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𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗬𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 The relationship between 𝗙𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻 and 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱—the literary pseudonym of Aurore Dupin—is usually presented as one of the great love stories of…

𝗧𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗸𝗼𝘃𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗵𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, inside the 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 in 𝗦𝘁. 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮. This cemetery later became famous as the 𝗡𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁, because many major Russian composers, writers,…

Anton Bruckner room in St. Florian monastery - 1930 - Photograph by Richard Werian. (Photo by Votava/brandstaetter images via Getty Images)

# **Antonio Cesti (1623–1669)** ## **Antonio Cesti (1623–1669)** **A Life Between Monastery, Opera Stage, and Imperial Court** **Antonio Cesti** was one of the most important opera composers of the **mid-Baroque**, a figure who helped…

# **MICHAEL VOGL (1768–1840): THE DEVOTED MENTOR-FRIEND** ## **I. Origins, Early Formation, and the Making of a Viennese Baritone** Michael Vogl was born on **August 10, 1768**, in the Upper Austrian market town of…

# **THOMAS TALLIS – A LIFE** ## **I. Beginnings in an England on the Brink of Change** Thomas Tallis was born around **1505**—a date never precisely fixed—into an England poised between medieval stability and…

Today, 22/07/2025: Mozart, Bruckner and Mahler. 22/07/2025: A Day to Remember: From Vienna to Salzburg by Car In a single unforgettable day, we set off from Vienna and began our journey with a morning…

22/07/2025: A Day to Remember: From Vienna to Salzburg by Car In a single unforgettable day, we set off from Vienna and began our journey with a morning visit to the magnificent Schönbrunn Palace,…

Lunch at Saint Florian Monastery"