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Don Quichotte Auf Der Hochzeit Des Comacho
' (''Don Quixote at Camacho's Wedding''), TVWV 21:32, is a one-act comic serenata by Georg Philipp Telemann. The libretto by the student poet Daniel Schiebeler is based on chapter 20 of volume 2 of Cervantes's novel ''Don Quixote''. The opera premiered on 5 November 1761 in Hamburg. When first performed, it was given the title: '; later it was also known as ' (Don Quixote, the Knight of the Lions). History Miguel de Cervantes's novel "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha", published in 1605 and 1615, is part of mainstream World literature. The scene of the hero and his squire taking part in the wedding of Camacho was chosen by the poet Daniel Schiebeler (1741–1771) when he was a student aged 18 for the libretto of a ''Singspiel'', entitled ''Basilio und Quiteria'', which he offered to the composer Georg Philipp Telemann, around 60 years his senior. Telemann was agreeable, but made substantial changes to the text. The opera premiered on 5 November 1761, when Telemann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenade
In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian word , which itself derives from the Latin . Sense influenced by Italian ''sera'' "evening," from Latin ''sera'', fem. of ''serus'' "late." Early serenade music In the oldest usage, which survives in informal form to the present day, a serenade is a musical greeting performed for a lover, friend, person of rank or other person to be honored. The classic usage would be from a lover to his lady love through a window. It was considered an evening piece, one to be performed on a quiet and pleasant evening, as opposed to an aubade, which would be performed in the morning. The custom of serenading in this manner began in the Medieval era, and the word "serenade" as commonly used in current English is related to this custom. Music performed follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenor
A tenor is a type of classical music, classical male singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is widely defined to be B2, though some roles include an A2 (two As below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to the second F above middle C (F5). The tenor voice type is generally divided into the ''leggero'' tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and tenor buffo or . History The name "tenor" derives from the Latin word ''wikt:teneo#Latin, tenere'', which means "to hold". As Fallows, Jander, Forbes, Steane, Harris and Waldman note in the "Tenor" article at ''Grove Music Online'': In polyphony between about 1250 and 1500, the [tenor was the] structurally fundamental (or 'holding') voice, vocal or instrumental; by the 15th century it came to signify the male voice that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-act Operas
A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writing competitions. One act plays make up the overwhelming majority of Fringe Festival shows including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The origin of the one-act play may be traced to the very beginning of recorded Western drama: in ancient Greece, ''Cyclops'', a satyr play by Euripides, is an early example. The satyr play was a farcical short work that came after a trilogy of multi-act serious drama plays. A few notable examples of one act plays emerged before the 19th century including various versions of the Everyman play and works by Moliere and Calderon.Francis M. Dunn. ''Tragedy's End: Closure and Innovation in Euripidean Drama''. Oxford University Press (1996). One act plays became more common in the 19th century and are now a standa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operas
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singing: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operas By Georg Philipp Telemann
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singing: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 Operas
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German-language Operas
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italy, Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France (Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland (Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary (Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch language, Dutch, English language, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots language, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic languages, North Germanic group, such as Danish language, Danish, Norwegian language, Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gramophone (magazine)
''Gramophone'' is a magazine published monthly in London, devoted to classical music, particularly to reviews of recordings. It was founded in 1923 by the Scottish author Compton Mackenzie who continued to edit the magazine until 1961. It was acquired by Haymarket in 1999. In 2013 the Mark Allen Group became the publisher. The magazine presents the Gramophone Awards each year to the classical recordings which it considers the finest in a variety of categories. On its website ''Gramophone'' claims to be: "The world's authority on classical music since 1923." This used to appear on the front cover of every issue; recent editions have changed the wording to "The world's best classical music reviews." Its circulation, including digital subscribers, was 24,380 in 2014. Listings and the ''Gramophone'' Hall of Fame Apart from the annual Gramophone Classical Music Awards, each month features a dozen recordings as Gramophone Editor's Choice (now Gramophone Choice). Then, in the annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochschule Für Musik Mainz
The Hochschule für Musik Mainz (HfMM, Mainz School of Music) is a university of music, part of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. It is the only such institution in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. History The institution was founded in 1948 as ''Staatliches Institut für Musik. Abteilung Schulmusik'', an institute for school music education, by Ernst Laaff and Georg Toussaint. It was named ''Staatliches Hochschulinstitut für Musik'' in 1961. It became part of Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, the university in 1973 as ''Fachbereich Musikerziehung'' (Department of Music Education). The studies were first mostly educational, for teachers and church musicians. In 1986, more classes were established, and the name changed to ''Fachbereich Musik'' (Faculty of Music). In 2003, the institution was named ''Hochschule für Musik'' (School of Music), which is connected to the university but governed mostly independently. This approach of the state government is uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theater Magdeburg
Theater Magdeburg is the principal theatre organization in Magdeburg, Germany, the capital of the state Saxony-Anhalt. It was formed in 2004 with the merger of two theatres, the Theater der Landeshauptstadt (Theatre of the state capital) and the ''Freie Kammerspiele'' (Free chamber plays). It presents performances of opera, ballet, musical theatre, concerts, and plays. Theater Magdeburg has its own opera, ballet, and theatre companies and is the home of the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra. It has three main performing venues. the Opernhaus (Opera House), the Schauspielhaus (Playhouse), and the DomplatzOpenAir, which is set up each summer near Magdeburg Cathedral. Opernhaus Theater Magdeburg's opera house is located at 9 Universitätsplatz The original theatre, known as the Centraltheater, was built in 1907 and was used as a venue for variety shows and from 1922 for operettas. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage
The Magdeburg Telemann Festival, first held in , has been held biennially in Magdeburg since in honour of Georg Philipp Telemann, usually around Telemann's birthday, the 14th of March. The first Magdeburg Telemann Festival days were organized 1962, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1987, primarily under the Cultural Association of the GDR. The 20th Magdeburger Telemann-Festtage in 2010 welcomed conductors associated with the revival of interest in Telemann's music including Reinhard Goebel, Hermann Max, Ludger Rémy, Michael Schneider, Gotthold Schwarz, as well as baritone Klaus Mertens, and gambist Hille Perl Hille Perl (born ''Hildegard Perl'' on 9 March 1965, in Bremen) is a German virtuoso performer of the viola da gamba and lirone. She is considered to be one of the world's finest viola da gamba players, specializing in solo and ensemble music of .... References Further reading * * External links * {{Authority control Music festivals established in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Schopper
Michael Schopper (born 28 May 1942) is a German bass-baritone in opera and concert, and an academic teacher. Michael Schopper was educated with the Regensburger Domspatzen and studied on a scholarship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes church music and voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. He won a first prize of the ARD International Music Competition in 1968, which resulted in an international career. His operatic parts have included Osmin in Mozart's ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'', Ochs in ''Der Rosenkavalier'' by Richard Strauss, and the Wagner parts Sachs in '' Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'', Daland in Der fliegende Holländer, and Wotan in ''Der Ring des Nibelungen. He turned more to Lied and oratorio, with a focus on historically informed performances conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, Ton Koopman and Gustav Leonhardt, among others. On 23 June 1990 he was a soloist in the premiere of Wilfried Hiller's oratorio ''Schulamit'' at the fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
