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L'amant Jaloux
''L'amant jaloux, ou Les fausses apparences'' (''The Jealous Lover, or False Appearances'') is a French comédie mêlée d'ariettes in three acts by André Grétry first performed at Versailles on 20 November 1778. The libretto is by the Irish playwright Thomas Hales (also known by the French name Thomas d'Hèle) with the verse passages provided by F. Levasseur. It was based on the play ''The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret'' (1714) by Susannah Centlivre. The most famous arias in the opera include ''O douce nuit'', the tenor serenade ''Tandis que tout sommeille'' (''While all are sleeping'') (recorded by Roberto Alagna, amongst others) and the coloratura display piece ''Je romps la chaîne qui m'engage''. The composer admitted the last named aria had no dramatic function, but he wanted to give his soprano star Marie-Jeanne Trial ("the finest voice ever formed by nature") "a chance to shine". The musicologist David Charlton claims Mozart and his librettist Lorenzo da Ponte knew Grét ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder
Wonder most commonly refers to: * Wonder (emotion), an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected Wonder may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional entities * The Wonders, a fictional band featured in the 1996 film ''That Thing You Do!'' * Wonder (''Zoom''), a character in the 2006 American family film ''Zoom'' Film * ''Wonder'' (film), a 2017 drama based on the R. J. Palacio novel * ''The Wonder'' (film), a 2022 drama based on the Emma Donoghue novel Literature * ''Wonder'' (Sawyer novel), the 2011 conclusion of a trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer * ''Wonder'' (Palacio novel), a 2012 novel by R.J. Palacio * ''Wonder'' (comics), a comic debuting 1892 * ''Wonder'', the 2009 English translation of the 1962 novel ''De verwondering'' by Hugo Claus * ''The Wonder'', a novel by Emma Donoghue Music Albums * ''Wonder'' (Lisa Mitchell album), 2009 * ''Wonder'' (Michael W. Smith album), 2010 * ''Wonder'' (Mamoru Miyano al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Recital Hall
City Recital Hall in Sydney, Australia, is a purpose-built concert venue with the capacity for an audience of 1,238 people seated over three tiers of sloped seating. It is situated in the city centre in Angel Place, just off Martin Place. City Recital Hall, opened in 1999, is the first specially designed concert venue to be built in the city since the Opera House in 1973. The role of City Recital Hall is to provide a high quality venue of international standing. The venue was initiated by the City of Sydney and was specifically designed for solo recitals, chamber music and the spoken word. The auditorium's 1.8-second reverberation time is attuned for chamber music. The spoken word and amplified music are accommodated by the operation of specially designed acoustic banners. The entire auditorium is supported on rubber bearings to avoid vibration and street sounds and the air conditioning and lighting systems have been treated to minimise external noise. The Hall was designed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operas By André Grétry
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magali Léger
Magali Léger is a contemporary French light soprano. Biography Originally from Guadeloupe, Léger was a student of Christiane Eda-Pierre. In 1999, she won a First prize at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 2003 she was nominated in the "Révélations" category of the Victoires de la musique. Discography * ''Mottetti e Sonata da chiesa'' (motets and church sonatas), Georg Friedrich Haendel, Magali Léger and the RosaSolis ensemble, Musica Ficta, 2009. * ''La Bonne Chanson'', Gabriel Fauré, Magali Léger/ Michaël Levinas, M&A 2008. * ''Médée'', opera by Michèle Reverdy, Mandala 2004. * ''Pergolesi & Porpora, Cantate e Sonata da camera'' (Pergolesi and Porpora, cantatas and chamber sonatas), Magali Léger and RosaSolis. * '' Astor Piazzola'', Magali Léger and pianist Marcela Roggeri, Transart Live. * ''La Métamorphose'', opera by Michael Levinas, Aeon, 2012. * Debussy : complete mélodies, Ligia Digital, décembre 2014. Videography * ''Die Entführung aus dem Serai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgard Doneux
