Jos Dobbelstein

Core 'n Grato (Ungrateful heart) written in 1911 by Salvator Carfillo for Enrico Caruso, has remained a staple of the Italian tenor concert repertoire, having been recorded by Corelli, Domingo, and Pa...

Core 'n Grato (Ungrateful heart) written in 1911 by Salvator Carfillo for Enrico Caruso, has remained a staple of the Italian tenor concert repertoire, having been recorded by Corelli, Domingo, and Pa...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. Jose Serrano (1873-1941) is one of the most famous composers of Zarzuela. In 1910 he composed his one act...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. José Serrano (1873-1941) is one of the most famous composers of Zarzuela. In 1910 he composed his one act...

Con su 'L'elisir d'amore' (El elixir de amor), compuesta en 1832, Donizetti escribió algo mucho más que una mera ópera cómica: fue quizá el primer ejemplo de un género teatral conmovedor, de clase med...

Emmerich Kálmán's most beloved operetta "Die Csárdásfürstin" had its first performance at the Vienna "Johann Strauss-Theater" in November 1915. Only in the German speaking countries it was performed 5...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

Tenor, coro y banda sinfónica El compositor austriaco Carl Zeller (1842-1898) contribuyó en gran medida a la gloria de la Edad de Oro de la opereta vienesa, en la que Johann Strauss hijo, Franz von Su...

Tenor, coro y banda sinfónica El compositor austriaco Carl Zeller (1842-1898) contribuyó en gran medida a la gloria de la Edad de Oro de la opereta vienesa, en la que Johann Strauss hijo, Franz von Su...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. Frederico Chueca composed many Zarzuela's. The 'Tango de la Menegilda' (Housemaid's Tango) is sung in the...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. Frederico Chueca composed many Zarzuela's. The Tango de la Menegilda (Housemaid's Tango) is sung in the 2...

The zarzuela "El barberillo de Lavapiés" (1874) is the comic masterpiece of Spanish composer Francisco Asenjo Barbieri. It's a miracle of raw popular spirit, musical subtlety, ironic wit and political...

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) was a contemporary of Bartók and Kodály at the Budapest Academy of Music. He first coupled a career as a music critic with more conventionally serious composition, before,...

Absolutely the most famous "Canzone Napoletana" is "O Sole Mio" composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Ruperto Chapí y Lorente (1851-1909) was a Spanish composer. He wrote a large number of symphonic, band, choral and chamber works, as well as zarzuelas and operas and is considered one of the most popu...

Una de las Canzone Napoletanas más famosas es "Torna a Surriento", escrita en 1902 por el compositor italiano Ernesto De Curtis (1875-1937) con letra de su hermano Giambattista. "Torna a Surriento" se...

Una de las Canzone Napoletanas más famosas es "Torna a Surriento", escrita en 1902 por el compositor italiano Ernesto De Curtis (1875-1937) con letra de su hermano Giambattista. "Torna a Surriento" se...

Una de las Canzone Napoletanas más famosas es "Torna a Surriento", escrita en 1902 por el compositor italiano Ernesto De Curtis (1875-1937) con letra de su hermano Giambattista. "Torna a Surriento" se...

Italian composer Luigi Denza (1846-1922) is best remembered for 'Funiculì, Funiculà' (1880), a humorous Neapolitan song inspired by the inauguration of a funicular at the summit of the 'Vesuvius'. Bes...

Italian composer Luigi Denza (1846-1922) is best remembered for 'Funiculì, Funiculà' (1880), a humorous Neapolitan song inspired by the inauguration of a funicular at the summit of the 'Vesuvius'. Bes...

Ferdinand Hérold (1791 -1833) was a French operatic composer of Alsatian descent who also wrote many pieces for piano, orchestra, and the ballet. Nowadays he is best known for the ballet 'La Fille mal...