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Cornelia Kallisch
Cornelia Kallisch (born 1956) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano who made an international career. She has participated in premieres of operas and in concert, and in award-winning recordings. Early life Born in Marbach am Neckar, Kallisch first studied violin and piano. She studied voice with Josef Metternich and the opera studio of the Bavarian State Opera. She also studied with Siglind Bruhn and Anna Reynolds. Career Kallisch joined the ensemble of the Zürich Opera in 1991, where she performed parts such as Cherubino in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' and the title role of ''Der Rosenkavalier'' by Richard Strauss. She took part in premieres of operas, such as in 1998 Heinz Holliger's '' Schneewittchen'' in Zürich, conducted by the composer, HK Gruber's ''Der Herr Nordwind'' and in 1999 Philippe Boesmans' '' Wintermärchen'' at La Monnaie in Brussels, conducted by Antonio Pappano. In concert, she recorded Mahler's ''Kindertotenlieder'' in 1998, with Michael Gielen conducti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marbach Am Neckar
Marbach am Neckar (, ) is a town about 20 kilometres north of Stuttgart. It belongs to the district of Ludwigsburg, the Stuttgart region and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart. Marbach is known as the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, to whom it owes the additional designation of ''Schiller City'', which it has officially held since 2022. The town is home to the Schiller National Museum, the German Literature Archive and the Modern Literature Museum. Geography Geographical location Marbach is located in the Neckar Basin on the eastern bank of a loop of the Neckar, whose impact slope is interrupted by two deep cuts. The northern of the two cuts is flowed through by the largely blocked Strenzelbach stream, the southern by the Eichgraben ditch. Marbach's old town lies on the southern slope of the Strenzelbach valley, some 30 metres above the Neckar, while the newer residential and commercial areas are spread across the slopes further to the north-east, east and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg
The Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra (also known in English as the SWR Baden-Baden Freiburg Symphony Orchestra and in German as the Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks) was a German radio orchestra located in the German cities of Baden-Baden and Freiburg. History The first incarnation of the orchestra occurred in 1946, initially with members of the discontinued spa orchestra of the city as the core of players. The revival of the spa orchestra two years later forced the reorganization of the radio orchestra. Subsequently, Hans Rosbaud was hired as the orchestra's first chief conductor. Rosbaud was already well known as a champion of modern music, and Heinrich Strobel, the music director in charge of the orchestra, shared this sympathy with contemporary music. Thus the orchestra had as its focus performances of modern music. The orchestra was first sponsored by '' Südwestfunk'' (SWF), a public broadcasting corporation headquartered in Baden-Baden. In 1998 SWF merge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Eötvös
Péter Eötvös (, ; 2 January 194424 March 2024) was a Hungarian composer, conductor and academic teacher. After studies of composition in Budapest and Cologne, Eötvös composed film music in Hungary from 1962. He played with the Stockhausen Ensemble between 1968 and 1976. He was a founding member of the Oeldorf Group in 1973, continuing his association until the late 1970s. From 1979 to 1991, he was musical director and conductor of the Ensemble InterContemporain, and from 1985 to 1988 he was principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, after which he conducted several other orchestras. As a composer, Eötvös was known for the operas '' Love and Other Demons'' and '' Three Sisters'', both of which were performed outside Hungary. He was open to influences from different cultures. Life and career Péter Eötvös was born on 2 January 1944 in Székelyudvarhely, Transylvania, then part of Hungary, now in Romania. Although his family had to flee from there whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluebeard's Castle
