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August 17, 2026

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐖𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐡 (1930–1966) was a German lyric tenor, widely regarded as one of the finest singers of the…

𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐖𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐡 (1930–1966) was a German lyric tenor, widely regarded as one of the finest singers of the 20th century. Born in 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥, Germany, he studied at the 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 and made his…
Post2022–Aug 2026
June 19, 2026

𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗜 — 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦

𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗜 — 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗜, born in Vienna on 𝟮𝟱 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴𝟮𝟱 and deceased in Vienna on 𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟵, entered the world of stage music…
Article2022–Aug 2026
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June 18, 2026

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗛, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗜 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗦

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗛, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗜 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗔𝗦 𝗝𝗔𝗖𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗦 𝗜𝗜: 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦, 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔, 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗔, 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗭, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵, born Jacob Offenbach in…
Article2 media files2022–Aug 2026
April 29, 2026

𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝟮𝟱 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦

𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝟮𝟱 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰í𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘁 was far more than one of the greatest mezzo-sopranos of the nineteenth century. She was a 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲, a singer whose intelligence, dramatic instinct,…
Article2022–Aug 2026
5 MEDIA
April 6, 2026

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗘𝗹𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗳

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗘𝗹𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗲𝗳 Elmy Holgerloef was 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗳𝗲 and is generally identified in reliable biographical sources as 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿. Karajan married her in 𝗔𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟴,…
Article5 media files2022–Aug 2026
March 7, 2026

𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐒 — 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 (𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟑–𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟗)

𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐒 𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐒 — 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐈𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 (𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟑–𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟗) 𝐈. 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄 — 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐊𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐬 was born in Vienna…
Article2022–Aug 2026
December 25, 2025

Offenbach, La Belle Helene - Michael Plasson - Norman, Aler, Bacquier - (Toulouse 1984)

# **Offenbach, La Belle Helene - Michael Plasson - Norman, Aler, Bacquier - (Toulouse 1984) ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-la-146649251?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-la-146649251?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Jacques Offenbach – *****La Belle Hélène*** *(1864)* **Jacques Offenbach**’s *La Belle Hélène* is one of the supreme…
Recording2022–Aug 2026
December 25, 2025

Offenbach - La Périchole - Alain Lombard

# **Offenbach - La Périchole - Alain Lombard ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-la-146648113?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-la-146648113?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Jacques Offenbach – *****La Périchole*** *(1868, revised version 1874)* **Jacques Offenbach**’s *La Périchole* is one of his most subtle, humane, and emotionally ambivalent stage…
Recording2022–Aug 2026
December 25, 2025

Offenbach - Die Grossherzogin von Gerolstein - Pinchas Steinberg

# **Offenbach - Die Grossherzogin von Gerolstein - Pinchas Steinberg ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-die-146647608?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/offenbach-die-146647608?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **Jacques Offenbach**’s *Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein* stands as one of the sharpest and most politically audacious operettas of the nineteenth century. Premiered…
Recording2022–Aug 2026
July 15, 2026

𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 — 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦

𝗡𝗜𝗞𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 — 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰! 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 is both a meditation on nineteenth-century music and a passionate defence of interpretation…
Article2022–Aug 2026
June 20, 2026

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟭

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟭 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦, 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗨𝗦 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗨𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 The life of 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗻 at 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮́𝘇𝗮 cannot be understood if one…
Article2022–Aug 2026
June 20, 2026

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗞𝗜 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗤𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗞𝗜 — 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗤𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗜𝗨𝗠: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘, 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥, 𝗖𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗞𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰…
Article2022–Aug 2026
June 19, 2026

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟬

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗬𝗠𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗠 At 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮́𝘇𝗮, 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗻 lived in one of the strangest forms of…
Article2022–Aug 2026
June 17, 2026

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟴

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟴 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗦 “𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧” 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖, 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡’𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 When 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮́𝘇𝘆 died in 𝟭𝟳𝟲𝟮, 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗻 had been…
Article2022–Aug 2026
June 16, 2026

𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝟮

𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗢 𝗗𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝟮 𝗔𝗟𝗖𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟬 — Monteverdi - Madrigali Erotici e Spirituale - Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley 𝗔𝗟𝗖𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟮 — Fritz Wunderlich Arias 𝗔𝗟𝗖𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟯 — The Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 𝗔𝗟𝗖𝟭𝟭𝟲𝟱 — Wagner -…
ArticleClassical Music Recordings2022–Aug 2026
June 10, 2026

𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖

𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 — 𝟭𝟲𝟵𝟰–𝟭𝟳𝟳𝟴 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 occupies a distinctive place among French writers connected with classical music. He was not primarily a musical poet in the intimate sense of…
Article2022–Aug 2026
May 28, 2026

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀, 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘀 𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 — born on 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵, 𝟭𝟴𝟴𝟴, in 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁, then part of the 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼-𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲, and died on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱,…
Article2022–Aug 2026
May 16, 2026

Prima Voce Series

# **Prima Voce Series** * **Alessandro Bonci** - **The Fonotipia Recordings** (1905-1907) * **Alexander Kipnis** - **Boris Godunov** * **Alexander Kipnis** in **Opera and Lieder** (1918-1924) * **Alma Gluck** (1911-1917) * **Amelita Galli-Curci** Vol.…
ArticleOpera Composers Group2022–Aug 2026
May 9, 2026

𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗭𝗞𝗢𝗣𝗙

𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗭𝗞𝗢𝗣𝗙 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘇𝗸𝗼𝗽𝗳 remains one of the most fascinating, admired, and controversial sopranos in the history of recorded singing. Her name evokes an entire world of…
Article2022–Aug 2026
April 29, 2026

𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 — 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲

𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 — 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭 — 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 (𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟵–𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟯) Beverly Sills was born Belle Miriam Silverman on May 25, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, to immigrant parents of Russian-Jewish descent. Music entered…
Article2022–Aug 2026
April 23, 2026

𝗞𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗗: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗥

𝗞𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗗: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 20 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 1. 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad was born on 12 July 1895 in Hamar, Norway, and died on 7 December 1962…
Article2022–Aug 2026
April 23, 2026

𝗚𝗜𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗣𝗘 𝗗𝗜 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗢: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘

𝗚𝗜𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗣𝗘 𝗗𝗜 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗢: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝗻 20 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 1. 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗹𝘆 Giuseppe Di Stefano was…
Article2022–Aug 2026
April 22, 2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗭 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗨𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟰 — 𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘇 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟵) With this fourth chapter, Schubert’s life begins to open outward in…
Article2022–Aug 2026
April 15, 2026

𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘅 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗵𝗻 — 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿

𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘅 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗵𝗻 — 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴𝟮𝟮 Quartet for pianoforte, violin, viola, and violoncello in C minor, Op. 1 (Berlin). 𝟭𝟴𝟮𝟯 Quartet for pianoforte, violin, viola, and violoncello in F minor,…
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