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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (born Ermanno Wolf) (January 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as '' Il segreto di Susanna'' (1909). A number of his works were based on plays by Carlo Goldoni, including ''Le donne curiose'' (1903), ''I quatro rusteghi'' (1906) and '' Il campiello'' (1936). Life Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari was born in Venice in 1876, the son of German painter August Wolf and Emilia Ferrari, from Venice. He added his mother's maiden-name, Ferrari, to his surname in 1895. Although he studied piano from an early age, music was not the primary passion of his young life. As a teenager Wolf-Ferrari wanted to be a painter like his father; he studied intensively in Venice and Rome and traveled abroad to study in Munich. It was there that he decided to concentrate instead on music, taking lessons from Josef Rheinberger. He enrolled at the Munich conservatory and began taking counterpoint and composition clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari 1906
Ermanno is an Italian masculin given name. It is a variant of the name Herman. People bearing the name include: * Ermanno Stradelli (1852–1926), Italian explorer, geographer and photographer * Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (born Ermanno Wolf) (January 12, 1876 – January 21, 1948) was an Italian composer and teacher. He is best known for his comic operas such as '' Il segreto di Susanna'' (1909). A number of his works were based on plays ... (1876–1948), Italian composer and teacher * Ermanno Aebi (1892–1976), Italian-Swiss footballer * (1914–2015), Italian aeronautical engineer and designer * Ermanno Randi (1920–1951), Italian film actor * Ermanno Gorrieri (1920–2004), Italian politician and economist * Ermanno Rea (1927–2016), Italian novelist, essayist and journalist * Ermanno Olmi (1931–2018), Italian film director and screenwriter * Ermanno Mauro (b. 1939), Italian-Canadian operatic tenor * Ermanno Corsi (b. 1939), Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservatorio Di Musica Benedetto Marcello Di Venezia
The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia is a conservatory in Venice, Italy named after composer Benedetto Marcello and established in 1876. History The conservatory was established in 1876 as ''Liceo e Società Musicale Benedetto Marcello'', became communal in 1895 under the name ''Liceo Civico Musicale "Benedetto Marcello"'', and attained conservatory status in 1915 as ''Liceo Civico Musicale Pareggiato Benedetto Marcello''. In 1940, under the directorship of Gian Francesco Malipiero, it became ''Conservatorio di Stato "Benedetto Marcello"''. The conservatory is housed in Palazzo Pisani a Santo Stefano - built between 1614 and 1615 -, located facing Campo Santo Stefano in the sestiere of San Marco. The building is owned by the municipality of Venice.Historical facts (Italian) Cours ...
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The Taming Of The Shrew
''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself. The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly's diversion. The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina, the headstrong, obdurate shrew. Initially, Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship; however, Petruchio "tames" her with various psychological and physical torments, such as keeping her from eating and drinking, until she becomes a desirable, compliant, and obedient bride. The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina's younger sister, Bianca, who is seen as the "ideal" woman. The question of whether the play is misogynistic has become the subject of considerable controversy, particularly among m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. He remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a successful career in London as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sly (opera)
''Sly, ovvero La leggenda del dormiente risvegliato'' (English: ''Sly, or The Legend of the Sleeper Awoken'') is an opera in three acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, based on the Induction (the Prologue) to William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (the German version of libretto, ''Sly, oder Die Legende vom wiedererweckten Schläfer'', was translated by ). Unlike most of Wolf-Ferrari's other operas, this is a tragedy. ''Sly'' as verismo Many musicologists regard Wolf-Ferrari as having written only one verismo opera ('' I gioielli della Madonna'', Berlin, 1911). There are reasons to disagree, and to consider ''Sly'' ( La Scala, 1927) not only as being, in many ways, a verismo opera, but also as being nearly the last of its kind. And, as such, the virtual end of the noble line of Italian opera, starting, perhaps, with Cimarosa, perhaps with Paisiello, perhaps even much earlier, passing through bel canto, continuing with Verdi and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Himmelskleid
