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# **Grace Bumbry — 20 Anecdotes and Curiosities** 1. **Grace Bumbry’s talent was discovered when she was only twelve**. A schoolteacher heard her sing and was so stunned by the maturity of her tone…

# **Handel - Imeneo - 1740 - Comic Opera - Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-imeneo-145171842?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-imeneo-145171842?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *A late Handel opera of wit, emotional nuance, and surprising psychological depth* When Handel composed **Imeneo** in 1740,…

# **CHOPIN – A LIFE (1810-1849)** # **Childhood in Żelazowa Wola and Warsaw (1810–1820)** ## **Early Life and Family Circle** Frédéric François Chopin was born on **1 March 1810** in the small Polish village…

The morning of March 10, 1906, Mahler visited the moors between Hilversum and Laren with Willem Mengelberg (conductor of the Concertgebouworkest) and Alphons Diepenbrock (composer). This walk gave Hendrik de Booy (a member of…

Conductors' Competition Judges The judges in a conductors' competition at Lime Grove Studios, London, for the BBC's arts programme 'Monitor' on 5th February 1961. Left to right: German conductor Otto Klemperer (1885 - 1973),…

Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein kisses his former piano teacher Helen Grace Coates Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein kisses his former piano teacher Helen Grace Coates after the Founder’s Day Convocation honoring Coates and Bernstein at Pine Manor…