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3 days ago · Toscanini brutally cut 109 bars of music, over a third of Alfano's score, before allowing the finale to be used. The resulting version, often called “Alfano II,” is the one most opera lovers know. Some opera companies have even gone further than Toscanini, cutting out Turandot’s aria “Del primo piano” from her confrontation with Calaf.
May 15, 2024 · It gets crazier. This is the point (see above) that the princess says to her loyal subjects “No one shall sleep tonight (Nessun Dorma) until you find out his name, or I’ll kill every one of ...
May 1, 2024 · The world premiere performance of La bohème was in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio, conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. Since then, La bohème has become part of the standard Italian opera repertory and is one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide.
3 days ago · Gustav Mahler ( German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a ...
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May 8, 2024 · Giacomo Puccini (born December 22, 1858, Lucca, Tuscany [Italy]—died November 29, 1924, Brussels, Belgium) was an Italian composer, one of the greatest exponents of operatic realism, who virtually brought the history of Italian opera to an end. His mature operas included La Bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot ...
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May 14, 2024 · Gustav Mahler (born July 7, 1860, Kaliště, Bohemia, Austrian Empire—died May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian Jewish composer and conductor, noted for his 10 symphonies and various songs with orchestra, which drew together many different strands of Romanticism. Although his music was largely ignored for 50 years after his death ...
May 17, 2024 · Young Sheldon has reached its painful, emotional conclusion with the Season 7 finale — from George’s funeral to Sheldon’s arrival at Caltech, here’s what you need to know about the show ...
