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Julian Prégardien
Julian Prégardien (born 12 July 1984) is a German lyric tenor in opera and concert. He is regarded as a leading interpreter of the role of the Evangelist (Bach), Evangelist in Passions (Bach), Bach's Passions. Life and career Julian Prégardien was born on 12 July 1984 in Frankfurt into a musical family: his grandfather and his father, tenor Christoph Prégardien, were founding members of the Limburger Domsingknaben, and the soprano Julia Kleiter is his cousin. Education Prégardien grew up in Limburg an der Lahn, Limburg and began his musical training as a member of the Limburger Domsingknaben, the boys' choir at the Limburg Cathedral. He sang in several vocal ensembles including the Collegium Vocale Gent and the Kammerchor Stuttgart already before studying at the Musikhochschule Freiburg from 2005 to 2009 with Reginaldo Pinheiro. Prégardien performed the role of Hermenegild in a scenic production of Keiser's opera ''Fredegund'' at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main (river), Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's Metropolitan regions in Germany, second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Rhine-Ruhr region and the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the ''de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding
The Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding (Bavarian Theatre Academy August Everding) at the Prinzregententheater in Munich, was founded by August Everding in 1993. The academy offers theatrical students eight different programs and through the cooperation of three professionally equipped theaters (Prinzregententheater, Akademietheater (Munich), Akademietheater, and Akademiestudio), it is the largest training center for stage professions in Germany. Education In this theater for teaching and learning combinations of both theoretical and practical methods make up the courses for acting, directing, singing/musical theater, musicals, drama, stage presence and costume design, makeup and cultural journalism. The students complete their studies, depending on the various courses, with a Bachelor, Master or Diploma. Cooperation partners are the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in which st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Tote Stadt
(German for ''The Dead City''), Opus number, Op. 12, is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) set to a libretto by Paul Schott, a collective pseudonym for the composer and his father, Julius Korngold. It premiered in 1920. It is based on the 1892 novel ''Bruges-la-Morte'' by Georges Rodenbach. Origins Rodenbach's 1892 Symbolism (movement), symbolist catholic cult novel had already been adapted by the author into a play. The play was translated into German by Siegfried Trebitsch under the title (''The Silent City''), which he later changed to (''The Mirage''). Trebitsch was a friend of Korngold's father, Julius. The two met in the street one day and got into a conversation about a possible operatic adaptation. Trebitsch later met Erich, who was enthusiastic about the project. Trebitsch recalled "[I] met the young master Erich Wolfgang Korngold in search of a scenario or, even better, a mood or operatic background that could be dramatically elabora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoffmanns Erzählungen
''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died in October 1880, four months before the premiere. Composition history and sources Offenbach saw a play, , written by Barbier and Michel Carré and produced at the Odéon Theatre in Paris in 1851. After returning from America in 1876, Offenbach learned that Barbier had adapted the play, which Hector Salomon had now set to music at the Opéra. Salomon handed the project to Offenbach. Work proceeded slowly, interrupted by the composition of profitable lighter works. Offenbach had a premonition, like Antonia, the heroine of Act 2, that he would die prior to its completion. Offenbach continued working on the opera throughout 1880, attending some rehearsals. On 5 October 1880, he died with the manuscript in his hand, just four months before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
