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Roland Seiffarth
Roland Seiffarth (born 1940 in Drebach) is a German opera conductor. He studied at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and was engaged in 1963 as Solo repetitor, later as '' Kapellmeister'' at the Leipzig Opera. He made his conducting debut here in 1967. He subsequently conducted around thirty works of the repertoire such as ''Aida, Turandot, Porgy and Bess and West Side Story'' and also conducted his own rehearsals at the opera house, among others '' La traviata, Die Fledermaus, La pietra del paragone'' by Gioachino Rossini. From 1978 to 2007, Seiffarth was music director and Chief conductor at the Musikalische Komödie in Leipzig. Since 2007, he has been Honorary conductor of the Orchestra of the Musikalische Komödie. Numerous guest conducting engagements have taken him beyond Leipzig, to the Semperoper The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drebach
Drebach is a municipality in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of the ''Ortsteile'' (divisions) Drebach, Grießbach, Im Grund, Scharfenstein, Spinnerei, Venusberg, Wilischthal and Wiltzsch. Gemeinde Drebach, accessed 12 October 2021. Sights Scharfenstein Castle Scharfenstein Castle is located in the Village of Scharfenstein in the valley of the riverZschopau
Zschopau (), is a town in the Erzgebirgskreis district of Saxony, German ...
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Berlin State Opera
The (), also known as the Berlin State Opera (german: Staatsoper Berlin), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The opera house was built by order of Prussian king Frederick the Great from 1741 to 1743 according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in the Palladian style. Damaged during the Allied bombing in World War II, the former Royal Prussian Opera House was rebuilt from 1951 to 1955 as part of the Forum Fridericianum square. Nicknamed ''Lindenoper'' in Berlin, it is "the first theater anywhere to be, by itself, a prominent, freestanding monumental building in a city." History Names Originally called the ''Königliche Oper'' (Royal Opera) from 1743, it was renamed as the ''Preußische Staatsoper'' (Prussian State Opera) in 1919, then as the ''Deutsche Staatsoper '' in 1955. Until 1990, it housed the state opera of East Germany. Since 1990, it is officially called the ''Staatsoper Unter den Linden'' (State Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Lehár
Franz Lehár ( ; hu, Lehár Ferenc ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is ''The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''). Life and career Lehár was born in the northern part of Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary (now Komárno, Slovakia), the eldest son of Franz Lehár (senior) (1838–1898), an Austrian bandmaster in the Infantry Regiment No. 50 of the Austro-Hungarian Army and Christine Neubrandt (1849–1906), a Hungarian woman from a family of German descent. He grew up speaking only Hungarian until the age of 12. Later he put an acute accent above the "a" of his father's surname "Lehár" to indicate the vowel in the corresponding Hungarian orthography. While his younger brother Anton entered cadet school in Vienna to become a professional officer, Franz studied violin at the Prague Conservatory, where his violin teacher was Antonín Bennewitz, but was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stolz
Robert Elisabeth Stolz (25 August 188027 June 1975) was an Austrian songwriter and conductor as well as a composer of operettas and film music.Stanley Sadie Ed. (2002) ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Oxford University Press Biography Stolz was born of musical parents in Graz. His father was conductor and composer Jakob Stolz, his mother was concert pianist Ida Bondy, and he was the great-nephew of the soprano Teresa Stolz. At the age of seven, he toured Europe as a pianist, playing Mozart.''The Oxford Dictionary of Music'' 2nd ed. (1995), Oxford University Press He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Engelbert Humperdinck. From 1899 he held successive conducting posts at Maribor (then called Marburg), Salzburg and Brno before succeeding Artur Bodanzky at the Theater an der Wien in 1907. There he conducted, among other pieces, the first performance of Oscar Straus's ''Der tapfere Soldat'' (''The Chocolate Soldier'') in 1908, before lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunstpreis Der Stadt Leipzig
From 1959 to 1989, the city of Leipzig awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig, which was given for outstanding merits in the artistic field to persons who promoted the reputation of the city beyond the region: architects, visual artists, composers, musicians, singers, actors and writers as well as literary and art critics. Prize winners * 1959 Walter Arnold, "Neuland unterm Pflug"-Schauspielerkollektiv, Heinz Rusch and Rudolf Fischer * 1960 Fritz Geißler, Paul Joachim Schneider, Walter Münze, Hanns Maaßen and the Kollektiv Architekt Berthold Schneider * 1961 Heinrich Witz, Emmy Köhler-Richter, Ferdinand May and Wilhelm Weismann * 1962 Gabriele Meyer-Dennewitz * 1963 Hildegard Maria Rauchfuß * 1964 Georg Maurer * 1965 Hans Pfeiffer, Ottmar Gerster, Ingeborg Ottmann and Kollektiv Kurt Nowotny, Alfred Rammler, Rudolf Rohrer * 1966 Annerose Schmidt, Georg Kretzschmar * 1967 Gerhard W. Menzel * 1968 Carlernst Ortwein, Hans Sandig, Wolfgang Mattheuer, Hans-Joac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation
