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2. Falla, Manuel de
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... staged in Nice in 1913. The ballet El amor brujo (Love the Magician), with its ghostly story of gypsy jealousy, was first staged in Madrid two years later. The ballet El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered ...

3. Donizetti, Gaetano
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... with operatic tenors, from Caruso to Pavarotti. The comic opera "Don Pasquale", staged in Paris in 1843, is a well-loved part of standard operatic repertoire, as is "L'elisir d'Amore" ("The Elixir of ...

4. Giordano Umberto
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... mamma morta. The tenor aria, from the less successful opera "Fedora" staged in 1898, Amor ti vieta is popular with singers.  ...

5. Gottschalk, L. Moreau
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Composer Gottschalk, L. Moreau (1829-1869) Image Life Gottschalk was born in New Orleans in 1829. From early in his childhood, he was exposed to the French and African-tinged Caribbean folk ...

6. Hindemith, Paul
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Composer Hindemith, Paul (1895 - 1963) Image Life One of the most important composers of the first half of the 1900s, Hindemith was also one of the most distinguished viola-players of his ...

7. Jommelli, Niccolò
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Composer Jommelli, Niccolò (1714-1774) Image Life Niccolò Jommelli, a prominent figure in the Napoli school of opera, was born in Aversa, near Napoli, on 10 September 1714. After preliminary ...

8. Lloveras, Guillermo Venegas
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Composer Lloveras, Guillermo Venegas (1915 - 1993) Life Guillermo Venegas Lloveras, William to many, was born in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico on October 12, 1915; he was the second child of Rafael ...

9. Martin, Frank
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Martin, Frank (1890-1974) Image Life The Swiss composer of distant French descent, Frank Martin, studied music at the Dalcroze Institute in Geneva and later settled in Amsterdam. ...

10. Menotti, Gian Carlo
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Menotti, Gian Carlo (1911 - 2007) Image Life Gian Carlo Menotti was born on 7 July 1911, in Cadegliano, Italy. At the age of 7, under the guidance of his mother, he began to compose ...

11. Meyerbeer, Giacomo
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Composer Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791 - 1864) Image Life He was born on the Jewish date 6 Elul (September 5, 1791) in Vogelsdorf, Germany, as Yaakov Liebmann Beer. His father, Judah Herz Beer ...

12. Montemezzi, Italo
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... 1939 to 1949 he resided largely in California.  His greatest work is the opera "L'amore dei tre re", which has been persistently successful.  But his  ...

13. Monteverdi, Claudio
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... show his indebtedness to Marenzio in particular; the final one, Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi, includes some pieces "in genere rappresentativo" - Il ballo delle ingrate, the Combattimento di Tancredi ...

14. Nono, Luigi
(Type: Composer | Section: Composers Biographies)

Composer Nono, Luigi (1924-1990) Image Life He studied with Malipiero at the Venice Conservatory (1941-5) and with Maderna and Scherchen, both of whom orientated him towards 12-note serialism ...

15. Piston, Walter
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Composer Piston, Walter (1894-1976) Life Born in 1894 in Rockland, Maine, Walter Piston was recognized in his lifetime as the ultimate musical craftsman, producing a body of orchestral and chamber ...

16. Rubinstein, Anton
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... no longer part of general repertoire, but excerpts from the fantastic opera The Demon and the opera Feramors may be heard occasionally in concert extracts. Rubinstein's orchestral compositions include ...

17. Vivaldi, Antonio
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Composer Vivaldi, Antonio (1678 - 1741) Image Life The Italian composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi (b. Venice, Mar. 4, 1678, d. July, buried July 28, 1741), was a major figure in baroque ...

18. Turina, Joaquìn
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Composer Turina, Joaquìn (1882-1949) Life A native of Seville, Joaquin Turina won local success before travelling to Madrid, where he met Manuel de Falla and was further influenced by the prevailing ...

19. Aida
(Type: Libretto | Section: Librettos)

Auteur Giuseppe Verdi Titre Aida Opera (24.12.1871 Opera House, Cairo) Opera in 4 acts, Antonio Ghislanzoni, from a scenario by Auguste Mariette. ... ... Livret "Aida" Opera in quattro ...

20. Oberto Conte di San Bonifacio - LIBRETTO
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Auteur Giuseppe Verdi Titre Oberto Conte di San Bonifacio Opera (17.11.1839 Teatro alla Scala, Milan) Opera in 2 acts, Temistocle Solera. ... ... Livret   Oberto  Atto I CORO Di ...