Celebrando il 183° anniversario della nascita di Čajkovskij nel 1840 Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij è un compositore russo, nato il 7/5/1840, di cui celebriamo questo anno il suo 183° anniversario, ritratto qui dal pittore Nikolai Kuznetsov nel 1893, un anno prima della sua morte, quando il compositore aveva 53 anni. Čajkovskij è stato uno dei compositori russi più influenti del XIX secolo. La sua musica è … Continue reading Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij 🎼🎹🇮🇹
In celebrazione del 252° anniversario della nascita di Beethoven Il giovane Ludwig, nato a Bonn in Germania il 17 Dicembre 177 in una famiglia di musicisti, mostrò fin dalla più tenera età un talento di genio musicale come pianista, sotto la guida di suo padre. Dopo alcuni lavori iniziali alla corte dell’elettore di Bonn, Ludwig si trasferì a Vienna nel 1792, dove iniziò a studiare … Continue reading Ludwig van Beethoven 🎼🎹🇮🇹
On the occasion of the 209th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi Verdi is one of the world’s most famous opera composers. Throughout his long life, he composed several operas that are still performed today. Many people consider Verdi the greatest opera composer of all time. In fact, Verdi’s work has influenced many other prominent composers and has even become an integral part of … Continue reading Giuseppe Verdi 🎼🎹🇬🇧
In celebration of the 182nd anniversary of Tchaikovsky’s birth in 1840 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer – Born on 7/5/1840 and celebrating this year his 182nd anniversary, portrayed here by the painter Nikolai Kuznetsov in 1893, one year before his death, when the composer was 53 years old. In contrast to other Russian composers his contemporaries, known as the Five, Tchaikovsky developed his own cosmopolitan … Continue reading Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 🎼🎹🇬🇧
Feier zum 251. Geburtstag Beethovens Der frühe Ludwig, der am 17. Dezember 1770 in Bonn, Deutschland, in einer Musikerfamilie geboren wurde, zeigte von klein auf ein musikalisches Genietalent als Pianist, der von seinem Vater unterrichtet wurde. Nach einigen ersten Arbeiten am Hof des Bonner Kurfürsten zog Ludwig 1792 nach Wien, wo er bei Joseph Haydn begann, Komposition zu studieren. Der junge Beethoven erregte schnell Aufmerksamkeit … Continue reading Ludwig van Beethoven 🎼🎹🇩🇪
Celebrating the 107th anniversary of Madama Butterfly’s premiere in Milan in 1904 Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular operas ever written, with hundreds of performances every year in all opera houses around the globe. Passionate music and a dramatic plot make of this opera an all time favourite with the public since its premiere in Milan in February 1904. Composed by Giacomo Puccini … Continue reading Madama Butterfly, by Puccini 🎼🎶🎭
Con motivo del 208º aniversario del nacimiento de Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi nació el 9 de octubre de 1813 en Parma, en Italia del Norte, que en ese momento formaba parte del Primer Imperio Francés. Compositor de algunas de las óperas más populares puestas en escena en todo el mundo – Rigoletto, Aida, Falstaff, Il trovatore, La traviata – Giuseppe Verdi también estuvo vinculado al … Continue reading Giuseppe Verdi 🎼🎹🇪🇸
Born in the Upper Palatinate, currently in Germany, in 1714 and raised in Bohemia, Christoph Williband Gluck spent his most creative years in Paris, where he reached high popularity on the very vibrant operatic scene. He is credited for refashion the opera format from its baroque beginnings to a more fluid and popular art. His later opera are on average half the length of a … Continue reading Christoph Williband Gluck 🎶🎹🎵
Celebrating the 168th anniversary of “Il trovatore” premiere in Rome in 1853 “Il trovatore” is a favoured albeit difficult opera to perform and part of the “popular trilogy” by Giuseppe Verdi, along with Traviata and Rigoletto. The plot is based on a play by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez which was quite known at the time. The original story was quite complex and filled with bizarre incidents … Continue reading Il trovatore, by Verdi 🎼🎶🎭
Comemoração do 289º aniversário do nascimento de Haydn em 1732 Franz Joseph Haydn, compositor austríaco do período clássico que nasceu em Rohrau a 31/3/1734 e celebra este ano os seus 289 anos. Haydn é aqui retratado pelo pintor Thomas Hardy no clímax de sua carreira, durante sua visita a Londres em 1791, quando o compositor tinha 59 anos. Suas contribuições para a forma musical renderam-lhe … Continue reading Franz Josef Haydn 🎼🎹🇵🇹
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