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... The first production of "Carmen" took place at the Opera Comique, Paris, on the 3rd of March 1875. There was a crowded attendance on the occasion, including "all of Paris that assumes to have any voice in the creation of public opinion." But nobody seems to have thought much of the opera then -- thi ...
... The first production of "Carmen" took place at the Opera Comique, Paris, on the 3rd of March 1875. There was a crowded attendance on the occasion, including "all of Paris that assumes to have any voice in the creation of public opinion." But nobody seems to have thought much of the opera then -- thi ...
Oh Mio Babbino Caro Opera: Gianni Schicchi Composer: Giocomo
... Opera Buffa – Funny opera, especially from the 18th century. ...
... Opera Buffa – Funny opera, especially from the 18th century. ...
24. (5/17) MUSIC I N THE 1680 1. Corelli, Trio Sonata op. 3 no. 2 in
... b. English did not like continuously sung opera; spoken drama was always particularly strong in England. However, spoken drama did not allow actresses (at least until 1660), so sung thea ter was where women’s participation was paramount. c. masques were common, and mixed dancing, music, and drama ...
... b. English did not like continuously sung opera; spoken drama was always particularly strong in England. However, spoken drama did not allow actresses (at least until 1660), so sung thea ter was where women’s participation was paramount. c. masques were common, and mixed dancing, music, and drama ...
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... piece and cutting the excess. It was a great success, and Gluck composed other operas that stuck to the same focus, influencing those who followed him, like Mozart, whose Marriage of Figaro was one of the most popular operas of its day. Combing humour with its tale, and some memorable tunes, it se ...
... piece and cutting the excess. It was a great success, and Gluck composed other operas that stuck to the same focus, influencing those who followed him, like Mozart, whose Marriage of Figaro was one of the most popular operas of its day. Combing humour with its tale, and some memorable tunes, it se ...
Old House.Music
... Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer. In a short lifespan of just nearly 32 years, Schubert was a prolific composer, writing some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies, liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. Compositions: Ellens ...
... Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer. In a short lifespan of just nearly 32 years, Schubert was a prolific composer, writing some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies, liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. Compositions: Ellens ...
Classical Period
... Ludwig van Beethoven, who began as a Classical composer, broke the mold with his revolutionary “Eroica” in 1804 and dominated the musical scene until 1827. European music would never be the same again. Precise forms became less important than the expression of powerful feelings, and Romantic compose ...
... Ludwig van Beethoven, who began as a Classical composer, broke the mold with his revolutionary “Eroica” in 1804 and dominated the musical scene until 1827. European music would never be the same again. Precise forms became less important than the expression of powerful feelings, and Romantic compose ...
Music
... The first English composer who acquired a European reputation was John Dunstable (the end of 14th + the beginning of 15th century). He excelled as a composer who influenced the development of polyphonic music. In the 16th century the country was known abroad as “merry England”. In those days music w ...
... The first English composer who acquired a European reputation was John Dunstable (the end of 14th + the beginning of 15th century). He excelled as a composer who influenced the development of polyphonic music. In the 16th century the country was known abroad as “merry England”. In those days music w ...
Rossini, Gioacchino Antonio (1792-1868), Italian composer, the
... (1823), and Le Comte Ory (Count Ory, 1828). After 1831, Rossini composed no further operas and during the rest of his life produced only one important work, the Stabat Mater of 1842. Despite his long retirement, he remained one of the great personages of the musical world. He died in Passy, on Novem ...
... (1823), and Le Comte Ory (Count Ory, 1828). After 1831, Rossini composed no further operas and during the rest of his life produced only one important work, the Stabat Mater of 1842. Despite his long retirement, he remained one of the great personages of the musical world. He died in Passy, on Novem ...
Opera
... French Operas Had more ballet and instrumental music French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully ...
... French Operas Had more ballet and instrumental music French composer Jean-Baptiste Lully ...
Tawawa House - Townsend Opera
... lived and worked at Tawawa House after gaining their freedom, and the people who helped them protect their freedom as the country braced for Civil War. ...
... lived and worked at Tawawa House after gaining their freedom, and the people who helped them protect their freedom as the country braced for Civil War. ...
Gioacchino Rossini 1792-1868
... I. 1813-Tancredi (early success) J. 1815-Elisabetta regina d’Inglilterra. The overture to this opera was later used for Barber of Seville K. 1813-married Isabella Colbran (1785-1845). Colbran was an opera singer. Colbran took the leading part in “Elisabetta”. L. 1816--Almaviva (Barber of Seville), b ...
