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Anthony Robin Schneider
Anthony Robin Schneider is an operatic bass from Austria and New Zealand, based in Germany at the Oper Frankfurt. He has appeared in leading roles internationally, such as Truffaldino in ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' at the Santa Fe Opera, Sarastro in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'' at the Houston Grand Opera, and Fafner in Wagner's ''Das Rheingold'' at the Tiroler Festspiele in Erl. Career Born in Oberpullendorf, Austria, Schneider studied at the University of Auckland and from 2013 at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. He was a member of the opera studio of the Houston Grand Opera in the 2017/18 season, and of the Santa Fe Opera. He appeared first at the Oper Frankfurt as the Innkeeper in Schreker's ''Der ferne Klang'' on 31 March 2019, directed by Damiano Michieletto who also made his house debut. The opera had been premiered in Frankfurt in 1912, and not been performed after World War II. A reviewer noted Schneider's convincing portrayal of the aggressive-lustful characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Auckland
, mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn Freshwater , city = Auckland , country = New Zealand (Māori: ''Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa'') , academic_staff = 2,402 (FTE, 2019) , administrative_staff = 3,567 (FTE, 2019) , students = 34,521 (EFTS, 2019) , undergrad = 25,200 (EFTS, 2019) , postgrad = 8,630 (EFTS, 2019) , type = Public flagship research university , campus = Urban,City Campus: 16 ha (40 acres)Total: 40 ha (99 acres) , free_label = Student Magazine , free = Craccum , colours = Auckland Dark Blue and White , affiliations = ACU, APAIE, APRU, Universitas 21, WUN , website Auckland.ac.nz, logo = File:University of Auckland.svg The University of Auckland is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest, most comprehen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Troyens
''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. ''Les Troyens'' is Berlioz's most ambitious work, the summation of his entire artistic career, but he did not live to see it performed in its entirety. Under the title ''Les Troyens à Carthage'', the last three acts were premièred with many cuts by Léon Carvalho's company, the Théâtre Lyrique, at their theatre (now the Théâtre de la Ville) on the Place du Châtelet in Paris on 4 November 1863, with 21 repeat performances. After decades of neglect, today the opera is considered by some music critics as one of the finest ever written. Composition history Berlioz began the libretto on 5 May 1856 and completed it toward the end of June 1856. He finished the full score on 12 April 1858. Berlioz had a keen affection for literature, and he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJ Glueckert
AJ Glueckert is an American operatic tenor, based in Germany at the Oper Frankfurt. He has performed leading roles there, and also at major opera houses internationally, such as Wagner's Erik at the Metropolitan Opera and Puccini's Pinkerton at the Santa Fe Opera. Career Glueckert was a member of the opera studio of the Santa Fe Opera. He made his debut in Europe at the Oper Frankfurt in 2014, as the Prince in Dvorak's ''Rusalka''. He became a member of the ensemble with the 2016/17 season. Roles at the house have included Edrisi in Szymanovsky's ''Król Roger'', Graf Vaudémont in Tchaikovsky's ''Iolanta'', Lyonel in Flotow's ''Martha'' and Froh in Wagner's ''Das Rheingold''. His appearance as Flamand in '' Capriccio'' by Richard Strauss, directed by Brigitte Fassbaender playing in Occupied France at the time of the opera's premiere in 1942, was described as "sung with passionate almost Heldentenor power". Glueckert first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judita Nagyová
Judita Nagyová is a Slovak mezzo-soprano. She is a versatile member of the Oper Frankfurt, who has appeared at European opera houses and festivals. She took part in the world premiere of Arnulf Herrmann's ''Der Mieter''. Career Born in Galanta, Nagyová studied at the Conservatory of Bratislava. She was a prize winner at international competitions such as the 2009 International Hans Gabor Belvedere in Vienna, where she achieved the special prize of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. She joined the company's studio from 2009 to 2011. She then moved to the Staatsoper Nürnberg, performing as Second Lady in Mozart's ''Die Zauberflöte'', Orlofsky in ''Die Fledermaus'' by Johann Strauss, Mercédès in Bizet's ''Carmen'', Schwertleite and Floßhilde in Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', and Krista in Janáček's '' Die Sache Makropulos'', performing the latter role also at ''La Fenice'' in Venice. In 2012, she portrayed the title role of Handel's Ezio at the International Gluck Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Buczkowska
Monika Buczkowska (born 5 November 1992) is a Polish operatic soprano, based in Germany at the Oper Frankfurt. Her repertoire, ranging from Baroque opera to contemporary music, includes especially Mozart roles such as Susanna and Pamina. Career Born in Środa Wielkopolska, Buczkowska studied at the in Poznań with , graduating in 2016. In May 2016, she appeared at the Grand Theatre in Poznań in a student project, as Susanna in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'', conducted by Przemysław Neumann. She won first prize at the Polish Vocal Festival Maria Stankowa in Olsztyn and the Marta Eggerth & Jan Kiepura Prize of the Moniuszko Vocal Competition. She was a member of the Opera Academy of the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, where she was coached by Eytan Pessen, Matthias Rexroth and . She made her debut in Germany at the Oper Frankfurt in 2019, as Lydie in Fauré's ''Pénélope'', and joined the ensemble the following season. She performed there the soprano solo in a staged performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alte Oper
