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L'incontro Improvviso
''L’incontro improvviso'' (The unexpected encounter) (Hob. XXVIII:6) is an opera in three acts by Joseph Haydn first performed at Eszterháza on 29 August 1775 to mark the four-day visit of Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria-Este, Archduke Ferdinand, Habsburg governor of Milan, and his consort Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este, Maria Beatrice d'Este. The opera is designated a ''dramma giocoso'' (a comic opera) and is an example of the then Austrian fascination with Turkish subjects. Composition and Performance History The libretto by Carl Friberth was adapted and translated from a French opéra comique by L. H. Dancourt, already set by Gluck in 1764 as the ''La rencontre imprévue''. In keeping with Italian practice, Friberth constructed longer buffo finale texts at the end of Acts I and II. It is not known if any further performances followed the Eszterháza production, although a German translation was made for Bratislava. Danish musicologist Jens Peter Larsen discovered the aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led him to be called "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String quartet". Haydn arose from humble origins, the child of working people in a rural village. He established his career first by serving as a chorister at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, then through an arduous period as a freelance musician. Eventually he found career success, spending much of his working life as Kapellmeister, music director for the wealthy Esterházy family at their palace of Eszterháza in rural Hungary. Though he had his own orchestra there, it isolated him from other composers and trends in music so that he was, as he put it, "forced to become original". During this period his music circulated widely in publication, eventuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or Choir, choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the Sheet music, score in a way that reflects the specific indications in that score, set the tempo, ensure correct entries by Musical ensemble, ensemble members, and "shape" the musical phrasing, phrasing where appropriate. Conductors communicate with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, usually with the aid of a Baton (conducting), baton, and may use other gestures or signals such as facial expression and eye contact. A conductor usually supplements their direction with verbal instructions to their musicians in rehearsal. The conductor typically stands on a raised podium with a large music stand for the full score, which contains the musical notation for all the instruments or voices. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Baldin
Aldo Baldin (January 1, 1945 - January 5, 1994) was a Brazilian classical tenor, known for his interpretations of music by Johann Sebastian Bach. He performed internationally and made many recordings. He was professor of voice at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. Education Aldo Baldin was born in Urussanga, Santa Catarina. A child prodigy in music, he was awarded a scholarship in Brazil for studies in piano and cello. He learned singing with Heloisa Nemoto Vergara and cello with Jean-Jacques Pagnot at the Music School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Porto Alegre. He graduated in vocal studies alongside Roberto Miranda and Eliane Sampaio from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Conductor Karl Richter was instrumental in securing a scholarship from DAAD for Baldin to study with Martin Gründler at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt, where he received a Performing Arts degree. He continued to study with Margarethe von Winterfeldt in Berlin an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philips Records
Philips Records is a record label founded by Netherlands, Dutch electronics company Philips and in 1999 was absorbed into Netherlands, Dutch-United States, American music corporation Universal Music Group. It was founded as Philips Phonographische Industrie in 1950. In 1946, Philips acquired the company which pressed records for British Decca's Dutch outlet in Amsterdam. History The record label originated as "Philips Phonographische Industrie" (PPI) in June 1950 when it began issuing classical music recordings. Recordings were also made of popular artists of multiple nationalities and of classical artists from Germany, France and the Netherlands. Launched under the slogan "Records of the Century" (referring to Philips Industries' UK Head Office at Century House, W1), the first releases in Britain appeared in January 1953 on 10" 78 rpm discs, with LPs appearing in July 1954. Philips also distributed recordings made by the United States Columbia Records (which at the time was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne
The Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra) is a Swiss chamber orchestra based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The OCL is resident at the Salle Métropole in Lausanne. The OCL is an artistic partner with Lausanne Opera and regularly performs with the company as its orchestra during its opera season. The OCL is subsidized by the city of Lausanne and the canton of Vaud and is a member of the Swiss Association of Professional Orchestras. The majority of its concerts are recorded by the Lausanne-based radio station Espace 2. History Victor Desarzens founded the OCL in 1942 and was its first artistic director, through 1973. Subsequent artistic directors have been Armin Jordan (1973–1985), Lawrence Foster (1985–1990), Jesús López Cobos (1990–2000), Christian Zacharias (2000–2013), and Joshua Weilerstein (2015–2021). The current artistic director of the OCL is Renaud Capuçon, as of the 2021-2022 season. In July 2024, the OCL announced the appointment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Luxon
