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Madama Butterfly runs the gamut of operatic emotions. The title heroine has a fragility wonderfully expressed in her entry music, deep sexual instincts as shown in the love duet, and immense tragic stature in her last hours. The fate of Madama Butterfly - married to an American sailor and then abandoned - engages our emotions to a degree equaled by few other opera heroines. The oriental setting and the exquisite orchestral and choral writings are treasured bonuses.

Russell 'The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find success early, Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30. He spent the evenings singing in working men's clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family's door. The chairman of Manchester United gave him his big break in May 1999: the opportunity to sing at Old Trafford. His extraordinary performance was quickly followed by a record deal and his phenomenal debut album.

This invaluable primer will introduce the uninitiated to the mysteries of opera and help more experienced fans to expand their understanding and deepen their appreciation of the art form.

In How to Get High: The Key to Escaping Vocal Prison and Making Singing High Notes Easy Again, Joshua Dennis goes through his tried and true method of vocal production that he learned from Master Teacher W. Stephen Smith. Mixed with his own methodology, Joshua not only tackles basic vocal principals, this book also tackles his struggles with the music industry and mental and physical help for singers.

Alfie Boe is the first official bad boy of opera: a musical superstar celebrated not only in Britain, but worldwide. This is the story of his life - the ups and the downs, from finding fame to losing his father - and, essentially, of his love affair with music. This is the tale of how Alfie went from car mechanic to the UK's most popular and well-known opera star, lauded by Baz Luhrman, Cameron Macintosh and Michael Parkinson as the best tenor we've produced in a generation.

Christian Thielemann kennt Richard Wagner wie kein anderer. Jetzt widmet der große Wagner-Dirigent seinem Lieblingskomponisten zum 200. Geburtstag...

This thing caught us all unawares. Disney were preparing to launch their new subscription TV channel on March 24, in many European countries, including the UK, just as those countries headed into lockdown. Disney’s course of action was clear: they immediately stopped production on their new content, told the content creators they couldn’t afford to pay them and laid them off, put all their existing content online for free, and appealed to the public for donations to help them through the current crisis.

A revelatory history of the operatic masterpiece that both made and destroyed Rouben Mamoulian, its director and unsung hero. "Bring my goat!" Porgy exclaims in the final scene of Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess. Bess, whom he loves, has left for New York City, and he’s determined to find her. When his request is met with astonishment - New York is a great distance from South Carolina’s Catfish Row - Porgy remains undaunted.

New opera enthusiasts and seasoned aficionados alike will delight in Dale Harris' witty and insightful analyses of La Traviata, Carmen, The Magic Flute, and La Boheme. The notable music critic, whose lectures at the Metropolitan used to be sell-out events, examines these operas in terms of libretto, plot, music, performance history, and cultural background, amply illustrated with musical examples.

Immerse yourself in more than 400 years of the world's most celebrated operas and discover the fascinating stories behind them. Explore the lives of singers such as Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jonas Kaufmann. Meet composers like Mozart, Wagner, and Britten, and the librettists with whom they collaborated to create the magical blend of words and music that make up opera.

Russell Watson was at the peak of his success as a much-loved classical singer. He had gone from humble beginnings, working in a factory making nuts and bolts in Salford to singing in working men's clubs to performing to stadiums filled with thousands of fans. But then tragedy struck. In 2006 and 2007 he was diagnosed with two brain tumours. In the subsequent years he battled crippling treatment, lifesaving operations, HRT therapy and mental health struggles. In Encore he tells his remarkable story of triumph over tragedy and the resilience he built along the way.

Con uno stile raffinato e trascinante, Vittorio Sermonti "spiega al popolo" quattordici opere di Verdi, "il più spudorato genio della musica per teatro", dal Nabucco all'Otello, passando per l'Aida, il Rigoletto, il Trovatore e la Traviata. Ci fa riscoprire i celebri melodrammi attraverso il racconto della trama e persino della musica, l'analisi dei personaggi, riferimenti alla vita e alle lettere di Verdi, accenni alle vicende del libretto, notizie sparse sulle prime esecuzioni, annotazioni storiche sull'Italia del Risorgimento e dell'Unità.