The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Foundation is a private, charitable and non-profitable organization, founded by the tenor José Carreras following his recovery. Carreras founded the Foundation on July 14, 1988, with one single objective: that leukaemia will one day be 100% curable. He wanted to make a permanent testimony to science and society to show his gratitude for the support he received throughout his illness. After that, other branches of the Josep Carreras Foundation against Leukemia were formed in the United States, Switzerland and Germany. Strategic Objectives Make society aware of what leukaemia and the rest of haematological malignancies like lymphoma or multiple myeloma are, and how they affect society. Achieve better quality of life for patients and their families. Increase the number of bone marrow donors and the units of stored umbilical cord blood, as well as the number of members of the Foundation. Make progress in scientific research projects. Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his debut on the operatic stage at 11 as Trujamán in Manuel de Falla's ''El retablo de Maese Pedro'', and went on to a career that encompassed over 60 roles, performing in the world's leading opera houses and on numerous recordings. He gained fame with a wider audience as one of the Three Tenors, with Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, in a series of large concerts from 1990 to 2003. He is also known for his Humanitarianism, humanitarian work as president of the José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation, José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation (La Fundació Internacional Josep Carreras per a la Lluita contra la Leucèmia), which he established following his own recovery from the disease in 1988. Life and career Early years Carreras wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern Theatre
Bern Theatre, known in the city as Stadttheater Bern, is an opera house and theatre in Bern, Switzerland. The theatre opened in 1903 and was modernised between 2015–2016 with significant structural changes made to the backstage and auditorium. The theatre took on a new trading name from the 2011/2012 season through to the 2020/2021 as Konzert Theatre Bern representing the four different sections of the theatre; the Bern Symphony Orchestra (BSO), Musiktheater (Opera), Schauspiel (Theatre) and Tanz (Dance). Starting in the season of 2021 / 2022 the theatre will be known as Bühnen Bern. Famous past performers include Robin Adams, Agnes Baltsa, Inge Borkh, Renato Bruson, Grace Bumbry, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Salvatore Fisichella, Käthe Gold, Norma Sharp, Alexander Moissi, Jessye Norman, Liselotte Pulver, Will Quadflieg, Nello Santi, Christine Schäfer, Maria Schell, and Rolf Schimpf. Further reading * References External linksWebsite as of season 2021/2022 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graz Opera
The Graz Opera (German: Oper Graz) is an Austrian opera house and opera company based in Graz. The orchestra of the opera house also performs concerts as the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra (''Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester''). History Opera had been performed in Graz since the 17th century, originally in a converted coach house on the Habsburg royal estates. The National Theatre (Schauspielhaus Graz), constructed in 1776, saw many early performances of Mozart's operas, although today (after many reconstructions) it is devoted to the performances of plays. The city's first dedicated opera house and the immediate predecessor of the Graz Opera was the Thalia Theatre, adapted in 1864 from an old circus hall. Plans for a new theatre suitable to the growing size and importance of the city and intended to be a "new home for German art" were first proposed in 1887. Designed by Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer in the neo-baroque style, the Graz Opera was inaugurated in 1899 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staatsschauspiel Dresden
The Staatsschauspiel Dresden (State Playhouse Dresden) is a theatre in Dresden. It is maintained by the Free State of Saxony, hence its name. It consists of a main auditorium, the ' (play house), and a studio theatre, the '. It was created in 1983 and housed in the old Dresden which traced back to a Royal Court Theatre. Architectural history Schauspielhaus The Dresden was built from 1911 to 1913 opposite the Zwinger, to Neo Baroque and Art Nouveau designs by and his son and with the support of the industrialist . It harmonised with the Zwinger's architecture, with arcades and baroque elements on its exterior. The new theatre's technical facilities, including hydraulically operated machinery for the new sliding scenery by technical director , made it the most advanced theatre of its time. On 13 and 14 February 1945 the building was partially destroyed in the bombing of Dresden The bombing of Dresden was a joint British and American aerial bombing attack on the city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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