Edgard Doneux (Liège, 25 March 1920 – 31 January 1984, Anderlecht) was a Belgian conductor. Doneux received his entire musical formation at the conservatoire of his native city, and made his conducting debut at the Opéra Royal de Liège, in 1940, aged only 20. In 1946, he was named principal conductor at the Monnaie opera house in Brussels, and in 1949 chief conductor at the Belgian Radio-Television, retaining the latter post until his death. His repertoire at La Monnaie included ''Fra Diavolo'', ''Si j'étais roi'', ''Carmen'', ''Les contes d'Hoffmann'', ''Hérodiade'', ''Manon'', ''Mignon'', ''Lakmé'' and ''La Basoche'' from the French 19th century repertoire, and Italian works from ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' and ''Norma'' to late romantic operas such as ''La Bohème'', ''Cavalleria rusticana'', ''Madame Butterfly'', ''Rigoletto'', ''Suor Angelica'' and ''Tosca''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burles
Charles Burles (21 June 1936 – 22 August 2021 ) was a French lyric , primarily associated with the French repertory, both and operetta. Life and career Burles was born in , France, and as a child was taken to see opera by his father, an amateur musician and clown who worked on the local tram system.Obituary: Charles Burles. Opera, November ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Bastin
Jules Bastin (18 August 1933 – 2 December 1996, in Waterloo) was a Belgian operatic bass. Born in , he made his debut in 1960 at La Monnaie, singing Charon in ''L'Orfeo''. He appeared at major opera houses throughout Europe, including the Royal Opera House, La Scala, and the Palais Garnier; he also sang at opera houses in North and South America. He was known for playing roles from a variety of operatic traditions, from Monteverdi to Berg, but he was perhaps most famous for singing the comic role of Ochs in Richard Strauss's ''Der Rosenkavalier''. ''The New York Times'' reported: " Mr. Bastin sang the starring bass roles in Verdi's ''Don Carlo'' and in operas by Mozart, Wagner and other composers. Although best known for his sensitive interpretation of works in French and Italian, his favorite role was that of Baron Ochs in ''Der Rosenkavalier'' ". He began his career as a teacher of German, French and history before turning to professional singing. After becoming successful in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mady Mesplé
Mady Mesplé (7 March 1931 – 30 May 2020) was a French opera singer, considered the leading coloratura soprano of her generation in France, and sometimes heralded as the successor to Mado Robin, with ''Lakmé'' by Delibes becoming her signature role internationally. She sang professionally for more than thirty years, with a repertoire that ranged from operetta to contemporary works. After retiring from the stage, she started teaching. Mesplé was the archetype of a light coloratura soprano: technically secure, musically distinctive, and with a charming stage presence. When she developed Parkinson's disease in the mid-1990s, she responded by writing a book about her career and the development of her illness. Biography Born Madeleine Mesplé in Toulouse on 7 March 1931, she came from a modest family background. Her father Pierre was an accountant and her mother Yvonne (Sesquiere) a secretary. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre
Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre (18 June 1755 – 22 September 1821), also known as Madame Dugazon, was a French operatic mezzo-soprano, actress and dancer. Born in Berlin as the daughter of a dancing master at the court of Frederick II of Prussia, she returned to Paris with her parents in 1765. She made her stage debut at the age of twelve as a dancer, but it was as an actress "with songs" that she made her debut at the Comédie Italienne in 1774 in Grétry's ''Sylvain''. She was at once admitted ''pensionnaire'' and in 1775 ''sociétaire''. She became a star of the Comédie Italienne (which became the Opéra-Comique), where she created over 60 roles. She was married to the actor Jean-Henri Gourgaud, who went by the stage name Dugazon. Together they had a child, Gustave Dugazon. The couple soon divorced, but continued to perform at the Comédie Italienne for more than twenty years. The two kinds of parts with which she was especially identified—young mothers and women past thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
Bass-baritone
A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing three Wagnerian roles: the title role in ''Der fliegende Holländer'', Wotan/Der Wanderer in the ''Ring Cycle'' and Hans Sachs in '' Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg''. Wagner labelled these roles as ''Hoher Bass'' ("high bass")—see fach for more details. The bass-baritone voice is distinguished by two attributes. First, it must be capable of singing comfortably in a baritonal tessitura. Secondly, however, it needs to have the ripely resonant lower range typically associated with the bass voice. For example, the role of Wotan in ''Die Walküre'' covers the range from F2 (the F at the bottom of the bass clef) to F4 (the F above middle C), but only infrequently descends beyond C3 (the C below middle C). Bass-baritones are typically divide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
