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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...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

In 1939, Russian composer Dmitri Kabalevsky wrote incidental music for a children's play called 'The Inventor and the Comedians', by the Soviet Jewish writer Mark Daniel. The play was staged at the 'C...

In 1883 Grieg composed 'The Norwegian Dances'. Like all of Grieg's best music, the 'Norwegian Dances' are filled with achingly beautiful tunes set to supple chromatic harmonies, joyously festive tunes...

In 1883 Grieg composed 'The Norwegian Dances'. Like all of Grieg's best music, the 'Norwegian Dances' are filled with achingly beautiful tunes set to supple chromatic harmonies, joyously festive tunes...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

Parsifal es una ópera en tres actos del compositor alemán Richard Wagner. Está basada en "Parzival" de Wolfram von Eschenbach, un poema épico del siglo XIII sobre el caballero artúrico Parzival (Perci...

In 1934 Alexander Glazunov composed his 'Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra'. Although invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was still fairly new and unfamiliar in Glazunov's day it...

In 1934 Alexander Glazunov composed his 'Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra'. Although invented in the early 1840s, the saxophone was still fairly new and unfamiliar in Glazunov's day it...

French composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas '...

French composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) was specialized in ballets, operas, and other works for the stage. His most notable works include ballets like 'Coppélia' and 'Sylvia' as well as the operas '...

Karl Millöcker (1842-1899) was one of Johann Strauss II's greatest rivals in his lifetime, but his music is almost unknown in England. Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student) is an operetta in three ac...

Der Zigeunerbaron is Strauss's second most popular operetta after Die Fledermaus. Its 1885 premiere had political resonance; the plot popularized the Dual (Austro-Hungarian) Monarchy which was to come...

Tenor ana Concert Band. Paganini was the first Lehar operetta written for Richard Tauber's voice and thus the beginning of a unique composer/artist partnership.Set in Italy in 1806, the story of Pagan...

Paganini was the first Lehar operetta written for Richard Tauber's voice and thus the beginning of a unique composer/artist partnership.Set in Italy in 1806, the story of Paganini tells of the legenda...

Soprano, coro y banda sinfónica La opereta más querida de Emmerich Kalman "Die Csardasfürstin" se estrenó en el Johann Strauss-Theater de Viena en noviembre de 1915. Sólo en los países de habla alema...

Soprano, Tenor, Coro y Banda Sinfónica El compositor austriaco Carl Zeller (1842-1898) contribuyó en gran medida a la gloria de la Época Dorada de la opereta vienesa en la que Johann Strauss jr., Fran...

Dos tenores 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...

German composer Richard Eilenberg completed 350 compositions throughout his life, including ten fantasies after melodies of great masters, like 'Ehrenkränze der Tonkunst' and the suite 'Durch Feld und...

German composer Richard Eilenberg completed 350 compositions throughout his life, including ten fantasies after melodies of great masters, like 'Ehrenkränze der Tonkunst' and the suite 'Durch Feld und...

Although Italian born Guglielmo Cottrau (1797-1847) had a political career, he preferred the arts, music, literature and journalism. Around 1825 he began his collaboration with Federico Girard to publ...

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...

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...

Otto Nicolai's last opera 'Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor' is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in German opera houses. The lib...

The cavatina Fac ut portem is the 7th movement from Rossini's Stabat Mater and sung by a mezzo-soprano.