Alte Oper (Old Opera) is a concert hall in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. It is located in the inner city, Innenstadt, within the banking district Bankenviertel. Today's Alte Oper was built in 1880 as the city's opera house, which was destroyed by bombs in 1944. It was rebuilt in the 1970s as a concert hall with a large hall and smaller venues, opened in 1981. The square in front of the building is still known as Opernplatz (Opera Square). Many important works were performed for the first time when it was Frankfurt's opera house, including Schreker's ''Der ferne Klang'' and Carl Orff's ''Carmina Burana'' in 1937. The Oper Frankfurt now plays in the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, completed in 1951. Historic opera house The building was designed by the Berlin architect Richard Lucae, financed by the citizens of Frankfurt and built by Philipp Holzmann. Construction began in 1873.Groß, p. 50 It opened on 20 October 1880. Among the guests was Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand ( mi, Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa), commonly known as Radio NZ or simply RNZ, is a New Zealand public-service radio broadcaster and Crown entity that was established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news and current-affairs network, RNZ National, and a classical-music and jazz network, RNZ Concert, with full government funding from NZ on Air. Since 2014, the organisation's focus has been to transform RNZ from a radio broadcaster to a multimedia outlet, increasing its production of digital content in audio, video, and written forms. The organisation plays a central role in New Zealand public broadcasting. The New Zealand Parliament fully funds its AM network, used in part for the broadcast of parliamentary proceedings. RNZ has a statutory role under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 to act as a "lifeline utility" in emergency situations. It is also responsible for an international service (known as RNZ Pacific); this is broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edo De Waart
Edo de Waart (born 1 June 1941, Amsterdam) is a Dutch conductor. He is Music Director Laureate of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. De Waart is the former chief conductor of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic (2011-2016), Artistic Partner with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (2010-2014), and music director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (2016-2019). De Waart studied oboe, piano and conducting at the Sweelinck Conservatory, graduating in 1962. The following year, he was appointed associate principal oboe of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Orchestral conducting In 1964, at the age of 23, De Waart won the Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting Competition in New York. As part of his prize, he served for one year as assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic. On his return to the Netherlands, he was appointed assistant conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Bernard Haitink. In 1967, he was appointed conductor of both the Netherlands Wind Ensemble an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Wellington, New Zealand. The national orchestra of New Zealand, the NZSO is an autonomous Crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, per the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004. It is currently based in the Michael Fowler Centre and has frequently performed in the adjacent Wellington Town Hall before it was closed in 2013. It also performs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin. History A national orchestra for New Zealand was first proposed with the founding of the Radio Broadcasting Company in 1925, and broadcasting studio orchestras operated in major cities from the late 1920s. A national orchestra was formed in 1939 for New Zealand's Centennial Exhibition in 1940. The orchestra became permanent in 1946 in the aftermath of World War II as the "National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service" (by Oswald Cheesman and others); the inaugural concert took place on 6 March 1947. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabina Cvilak
Sabina Cvilak (born 8 July 1977) is a Slovenian operatic soprano, who has appeared internationally, mostly at opera houses in Europe and the United States. Her stage presence is noted in portrayals of tragic female characters such as Puccini's Turandot (Puccini), Liù and La bohème, Mimi, Janáček's Káťa Kabanová and Wagner's Die Walküre, Sieglinde. She is also known for singing concerts and recitals, such as Britten's ''War Requiem'' in London on the centenary of the composer's birth. Career Born in 1977 in Maribor, Cvilak graduated in 1996. She continued her studies in Graz with Annemarie Zeller. During her studies, she appeared as a guest at the municipal theatre of Leoben, as Barbarina in Mozart's ''The Marriage of Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro'', in Albert Lortzing's ''Der Wildschütz'', in Léhar's ''Der Zarewitsch'' and Kálmán's ''Gräfin Mariza''. She made her debut in Vienna in Ernest Bloch's ''Macbeth (Bloch), Macbeth'', staged by Keith Warner. She appeared at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Walküre
(; ''The Valkyrie''), WWV 86B, is the second of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was performed, as a single opera, at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870, and received its first performance as part of the ''Ring'' cycle at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 14 August 1876. As the ''Ring'' cycle was conceived by Wagner in reverse order of performance, ''Die Walküre'' was the third of the four texts to be written, although Wagner composed the music in performance sequence. The text was completed by July 1852, and the music by March 1856. Wagner largely followed the principles related to the form of musical drama, which he had set out in his 1851 essay ''Opera and Drama'' under which the music would interpret the text emotionally, reflecting the feelings and moods behind the work, using a system of recurring leitmotifs to represent people, ideas, and situations rather than the conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
