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Emőke Baráth
Emőke Baráth (born 1985) is a Hungarian soprano. She began her musical studies in Gödöllő, majoring in piano and cello, and then continued harp and vocal studies at thKing St. Stephen's Secondary School of Music in Budapest She began her singing studies under the direction of József Hormai. Her teacher at the Liszt Ferenc University of Music (2007-2012) was Júlia Pászthy, and in the 2011/2012 academic year she also graduated from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, where she was a student of Leonardo de Lisi. She participated in the master classes of Barbara Bonney, Kiri Te Kanawa, Éva Marton, Klára Kolonits, Nancy Argenta, Masaaki Suzuki, Alfred Brendel, Ferenc Rados, Sass Sass, Deborah York, Nicholas Clapton and Andrea Meláth. Already at the beginning of her career, Baráth gained many national and international recognitions. Among other things, she won third place at the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary. In 2011, she won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini
The Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini is located in piazza delle Belle Arti in Florence. The conservatory, among the most important in Italy, is named after the Florentine composer Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842). History The conservatory occupies part of a former nunnery which was closed in the 18th century by the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Alumni * Luigi Dallapiccola * Sylvano Bussotti * Albert Mayr * Francesco Filidei * Eva Mei * Benedetto Ghiglia * Andrea Portera * Susanna Rigacci * Sergio Maltagliati * Stefano Bollani Faculty * Luigi Dallapiccola * Roberto Lupi * Pietro Grossi * Riccardo Gandolfi Musical instruments museum The conservatory acquired a notable collection of musical instruments, mainly dating from the time of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. They are displayed to the public as the Museo degli strumenti musicali, accessed via the Galleria dell'Accademia, which is best known as the home of Michelangelo's ''David''. The instruments include: * instruments by Stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verbier Festival
The Verbier Festival is an annual international music festival that takes place for two weeks in late July and early August in the mountain resort of Verbier, Switzerland. Founded by Swedish expatriate in 1994, it has attracted international soloists such as Piotr Anderszewski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Lera Auerbach, Emanuel Ax, Sergei Babayan, Khatia Buniatishvili, Seong-Jin Cho (2018), mezzo.tv, 23 July 2018 , Leonidas Kavakos, |
Elena (opera)
''Elena'' is a dramma per musica in a prologue and three acts by Francesco Cavalli, set to a libretto originally by Giovanni Faustini that was completed by Nicolò Minato. The opera was first performed in Venice at the Teatro San Cassiano; the dedication is dated to 26 December 1659. Recordings *live Aix-en-Provence Festival, July 2013. DVD - conductor Leonardo García Alarcón, director Jean-Yves Ruf. Ricercar (record label), Ricercar References Sources * Operas Operas by Francesco Cavalli 1659 operas Opera world premieres at the Teatro San Cassiano {{Italian-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo García Alarcón
Leonardo García Alarcón (born 1976 in La Plata) is an Argentinian conductor specializing in baroque music. He studied harpsichord and organ and was assistant to Gabriel Garrido for several years, before founding the ensemble Cappella Mediterranea, with whom he has performed at many festivals, particularly the Festival d'Ambronay. Following a performance of ''Il diluvio universale'' by Michelangelo Falvetti (1642–1692), he received the médaille de citoyen d'honneur d'Ambronay. He teaches at the Geneva Conservatoire and carries out research into 17th century basso continuo playing. He shares direction of the Ensemble Clematis with violinist Stéphanie de Failly. Since 2010 he is artistic director of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipermestra
''Hipermestra'' is an opera in a prologue and 3 acts by Francesco Cavalli - more specifically, it is a '' festa teatrale''. The opera was set to a libretto by G. A. Moniglia, and was first performed at Florence on 12 June 1658. The plot is based upon the ancient tale of Hypermnestra, a story that also later served as a basis for a well-known libretto '' Ipermestra'' by Metastasio. It was staged several times up to 1680. Modern performances The opera was revived by the Early Music festival in Utrecht in 2006 by La Sfera Armoniosa under Mike Fentross. A modern production staged by Graham Vick and conducted by William Christie took place at Glyndebourne Glyndebourne () is an English country house, the site of an opera house that, since 1934, has been the venue for the annual Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The house, located near Lewes in East Sussex, England, is thought to be about six hun ... in 2017 . Roles Recordings *L'Ipermestra La Sfera Armoniosa & Mike Fentross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyndebourne Festival
Glyndebourne Festival Opera is an annual opera festival held at Glyndebourne, an English country house near Lewes, in East Sussex, England. History Under the supervision of the Christie family, the festival has been held annually since 1934, except in 1941–45 during World War II and 1993 when the theatre was being rebuilt, for a 1994 reopening. Gus Christie, son of Sir George Christie and grandson of festival founder John Christie, became festival chairman in 2000. Since the company's inception, Glyndebourne has been particularly celebrated for its productions of Mozart operas. Recordings of Glyndebourne's past historic Mozart productions have been reissued. Other notable productions included their 1980s production of George Gershwin's ''Porgy and Bess'', directed by Trevor Nunn, and later expanded from the Glyndebourne stage and videotaped in 1993 for television, with Nunn again directing. While Mozart operas have continued to be the mainstay of its repertory, the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, privately sworn in for a second term as Presidency of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. * January 27 – The Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Operatic Sopranos
Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignment problem * Hungarian language, a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and all neighbouring countries * Hungarian notation, a naming convention in computer programming * Hungarian cuisine Hungarian or Magyar cuisine is the cuisine characteristic of the nation of Hungary and its primary ethnic group, the Magyars. Traditional Hungarian dishes are primarily based on meats, seasonal vegetables, fruits, bread, and dairy products. ..., the cuisine of Hungary and the Hungarians See also * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
