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# **Josep Carreras — Anecdotes and Curiosities from His Life** **1. A Child Who Already Knew He Was a Singer** As a small boy in Barcelona, Carreras did not merely sing—**he performed instinctively**. Family…

# **Zubin Mehta - The Complete Warner Recordings [27CD Box Set] ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/zubin-mehta-27cd-147059119?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/zubin-mehta-27cd-147059119?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **CD 1** **Ravi Shankar**: Rága Málá Ravi Shankar (sitar) London Symphony Orchestra **CD 2** **Sergei Prokofiev**: Peter and the Wolf, Op.…

# **Yannick Nézet-Séguin — A Life in Music ** [[https://yannicknezetseguin.com/en/](https://yannicknezetseguin.com/en/)](https://yannicknezetseguin.com/en/) **Origins and Formation (1975–1995)** Yannick Nézet-Séguin was born on **March 6, 1975**, in **Montreal, Quebec**, into a francophone Canadian family for whom culture and…

# **Lorin Maazel - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon - Box Set 39 CDS ** **CD 1** Hector Berlioz Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17 (excerpts) Roméo and Juliet · Roméo und Julia Symphonie dramatique…

# **Shostakovich Collection - Box Set 28CDs** **CD 1** **Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10** **Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 for Chorus & Orchestra “To October”** **Shostakovich:…

# **Astrid Varnay (1918–2006): A Voice Born into Destiny** **Astrid Varnay** was not merely a great Wagnerian soprano; she was **a phenomenon shaped by fate, circumstance, and fearless intelligence**. Few singers in operatic history…

# **Karl Böhm in Dresden - Brahms / Schumann ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/karl-bohm-in-145886410?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98** Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden **Franz Schubert — 3 Marches Militaires, D.733: No. 1…

# **Urania Remastered - Famous Conductors Part. 2 ** **101.** **Antal Dorati** conducts Tchaikovsky **102.** **Antal Doráti** Great Recordings 1 - Brahms The Four Symphonies **103.** **Antal Doráti** Great Recordings 2 - Schumann Symphony…

# **Handel - Alcina - Opera - 1735 - Les Musiciens du Louvre - Marc Minkowski ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-alcina-du-145741714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-alcina-du-145741714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-alcina-du-145741714?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Magdalena Kožená**, mezzo-soprano **Erin Morley**, soprano **Alois Mühlbacher**, countertenor **Anna Bonitatibus**, mezzo-soprano **Elizabeth DeShong**, mezzo-soprano **Valerio…

## Primary Sources Behind These Rankings **1. Bachtrack (Global Concert Database)** **Bachtrack** is the **single most important quantitative source** for modern concert programming. * Tracks **tens of thousands of concerts per year** * Covers…

## **The 10 Most Performed Piano Concertos** 1. **Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23** 2. **Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 (“Emperor”)** 3. **Mozart…

**The 20 Most Performed Symphonies of All Time** 1. **Beethoven — Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67** 2. **Beethoven — Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”)** 3. **Mozart —…

She was an indispensable voice for Karajan’s opera and concert projects in the 1950s and 1960s – Leontyne Price. [[https://karajan.org/stories/karajan-artists-leontyne-price/](https://karajan.org/stories/karajan-artists-leontyne-price/)](https://karajan.org/stories/karajan-artists-leontyne-price/) The soprano from Mississippi is one of the first Afro-American divas in classical music…

# **ANECDOTES ABOUT LEONTYNE PRICE AND HER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONDUCTORS & COLLEAGUES** ## **1. Karajan and the First Encounter: “The Most Beautiful Voice in the World”** When Herbert von Karajan first heard Leontyne Price…

# **Franco Corelli, Leontyne Price, Rudolf Bing ** Metropolitan Opera audiences began an extraordinary love affair with American soprano Leontyne Price immediately upon her debut on January 27, 1961 Price was a known entity…

# **LEONTYNE PRICE — A LIFE ** ## **Chapter 1 — Origins in Laurel, Mississippi: A Childhood Shaped by Dignity, Faith, and Song (1927–1944)** Leontyne Price was born Mary Violet Leontyne Price on February…

# **Most Important Articles Published in Opera Magazine (1950–1981) - PDF MAGAZINES FROM 1970 TO 1981 ** **In this link you have access to all the issues published between 1970 and 1981 (pdf. format)…

# **KATHLEEN BATTLE vs. JESSYE NORMAN** Two Voices, Two Worlds, One of the Greatest Rivalries in Modern Opera** In the history of opera, rivalries often emerge from vocal similarity, competition for the same roles,…

# **Carlos Kleiber: A Brilliant Myth, and a Director Ultimately Overrated** Few conductors of the 20th century have inspired such a disproportionate level of mystique as **Carlos Kleiber**. His reputation has grown into something…

# **MARIA CALLAS AND HER HEROINES** Maria Callas lived her art so completely that the boundary between the woman and the characters she portrayed dissolved into something fluid, unstable, and profoundly revealing. To watch…

# **RENATA TEBALDI — Anecdotes and Curiosities from a Legendary Life** ## **1. “The Voice of an Angel”: Toscanini’s Unforgettable Whisper** During the rehearsals for the reopening of La Scala in 1946, Arturo Toscanini,…

# **Meyerbeer - Robert le Diable - Opera - 1831 - Marc Minkowski - ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/meyerbeer-robert-144754985?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/meyerbeer-robert-144754985?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/meyerbeer-robert-144754985?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **I. Birth of a New Operatic World** When **Giacomo Meyerbeer** premiered *Robert le Diable* on **21 November…

# **Giulini Remastered - Complete Studio Recordings on Columbia, HMV, Pathé & Electrola - Box Set 60CDs ** CD 1 Beethoven Egmont Overture; Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastoral’ CD 2 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 CD…

# **Gaetano Donizetti: An Emotional and Psychological Portrait of His Decline** ## **I. The Shadow Begins: Exhaustion, Loss, and the Crumbling of Inner Defenses** The psychological decline of **Gaetano Donizetti** unfolded not as a…