Benjamin Matthew Luxon (24 March 1937 – 26 July 2024) was a British baritone. Biography Luxon was born in Redruth, Cornwall on 24 March 1937, the son of Ernest Maxwell Luxon, an amateur singer, and his wife Lucille Pearl, née Grigg. He studied with Walther Gruner at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (while working part-time as a PE teacher in the East End) and established an international reputation as a singer at the age of 21 when he won the third prize at the 1961 ARD International Music Competition in Munich. Soon afterward he joined composer Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group. On their tour of the Soviet Union in 1963, he sang the roles of Sid and Tarquinius in Britten's operas ''Albert Herring'' and ''The Rape of Lucretia'', respectively. In 1971, Britten composed the title role of his television opera ''Owen Wingrave'' specifically for Luxon's voice; Luxon created the role later that year with the English Opera Group. The following year, 1972, Luxon made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Trimarchi
Domenico Trimarchi is an Italian bass-baritone opera singer. He was born in Naples (21 December 1938), where he studied singing at the Naples Conservatory."Domenico Trimarchi" Naxos Records, retrieved 28 May 2015 In 1970, he made his debut at , as Belcore in ''''. He made his British debut at the |
Della Jones
Della Jones is a Welsh mezzo-soprano, particularly well known for her interpretations of works by Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, and Britten. Early life Jones was born in Tonna, near Neath, Wales. She attended Neath Grammar School for Girls. She studied at the Royal College of Music, where she won the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship. Career In Geneva she made her professional debut in 1970, as Feodor in Boris Godunov and Olga in Eugene Onegin. In 1977 she joined the English National Opera, where she created the role of Dolly in Iain Hamilton's ''Anna Karenina'' in 1981,Dean, Winton (1981)"Music in London: Anna Karenina" ''The Musical Times'' Vol. 122, No. 1661 (July 1981), p. 487 and the Royal Opera House in 1983, and began appearing abroad, notably in France, Italy, and the United States. In 1984 she appeared in the Channel 4 series Top C's and Tiaras. She sang Arne's ''Rule, Britannia!'' alongside John Tomlinson at the 1993 Last Night of the Proms. Her r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Anne Marshall
Margaret Anne Marshall OBE (born 4 January 1949) is a Scottish soprano. Marshall was born in Stirling. Her career started in the 1970s and she has sung a wide range of classical and operatic roles up to her retirement in 2004. She received the James Gulliver Award for Performing Arts in Scotland in 1991, in 1999 she was appoint ed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours, and on 23 June 2009 she was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Music from the University of St Andrews. Biography Margaret Marshall studied singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow with Ena Mitchell, with whom she continued to study after graduating. Awarded a Caird Travelling Acholarship, Marshall travelled to Munich to study with German bass-baritone Hans Hotter, who suggested she enter the ARD International Music Competition in Munich. Winning first prize in the 1974 ARD Competition, singing Purcell and Bach in the final, launched Marshall's int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Zoghby
Linda Zoghby (born August 17, 1949) is an American operatic soprano. Zoghby was born in Mobile, Alabama, and began her vocal studies under Elena Nikolaidi at Florida State University. Her professional debut came in 1973 at Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival, following which she made her stage debut at Houston Grand Opera as Donna Elvira in 1975; thereafter she sang opera in venues around the United States, including New York City; Washington, D.C.; Dallas; Santa Fe; and New Orleans. On January 19, 1982, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in ''La bohème'' by stepping in at the last minute for Teresa Stratas as Mimì, a performance which won her many critical plaudits. She sang the role thirteen times during her Met career; the only other role which she essayed at the house was Ilia in ''Idomeneo'', which she performed five times. Internationally, Zoghby appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival as Mimì and as Aminta in '' La fedeltà premiata'' by Joseph Haydn. Other roles fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claes H
Claes is a masculine given name, a version of Nicholas, as well as a patronymic surname. It is also spelled Klas, Clas and Klaes. Given name Claes is a common first name in Sweden. It was also a common name in the Low Countries until the 18th century, after which the spelling Klaas was largely adopted. People with the given name Claes include: * Claes Adelsköld (1824–1907), Swedish engineer, military officer and politician * Claes Andersson (1937–2019), Finnish psychiatrist and politician * Claes Bang (born 1967), Danish actor and musician * Claes van Beresteyn (1627–1684), Dutch landscape painter * Claes Berglund (born c.1960), Swedish ski-orienteering competitor * Claes Björklund (born 1971), Swedish musician, producer and songwriter * Claes Michielsz Bontenbal (1575–1623), Dutch civil servant involved in a conspiracy against Maurice of Orange * Claes Borgström (1944–2020), Swedish lawyer and politician * Claes Compaen (1587–1660), Dutch privateer, pirate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qalandariyah
The Qalandariyya (), Qalandaris or Kalandaris are wandering Sufi dervishes. The writings of ''Qalandaris'' are not merely celebrations of libertinism, but affirmations of antinomial beliefs. The first references are found in the 11th-century prose text ''Qalandarname'' (The Tale of the Qalandaris) attributed to Ansari Harawi. The term ''Qalandariyya'' appears to be first applied by Sanai Ghaznavi in seminal poetic works where diverse practices are described. Particular to the Qalandari genre of poetry are items that refer to their practices of gambling, games, consuming intoxicants, syncreticism, libertinism, antinomialism, violating societal norms and Nazar ila'l-murd, things commonly referred to as Kufr or Khurafat by orthodox Muslims. The order was often viewed with scrutiny by Islamic authorities. Origin The Qalandariyya are an unorthodox Tariqa of Sufi dervishes that originated in medieval al-Andalus as an answer to the state sponsored Zahirism of the Almohad Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
