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2024-03-21 10:16:00
The Queen of Spades, Deutsche Oper, 20 March 2024
PIQUE DAME von Pjotr I. Tschaikowskij, Premiere am 9. März 2024 in der Deutschen Oper Berlin, copyright: Marcus LieberenzCountess (Doris Soffel) and Hermann (Martin Muehle)Hermann – Martin Muehle Tomsky – Lucio Gallo Prince Yeletsky – Thomas Lehman Chekalinsky – Chance Jonas-O’Toole Surin – Kyle Miller Chaplitsky – Andrew Dickinson Narumov – Artur Garbas Master of Ceremonies – Jörg Schörner The Countess – Doris Soffel Lisa – Maria Motolygina Pauline – Karia Tucker Governess – Nicole Piccolomini Masha – Arianna Manganello Children’s commander – Sofia Kaspruk Little Hermann – Aleksandr Sher Little Lisa – Alma Kraushaar Stage piano – Jisu Park Old servant – Wolfgang SiebnerDirector – Sam BrownDesigner – Stuart NunnChoreography – Ron HowellVideo – Martin EidenbergerLighting – Linus FellbornAssistant directors – Constanze Weidknecht, Silke SenseDramaturgy – Konstantin ParnianChildren’s Chorus of the Deutsche Oper (director: Christian Lindhorst)Chorus of the Deutsche Oper (director: Jeremy Bines)Statisterie, and Opernballet of the Deutsche OperSebastian Weigle […]
2016-03-27 13:00:18
[…] work was admired by Georges Bizet and Jules Massenet, with whom he had already become acquainted. On the advice of Henri Duparc, he became a devoted student of César Franck at the Conservatoire de Paris. As a follower of Franck, d’Indy came to admire what he considered the standards of German symphonism. In the summer of 1873 he visited Germany, where he met Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms. On 25 January 1874 his overture Les Piccolomini was performed at a Pasdeloup concert, sandwiched between works by Bach and Beethoven. Around this time he married Isabelle de Pampelonne, one of his cousins. In 1875 his symphony dedicated to János Hunyadi was performed. That same year he played a minor role – the prompter – at the premiere of Bizet’s opera Carmen. In 1876 he was present at the first production of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle at Bayreuth. This made a great […]
2014-07-21 18:11:43
Play your hunch
[…] sweet, ingratiating timbre that makes his seduction of young girls more believable. Osborn’s voice might be just fabulous for the 19 high C’s in William Tell, but as the Duke his approach was a bit like a bull in china shop. Still, it was a good chance to hear this tenor, who really does have a freak upper extension. Jeffrey Beruan (Sparafucile) was quite impressive—it was a joy to hear a rich, booming basso. Nicole Piccolomini was also excellent as Maddalena, and André Courville made the most out of the brief role of Monterone. Crutchfield took a more chamber-like approach to the orchestra than one usually hears in international opera houses. This was great in the more lyrical moments of the score—for instance, when Rigoletto sings “Piangi, piangi” to his daughter, the weeping in the strings was so well-articulated. However in the more thunderous, dramatic sections of the opera the […]
2011-12-22 22:50:00
DECEMBER 23 Today in classical music
[…] Died 5 Oct 1961, Debut as Gutrune in Gotterdammerung (Wagner) 1908 Teachers:- Weldon Hunt, Paolo Longone, Sebastiani.1883 Death of Scottish soprano Jane Shirreff. Debut as Mandane in Artaxerxes (Arne) Teacher :- Thomas Welsh.1893 FP of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel fairy tale opera, at the Hoftheater in Weimar. CD-Great Recordings Of The Century - Humperdinck: Hansel Und Gretel / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, Grummer, Metternich, et al.1899 Death of Italian soprano Marietta Piccolomini. Born 15 Mar 1834 in Siena. Created Lucrezia in Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 1852 Teachers:- Mazzarelli, Pietro Romani, Raimondi Pupils :- Giuseppina Pasqua Created Almina in Almina (Campana). L'unione corale senese Marietta Piccolomini soprano.1900 Birth of German baritone Karl SCHMIDT-WALTER in Gernersheim am Rhein. d-Kreuth, Oberbayerem, 14 JAN 1985. Debut 1921 Teachers:- Gustav Landauer, Hans Reinmar, Richard Trunk Pupils […]
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