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3 days ago · Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics. Classical music is often characterized by formality and ...
3 days ago · Franz Schubert by Wilhelm August Rieder (posthumous, 1875, after an 1825 watercolour done from life) Franz Peter Schubert ( German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including ...
4 days ago · Among the best reasons to do opera in concert halls is that they tend to be more intimate (at least relatively) than American opera houses. With 2,000 seats, Severance is about half the size of ...
6 days ago · 1800–1832. Gioachino Rossini. 1805 Fidelio ( Ludwig van Beethoven ). Beethoven's only opera was inspired by the composer's passion for political liberty. [44] 1807 La vestale ( Gaspare Spontini ). Spontini's opera about a vestal virgin in love was a great influence on Berlioz and a forerunner of French grand opera.
5 days ago · 1777. After the low point in Augsburg, Mozart travels to Mannheim with his mother, where he falls in love for the first time in his life with a woman named Aloysia Weber. Mozart’s father protests in his letters from Salzburg against possible marriage plans. In Mannheim Mozart’s Cannabich was recorded.
5 days ago · The Met made history in December 2006 when it presented its first Live in HD transmission to movie theaters worldwide —the abridged English-language version of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. This holiday season, the opera returns to select movie theaters in a special encore presentation. Check your local listings for dates and times. Cast Sheet
4 days ago · Joseph Haydn conducting a string quartet. Joseph Haydn (born March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria—died May 31, 1809, Vienna) was an Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style in music during the 18th century. He helped establish the forms and styles for the string quartet and the symphony.
