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Karl Dammer
Karl Dammer (2 January 1894 – 4 February 1977) was a German conductor, Generalmusikdirektor at the Städtische Oper Berlin from 1937. Life Born in Elberfeld, Dammer grew up in Wuppertal-Elberfeld as the oldest child of Gustav Dammer and his wife Josefine. His father came from Breyell on the Lower Rhine, was a merchant and died when his son was 15, his mother was the daughter of the merchant from Aachen. After finishing school, he studied music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg with Hermann Grabner and Hans Pfitzner, became Pfitzner's assistant and met Otto Klemperer, nine years his senior, who was Pfitzner's deputy at the opera and principal conductor of the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. In 1914, he went to the Cologne Opera together with Klemperer and was répétiteur and Kapellmeister there until the end of the war. After that, he worked at the opera houses in Riga, Trier, Aachen and Bremen, where he performed the opera '' Soldaten'' by Manfred Gurlitt in 1931. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Dammer (Dirigent)
Karl Dammer (2 January 1894 – 4 February 1977) was a German conductor, Generalmusikdirektor at the Städtische Oper Berlin from 1937. Life Born in Elberfeld, Dammer grew up in Wuppertal-Elberfeld as the oldest child of Gustav Dammer and his wife Josefine. His father came from Breyell on the Lower Rhine, was a merchant and died when his son was 15, his mother was the daughter of the merchant from Aachen. After finishing school, he studied music at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg with Hermann Grabner and Hans Pfitzner, became Pfitzner's assistant and met Otto Klemperer, nine years his senior, who was Pfitzner's deputy at the opera and principal conductor of the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. In 1914, he went to the Cologne Opera together with Klemperer and was répétiteur and Kapellmeister there until the end of the war. After that, he worked at the opera houses in Riga, Trier, Aachen and Bremen, where he performed the opera '' Soldaten'' by Manfred Gurlitt in 1931. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madama Butterfly
''Madama Butterfly'' (; ''Madame Butterfly'') is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It is based on the short story "Madame Butterfly" (1898) by John Luther Long, which in turn was based on stories told to Long by his sister Jennie Correll and on the semi-autobiographical 1887 French novel '' Madame Chrysanthème'' by Pierre Loti.Chadwick Jenna"The Original Story: John Luther Long and David Belasco" on columbia.edu Long's version was dramatized by David Belasco as the one-act play '' Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan'', which, after premiering in New York in 1900, moved to London, where Puccini saw it in the summer of that year. The original version of the opera, in two acts, had its premiere on 17 February 1904 at La Scala in Milan. It was poorly received, despite having such notable singers as soprano Rosina Storchio, tenor Giovanni Zenatello and baritone Giuseppe De Luca in lead roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staatsorchester Stuttgart
The Staatsorchester Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Orchestra; full name, ''Württembergisches Staatsorchester oder Orchester der Württembergischen Staatstheater'') is a German symphony orchestra based in Stuttgart. The orchestra is resident at the Staatstheater Stuttgart, where it performs for productions of the Staatsoper Stuttgart and the Stuttgart Ballet, and regularly gives concerts at the Liederhalle (Beethovensaal). History The historical roots of the orchestra trace back to the ''Württembergische Hofkapelle''. The orchestra celebrated its 425th anniversary in 2018. In 2002, the orchestra was awarded as "Orchestra of the year" based on a poll of the magazine ''Opernwelt''. The current ''Generalmusikdirektor'' (GMD) of the orchestra is Cornelius Meister, since 2018, appointed with an initial contract of six seasons. In October 2022, the orchestra announced the extension of Meister's contract as GMD through 2026. Music directors (GMD) * 1918–1922: Fritz Busch * 1922†... [...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", "concer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second-largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of about 22,000. Together with the adjoining city of Konstanz just across the border in Germany, Kreuzlingen is part of the largest conurbation on Lake Constance with a population of almost 120,000. History The name of the municipality stems from the Augustinian monastery ''Crucelin'', later Kreuzlingen Abbey. It was founded in 1125 by the Bishop of Constance Ulrich I. In the Swabian War and the 30 Years' War after the siege of Constance by Swedish troops, the Augustinian monastery was burned down by the people of Constance, who blamed the monks for having supported the enemy. In 1650, the monastery was rebuilt in its present location. With secularization in 1848, the buildings became a teachers' school. The chapel became a Catholic Church. The area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. His career has conventionally been divided into early, middle, and late periods. His early period, during which he forged his craft, is typically considered to have lasted until 1802. From 1802 to around 1812, his middle period showed an individual development from the styles of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and is sometimes characterized as heroic. During this time, he began to grow increasingly deaf. In his late period, from 1812 to 1827, he extended his innovations in musical form and expression. Beethoven was born in Bonn. His musical talent was obvious at an early age. He was initially harshly and intensively tau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Classens
