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May 11, 1946: the rebuilt Teatro alla Scala reopens with Toscanini
On May 11, 1946, the rebuilt Teatro Alla Scala reopened with a historic concert directed by Arturo Toscanini. Among the...
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Gluck’s Orpheus: the French version from Covent Garden to Teatro alla Scala
Gluck’s Orpheus is on stage now and until March 17th at Teatro Alla Scala (Milan). For the first time, Gluck's...
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May 11, 1946: the rebuilt Teatro alla Scala reopens with Toscanini
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May 11, 1946: the rebuilt Teatro alla Scala reopens with Toscanini
On May 11, 1946, the rebuilt Teatro Alla Scala reopened with a historic concert directed by Arturo Toscanini. Among the...
Read moreThe Premiere of Handel’s Messiah in Dublin
Handel’s Messiah, one of the most sublime pieces of music ever written, was first performed on April 13, 1742 in...
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Toscanini knew Turandot and Puccini was satisfied with the judgment of Toscanini, who was then the artistic director of La...
Read moreTurandot: a double torment for Puccini
Puccini was tormented by the final of Turandot which could not be completed missing the ultimate draft of the two...
Read moreTurandot, Puccini’s latest and most suffered opera
Turandot is Puccini’s latest opera. The Master had started working in Turandot in the early 1920s and for four years...
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Today is the anniversary of the death of one of the most important exponents of German culture, Johann Wolfgang Goethe...
Read moreCavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo in the tragic end of The Godfather III
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo, the prelude to the famous opera by Mascagni, is the soundtrack of the dramatic conclusion of The...
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Why were Le Maschere’s seven premiers a spectacular fiasco?
Why did Le Maschere get such a bad reaction from the public? In the previous post we described the unlucky...
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Those seven premieres of Mascagni’s Le Maschere
Mascagni's Le Maschere is an opera based on the commedia dell'arte, the "symbol of the Italic spirit" (Mascagni). The commedia...
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Fanny Mendelssohn: the overshadowed life of a musician in the 19th century
The life of Fanny Mendelssohn, sister of the most famous Felix, author of about 500 works but stayed off the...
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