''Das Himmelskleid'' (''La veste di cielo'') is a 1927 German-language opera in 3 acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari after " Donkeyskin" by Charles Perrault. It premiered 21 April 1927 at the Nationaltheater, Munich. Recording Angelina Ruzzafante, Sibrand Basa, Reinhard Leisenheimer, Hagen Opera Gerhard Markson Marco Polo 3CD 1997 The Gramophone - Volume 75, Issues 893-896 1997 - Page 115 Das Himmelskleid (The Garment of Heaven) - Angelina Ruzzafante / Sibrand Basa , Reinhard Leisenheimer / Hagen Opera / Gerhard Markson Marco Polo 8.223261-63 WLLI-I-I-IIR-II Wolf-Ferrari, remembered more often for operas like Susanna's Secret, set great store by Das Himmelskleid, the story of a fairy-tale Princess. She rejects suitor after suitor, and sends the most eligible of all on a quest for the garment of Heaven. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Himmelskleid Operas by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari German-language operas 1927 operas Operas Operas based on works by Charles Perrault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gli Amanti Sposi
''Gli amanti sposi'' is an opera giocosa in 3 acts by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari to a libretto by Luigi Sugana, Giuseppe Pizzolato, Enrico Golisciani and Giovacchino Forzano, after Carlo Goldoni's '' Il ventaglio'' (1765). It premiered 19 February 1925 at La Fenice, Venice.New Grove Dictionary of Opera ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It is the largest work on opera in English, and in its printed form, amounts to 5,448 pages in four volu ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Amanti sposi Operas by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari Italian-language operas 1925 operas Operas Operas based on plays Operas based on works by Carlo Goldoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, currently situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager. As of 2018, the company's current music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met was founded in 1883 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house, and debuted the same year in a new building on 39th and Broadway (now known as the "Old Met"). It moved to the new Lincoln Center location in 1966. The Metropolitan Opera is the largest classical music organization in North America. Until 2019, it presented about 27 different operas each year from late September through May. The operas are presented in a rotating repertory schedule, with up to seven performances of four different works staged each week. Performances a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Easton
Florence Easton (25 October 1882 – 13 August 1955) was a popular English dramatic soprano in the early 20th century. She was one of the most versatile singers of all time. She sang more than 100 parts, covering a wide range of styles and periods, from Mozart, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, Schreker and Krenek. In Wagner she sang virtually every soprano part, large and small from Senta onwards, including the ''Götterdämmerung'' Brünnhilde. She described herself as "lyric dramatic soprano", which seems barely adequate in relation to the range of types of role in which she excelled. Her high international reputation, founded mainly in Germany and North America, was almost unique for a British singer of her time. She could move easily through all stages from the light coloratura to the Hochdramatische, from girlish romanticism to powerful Wagnerian and Straussian drama. The voice could be light and airy, gently melancholic or intensely passionate. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Jeritza
Maria Jeritza (born Marie Jedličková; 6 October 1887 – 10 July 1982) was a dramatic soprano, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1934 and 1950-1953) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921–1932 and 1951). Her rapid rise to fame, beauty and personality earned her the nickname "The Moravian Thunderbolt". Biography Jeritza was born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in 1887 as Marie Jedličková. She was trained at the Brno Conservatory, and later was a pupil of Estelle Liebling in New York City. In 1910, she made her debut as ''Elsa'', in Wagner's ''Lohengrin'', at Olomouc. The Emperor Franz Josef heard her and immediately ordered that she be offered a contract at the Imperial Hofoper, Vienna. She created the roles of ''Blanchefleur'' in Kienzl's opera ''Der Kuhreigen'' (1911), Ariadne in Strauss's ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' (1912), the Empress in his '' Die Frau ohne Schatten'' (1919), and Hariette/Juliette in Korngold's ''Die tote St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
