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# **ANECDOTES AND CURIOSITIES OF MARISS JANSONS’S LIFE** ## **1. The Child Who Hid Behind the Chairs at the Leningrad Philharmonic** As a boy, Mariss often accompanied his father, Arvīds, to Leningrad Philharmonic rehearsals.…

# THE MAKING OF *TOSCA* **A Complete History of the Opera’s Composition, 1896–1899** ## **I. Origins: Sardou, Bernhardt, and a Reluctant Puccini (1893–1896)** Although *Tosca* premiered in 1900, its roots stretch back several years…

# **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,…

# **The Heart of Puccini: A Study of His Life Through the Women He Created** ## 1. **Le Villi (1884)** – Anna and the “abandoned woman” of Puccini’s imagination **On stage** Puccini’s first opera…

# **BENIAMINO GIGLI — A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** *A full, expansive biography* ## **Chapter I — Recanati: The Birth of a Voice (1890–1900)** Beniamino Gigli was born on **March 20, 1890**, in the…

# **KLAUS TENNSTEDT – A LIFE IN 20 CHAPTERS** ## **Chapter I – Childhood in Merseburg (1926–1939)** Klaus Tennstedt was born in Merseburg, in the German province of Saxony-Anhalt, in 1926. His childhood was…

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿 — “𝗗𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂̈𝘁𝘇” - 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗮̈𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗿 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjdLjt3sH5A 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗳 — Max 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝘂̈𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 — Agathe 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗼̈𝗵𝗺𝗲 — Kaspar 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗹 — Ottokar 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗰𝗵 — Ännchen Chorus of the…

𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀 - 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗿𝗮 - 1957 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀 - 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗵 (𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗿𝗮), 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 (𝗖𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮), 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮 (𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀), 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗕ö𝗵𝗺𝗲 (𝗢𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘀), 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘇 (𝗘𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼). 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿. Live 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘇𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴. 𝗢𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗼 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1xPMRGQIBA

# **𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 - 𝗗𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝘂̈𝗿𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 – 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟮** **𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗞𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗵** – Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzL2j8PaEbE&t=3133s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzL2j8PaEbE&t=3133s) Hans Sachs – **𝗢𝘁𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻** Eva – **𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗮** Walther von Stolzing –…

# **Richard Strauss - Elektra - Dimitri Mitropoulus - Live Recording in 1957 ** [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/richard-strauss-147873875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/richard-strauss-147873875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/richard-strauss-147873875?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) Soprano **Inge Borkh** **Lisa Della Casa** **Lisa Otto** Mezzo-soprano **Jean Madeira** **Kerstin Meyer** **Marilyn Horne** **Sonja Draksler** Contralto **Sieglinde…