Among the impressive contributions to the American song literature of the twentieth century are works by Samuel Barber (1910-81), whose efforts in this genre reflect his own musical training as a singer, as well as the influence of his aunt, Louise Homer, whose professional relationships put her nephew in contact with other vocalists of the day.
Year: 2009
WAGNER: Das Rheingold — Rome 1968
Vorabend (preliminary evening) of Der Ring des Nibelungen, in four scenes.
TELEMANN: Brockes-Passion
Heinrich Brockes’s famous poetic setting of the Passion, Der f¸r die S¸nden der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus (1712), was one of the most significant devotional texts of its day in Germany.
Don Giovanni — Victorian Opera
Each Australia state maintains its own opera company. The dominant company is Opera Australia, a permanent ensemble based at the Sydney Opera House but which originated in the Melbourne based National Theatre Opera Company in the 1940s.
Opera Stars Revive a Neglected Work
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/arts/music/00chor.html?ref=music
LA “Ring” up and running
LOS ANGELES: On February 21 the capacity audience in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was overwhelmed by the staging of Das Rheingold that launched the Los Angeles Opera’s new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen. So was Wagner.
Haydn’s L’Isola Disabitata by Gotham Chamber Opera
Had a misunderstanding with your truelove lately? Tough job straightening things out?
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano
This DVD contains the contents of four televised recitals of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, with no way of telling from the information provided whether the recitals are presented complete or not.
Historic Performances: Maria Callas
Although born in New York City, Maria Callas (1923-1977) received her musical education in Greece and started her career in Italy.