... I. 1813-Tancredi (early success) J. 1815-Elisabetta regina d’Inglilterra. The overture to this opera was later used for Barber of Seville K. 1813-married Isabella Colbran (1785-1845). Colbran was an opera singer. Colbran took the leading part in “Elisabetta”. L. 1816--Almaviva (Barber of Seville), b ...
Gioacchino Rossini 1792-1868
... I. 1813-Tancredi (early success) J. 1815-Elisabetta regina d’Inglilterra. The overture to this opera was later used for Barber of Seville K. 1813-married Isabella Colbran (1785-1845). Colbran was an opera singer. Colbran took the leading part in Elisabetta. L. 1816--Almaviva (Barber of Seville), bas ...
... I. 1813-Tancredi (early success) J. 1815-Elisabetta regina d’Inglilterra. The overture to this opera was later used for Barber of Seville K. 1813-married Isabella Colbran (1785-1845). Colbran was an opera singer. Colbran took the leading part in Elisabetta. L. 1816--Almaviva (Barber of Seville), bas ...
Across 1 Savvy orchestra manager, Deborah 4 Composer of
... 16 Book on which Massenet based an opera in four acts (2 words) ...
... 16 Book on which Massenet based an opera in four acts (2 words) ...
CHAPTER 35
... Religious Music • In his old age, Louis XIV assumed an increasingly pious life, and his court took on a more devout decor. Consequently, Lully and other younger composers were increasingly encouraged to provide sacred music for the king and his family. Among the younger generation of composers, Mar ...
... Religious Music • In his old age, Louis XIV assumed an increasingly pious life, and his court took on a more devout decor. Consequently, Lully and other younger composers were increasingly encouraged to provide sacred music for the king and his family. Among the younger generation of composers, Mar ...
Drama set to music • Acted and sung by solo singers (and
... and emotions as they were affected by events in the story • Scarlatti designed the arias in his operas in da capo (ABA) form – only the first two sections written out • Vocal decorations were expected to in the repeat of the first section ...
... and emotions as they were affected by events in the story • Scarlatti designed the arias in his operas in da capo (ABA) form – only the first two sections written out • Vocal decorations were expected to in the repeat of the first section ...
France: Opera Comique, Operetta, Lyric Opera, Grand
... e.g.: his opera Les Pecheurs de Perles (1863) was set in Ceylon. o Carmen (1875): another exotic story. Premiered just before his death This is Bizet’s most famous opera, with very familiar music Bizet was influenced by Wagner and Verdi: Wagner’s notion of the complete art work, using theater ...
... e.g.: his opera Les Pecheurs de Perles (1863) was set in Ceylon. o Carmen (1875): another exotic story. Premiered just before his death This is Bizet’s most famous opera, with very familiar music Bizet was influenced by Wagner and Verdi: Wagner’s notion of the complete art work, using theater ...
French opera
French opera is one of Europe's most important operatic traditions, containing works by composers of the stature of Lully, Rameau, Berlioz, Bizet, Debussy, Poulenc and Messiaen. Many foreign-born composers have played a part in the French tradition as well, including Gluck, Salieri, Cherubini, Rossini, Meyerbeer, Offenbach and Verdi.French opera began at the court of Louis XIV of France with Jean-Baptiste Lully's Cadmus et Hermione (1673), although there had been various experiments with the form before that, most notably Pomone by Robert Cambert. Lully and his librettist Quinault created tragédie en musique, a form in which dance music and choral writing were particularly prominent. Lully's most important successor was Rameau. After Rameau's death, the German Gluck was persuaded to produce six operas for the Parisian stage in the 1770s. They show the influence of Rameau, but simplified and with greater focus on the drama. At the same time, by the middle of the 18th century another genre was gaining popularity in France: opéra comique, in which arias alternated with spoken dialogue. By the 1820s, Gluckian influence in France had given way to a taste for the operas of Rossini. Rossini's Guillaume Tell helped found the new genre of Grand opera, a form whose most famous exponent was Giacomo Meyerbeer. Lighter opéra comique also enjoyed tremendous success in the hands of Boïeldieu, Auber and others. In this climate, the operas of the French-born composer Hector Berlioz struggled to gain a hearing. Berlioz's epic masterpiece Les Troyens, the culmination of the Gluckian tradition, was not given a full performance for almost a hundred years after it was written.In the second half of the 19th century, Jacques Offenbach dominated the new genre of operetta with witty and cynical works such as Orphée aux enfers; Charles Gounod scored a massive success with Faust; and Bizet composed Carmen, probably the most famous French opera of all. At the same time, the influence of Richard Wagner was felt as a challenge to the French tradition. Perhaps the most interesting response to Wagnerian influence was Claude Debussy's unique operatic masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande (1902). Other notable 20th century names include Ravel, Poulenc and Messiaen.