQo-NxqrM Photo: Wilfried Hösl.
2015-12-02 14:24:48
Venez tous, c’est une fête!
On this day in 1840 Gaetano Donizetti’s opera La Favorite premiered at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. ici Born on this day in 1899 tenor and teacher Paul Althouse ici Born on this day in 1899 conductor John Barbirolli ici Born on this day in 1899 conductor Peter Herman Adler ici Born 92 years ago on this day and needs no introduction ici Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Irina Arkhipova ici
2014-12-02 06:05:43
White tie and tails
On this day in 1933, Fred Astaire‘s first film, Dancing Lady, was released. ici Born on this day in 1899 tenor and teacher Paul Althouse ici Born on this day in 1899 conductor John Barbirolli ici Born on this day in 1899 conductor Peter Herman Adler ici Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Irina Arkhipova ici Born 91 years ago on this day and needs no introduction ici
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