Gerald Oswald: Partituras medio

If there's one Hebrew folk song that's known the world over, it's Hava Nagila. The title translated means 'let us be happy'. The melody of this festive song - often sung at Jewish weddings - comes ori...

Inspired by the success of Jacques Offenbach's operettas in Vienna, Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) began composing his first stage works in 1860. His comic opera "Isabella", from 1869, was premiered in V...