Desde suas origens, no século XVI, a ópera sempre foi uma paixão extravagante e cara. Ela também produziu algumas das mais sublimes obras de arte, de Monteverdi a Philip Glass, passando por Mozart, Wagner, Puccini e tantos outros. Com texto original em inglês de Richard Fawkes, este audiolivro conta a história da ópera desde suas origens, abordando a vida e a obra dos grandes compositores. O texto trata também das importantes manifestações na área da opereta.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart vermochte wie keine Zweiter seiner Zeit, die Stärken und Schwächen seiner Opernfiguren suggestiv und plakativ zu modellieren. Durch seine Musik entdeckt er uns zugleich ihre Empfindungen und geheimen Absichten. Durch die Verbindung von tönenden Beispielen und erklärendem Text ermöglicht es dieser klingende Opernführer, die spannende Beziehung zwischen subtiler Innenseite und turbulenter Bühnenhandlung zu erfassen und beim Opernbesuch zu genießen.

Die Hochzeit des Figaro gilt als Höhepunkt der Oper und eines der größten Werke des Genies Mozart. Es begründet die Zusammenarbeit zweier Meister ihres Fachs: Des Komponisten Mozarts, mit dem Librettisten Lorenzo da Ponte. Die literarische Vorlage war ein Skandalstück, das den Autoren ins Gefängnis brachte, der Zensur zum Opfer fiel und überhaupt für Furore sorgte. Ludwig XVI urteilte: „Wenn ich dieses Stück genehmigen würde, müsste ich konsequenterweise gleich die Bastille einreißen.“

Since this rock opera is based on my Baby Boomer generation, the war representing my father was of course WWII. Although my father fought in the South Pacific, this story is more symbolic by starring an American soldier in Europe. During this European theater of war, the soldiers socialized with the citizens of the countries they passed through and fought in. As a result, there were many babies born in Europe with an absent American father.

Este audiolivro conta a história da ópera desde suas origens, abordando a vida e a obra dos grandes compositores. O texto trata também das importantes manifestações na área da opereta. Desde suas origens, no século XVI, a ópera sempre foi uma paixão extravagante e cara. Para ilustrar os principais aspectos abordados, foram utilizados mais de 75 exemplos de trechos musicais.

Gesprochenes Drama sowie die komplette Opernaufnahme in einem Hörbuch! Zunächst das gesprochene Drama, dann Drama und Oper, Akt für Akt nacheinander im Wechsel, dann die komplette Oper als durchgehender Musikgenuss, eingespielt von Bayreuth-Legende Joseph Keilberth und dem Bayreuther Festival-Orchester!! Der vierte Teil des wohl berühmtesten Opern-Zyklus aller Zeiten: Durch Intrigen wird Siegfried dazu verleitet, Brünnhilde zu vergessen und Gutrune, Gunthers Schwester, zu erobern. Gunther hilft er, Brünnhilde zu besiegen. Siegfried fällt - die Rheinnixen erhalten den Ring zurück.

Gesprochenes Drama sowie die komplette Opernaufnahme in einem Hörbuch! Zunächst das gesprochene Drama, dann Drama und Oper, Akt für Akt nacheinander im Wechsel, dann die komplette Oper als durchgehender Musikgenuss, eingespielt von Bayreuth-Legende Joseph Keilberth und dem Bayreuther Festival-Orchester!! Der dritte Teil des wohl berühmtesten Opern-Zyklus aller Zeiten: Siegfried erstarkt, schmiedet Notung, das Schwert, neu, und besiegt Wotan. Er erklimmt den Walkürenfelsen und erweckt Brünnhilde, die in Liebe entbrennt. Mit dabei: Ein pdf-Dokument mit allen Szenen.

Wahrscheinlich hat niemand über Richard Wagner schöner und grausamer geschrieben als Friedrich Nietzsche...