Gustav Classens (12 October 189418 June 1977) was a German conductor who shaped musical life in Bonn. He was municipal music director and conductor of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn from 1933 to 1949, continuing concerts during World War II and reviving them after the war. He was then for decades conductor of the choir Chor der Bonner Bach-Gemeinschaft that he founded. Career Gustav Xavier Maria August Classens was born in Aachen, the son of the photographer August Classens (1849–after 1902) and his wife Maria Classens, née Jessen. He studied music at the Cologne Conservatory from 1913, piano with Otto Klauwell (1851–1917), music theory with Franz Bölsche (1867–1933) and Konrad Ramrath (1880–1972), and score playing with Ewald Strässer (1869–1935). His studies were interrupted by World War I. He served as ''Gefreiter'' and was severely injured in 1915. When he returned to his studies in 1919, he took conducting classes with Hermann Abendroth. He graduated in 1923 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonn Opera
Theater Bonn (also known as the Stadttheater Bonn) is the municipal theatre company of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is an organization that produces operas, musicals, ballets, plays, and concerts. It operates several performance venues throughout the town: for music theatre, the and for plays, and the Choreographisches Theater for ballet and dance. History The history of theatre in Bonn dates back to the time of the electors. End of the 17th century, a court theatre was established at the Electoral Palace, where French and Italian troupes played. In the 18th century, an amateur theatre was established for German plays (''Nationaltheater''), directed by Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Großmann from 1778 to 1784, who staged the premiere of Schiller's '' Die Verschwörung des Fiesko zu Genua'' on 20 July 1783. The new French government destroyed the court theatre in 1797. In 1826, citizens built their own play house. A new building was opened in 1848, marked by Beetho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Wand
Günter Wand (7 January 1912, in Elberfeld, Germany – 14 February 2002, in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer. Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne Conservatory, he was a composition student with Philipp Jarnach and a piano student with Paul Baumgartner. He was a conducting pupil of Franz von Hoesslin in Munich, but was otherwise largely self-taught as a conductor. During his 65-year-long career as a conductor, he was particularly revered for his Schubert and Bruckner, and was honoured with many significant awards, including the German Record Award and the internationally important Diapason d'Or. Career In February 1924, aged 12, Wand attended a performance of Der Zigeunerbaron at the Thalia Theatre in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, and was so entranced he decided to become a conductor. The role of Sandor Barinkay that evening was sung by Richard Tauber. Cologne Wand started his career in Cologne, where he was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Zaun
Fritz Zaun (19 June 1893 – 17 January 1966) was a German conductor and music educator and since the foundation of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Düsseldorf / Duisburg) in 1956 until his death was its General Music Director. Zaun grew up in his native town of Cologne and studied music and theatre studies, philosophy and literature in Cologne and Bonn. He received his first engagement in his native town: under the general music director Otto Klemperer he became choir director at the Cologne Opera. His further stations: opera director in Mönchengladbach, opera director at the Zurich Opera House, until 1939 general music director of the Cologne Opera and director of the Berlin Municipal Orchestra. Together with Wilhelm Furtwängler, he shaped the musical life in Berlin. He experienced the end of the war in Zagreb, where he was opera director and principal conductor of the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (1945–1956). Afterwards, he was involved in the reconstruction of the Graz Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Socialist German Workers' Party
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported the ideology of Nazism. Its precursor, the German Workers' Party (; DAP), existed from 1919 to 1920. The Nazi Party emerged from the extremist German nationalist, racist and populist paramilitary culture, which fought against the communist uprisings in post–World War I Germany. The party was created to draw workers away from communism and into nationalism. Initially, Nazi political strategy focused on anti–big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist rhetoric. This was later downplayed to gain the support of business leaders, and in the 1930s, the party's main focus shifted to antisemitic and anti-Marxist themes. The party had little popular support until the Great Depression. Pseudoscientific racist theories were central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Rother
Artur Martin Rother (12 October 188522 September 1972) was a German conductor who worked mainly in the opera house. He was born in Stettin, Pomerania (now Szczecin, Poland). His father was an organist and music teacher. He studied under Hugo Kaun and other teachers. By the age of 20, in 1906, he was conducting in Wiesbaden, and was assistant conductor for the Bayreuth Festival 1907-14. He was Generalmusikdirektor in Dessau 1927-34. After the Nazis came to power in Germany, Rother joined the Militant League for German Culture (Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur) 1933 for one year, but was not a member of the Nazi Party. From 1934 he conducted at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, succeeding Bruno Walter, and was appointed Generalmusikdirektor there in 1937. In 1941, he brought out his own edition of Mozart's ''Idomeneo''. Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt succeeded him. From 1946 to 1949 he was chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, based in East Berlin. Subsequently, he was a gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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