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This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History we celebrate the birthday of Englebert Humperdinck who was born on September 1, 1854. Check out this fantastic rendition of The Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel featuring Frederica von Stade and Kathleen Battle. PS – This couture is straight from Dynasty! KB’s sleeves are MAJOR!
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History on August 27, 1892 a workman dropped a cigarette in the paint room of the Metropolitan Opera igniting a fire that reeked havoc and destruction to the historical musical venue. Check out these articles about the fire in the Met archives. From The Metropolitan Opera 1883-1935 by Irving [...]
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History we mark the anniversary of the premiere of Wagner’s Parsifal. “The premiere of the entire work was given in the Festspielhaus at Bayreuth on 26 July 1882 under the baton of the German-born Jewish conductor Hermann Levi. In July and August 1882 sixteen performances of the work were [...]
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History we celebrate the birthday of Nicolai Gedda, whose turned 85 years old on July 11. Celebrate this great tenor by checking out this two part interview.
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History saw the premiere of Douglas Moore’s The Ballad of Baby Doe on July 7, 1956. Look back with one of the most memorable Baby Doe’s of our time, Beverly Sills.
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History on June 23, 1943 a musical genius was born! Operagasm celebrates James Levine 67th birthday! Check out this NEA tribute to the Maestro!
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley Happy Birthday to Charles Gounod! This Week in History we mark the birth of the famous composer Charles Gounod, born on June 17, 1818. Celebrate by watching one of my favorite opera choruses of all time, The Soldiers from Faust.
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History Verdi’s opera Les Vêpres Sicilenne debuted at the Paris Opera on June 13, 1855. Here you can watch a You Tube clip where the opera has been condensed to ten minutes for your viewing pleasure.
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This Week in History marks what would have been the 93rd birthday of beloved baritone, Robert Merrill who was born on June 4, 1917. Check out his spirited rendition of Largo al factotum. They just don’t make them like him anymore.
This Week in History
by Christie Connolley This week in history, legendary diva Rosa Ponselle died on May 25, 1981 at the age of 84. Check out this fantastic old school recording of Ernani involami.