''Duke Bluebeard's Castle'' (, literally ''The Blue-Bearded Duke's Castle'') is a one-act Symbolism (movement), Symbolist opera by composer Béla Bartók to a Hungarian libretto by his friend and poet Béla Balázs. Based on the French folk legend, or ''conte populaire'', as told by Charles Perrault, it lasts about an hour and deploys just two singing characters: Bluebeard () and his newest wife Judith (); the two have just eloped and she is coming home to his castle for the first time. ''Bluebeard's Castle'', András Szőllősy, Sz. 48, was composed in 1911 (with modifications made in 1912 and a new ending added in 1917) and first performed on 24 May 1918 at the Royal Hungarian Opera House in Budapest. Universal Edition published the vocal (1921) and full score (1925). The Boosey & Hawkes full score includes only the German and English singing translations while the Dover edition reproduces the Universal Edition Hungarian/German vocal score (with page numbers beginning at 1 inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
(; "The Master-Singers of Nuremberg"), WWV 96, is a music drama, or opera, in three acts, by Richard Wagner. It is the longest opera commonly performed, taking nearly four and a half hours, not counting two breaks between acts, and is traditionally not cut. With Hans von Bülow conducting, it was first performed on 21 June 1868 at the National Theater in Munich, today home of Bavarian State Opera. The story is set in Nuremberg in the mid-16th century. At the time, Nuremberg was a free imperial city and one of the centers of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. The story revolves around the city's guild of ''Meistersinger'' (Master Singers), an association of amateur poets and musicians who were primarily master craftsmen of various trades. The master singers had developed a craftsmanlike approach to music-making, with an intricate system of rules for composing and performing songs. The work draws much of its atmosphere from its depiction of the Nuremberg of the era and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Lied Von Der Erde
''Das Lied von der Erde'' (The song of the Earth) is an orchestral work for two voices and orchestra written by Gustav Mahler between 1908 and 1909. Described as a symphony when published, it comprises six movements for a large orchestra and two singers as the soloist alternating in the movements. Mahler specified that the two singers should be a tenor and an alto, or else a tenor and a baritone if an alto is not available.''Das Lied von der Erde'' – Eine Symphonie für eine Tenor- und eine Alt- (oder Bariton-) Stimme und Orchester (nach Hans Bethges ''Die chinesische Flöte'') von Gustav Mahler, Partitur, 'The Song of the Earth''. A Symphony for tenor and alto (or baritone) voice and orchestra (after Hans Bethge's ''The Chinese Flute''). By Gustav Mahler. Score. Published by Universal Edition 1912. Mahler composed this work following the most painful period in his life, and the songs address themes such as those of living, parting and salvation. On the centenary of Mahler's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Schmidt (baritone)
Andreas Schmidt (born 30 June 1960 in Düsseldorf) is a German classical bass-baritone in opera and concert. Career Andreas Schmidt studied church music with his father Hartmut Schmidt and singing with Ingeborg Reichelt and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. His 1984 debut was in the part of Malatesta in Donizetti's ''Don Pasquale'' at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He became a member of the opera house, appearing in Mozart roles such as Guglielmo in ''Così fan tutte'' or Count Almaviva in ''Le nozze di Figaro'', as Wolfram in Wagner's ''Tannhäuser'', Posa in Verdi's ''Don Carlos'', and Marcello in Puccini's ''La Bohème''. He created there the title role of Wolfgang Rihm's opera ''Oedipus'' in 1987 and the role of Ryuji in Hans Werner Henze's ''Das verratene Meer'' in 1990. He has appeared as a guest at the Hamburger Staatsoper, the Berlin State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Grand Theátre Genf, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Opéra de Paris, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Prégardien
Christoph Prégardien (born 18 January 1956) is a German lyric tenor whose career is closely associated with the roles in Mozart operas, as well as performances of Lieder, oratorio roles, and Baroque music. He is well known for his performances and recordings of the Evangelist roles in Bach's ''St John Passion'' and ''St Matthew Passion''. Born in Limburg an der Lahn, he began his musical education as a choirboy at the cathedral's boys' choir, the Limburger Domsingknaben. He then studied singing with Martin Gründler and Karlheinz Jarius in Frankfurt at the Hochschule für Musik, with Carla Castellani in Milan, with Alois Treml in Stuttgart, and attended Hartmut Höll's lieder class. His orchestral and oratorio repertory spans a wide range from the great Baroque, Classical and Romantic Oratorios to 20th-century works by Britten, Killmayer, Rihm, and Stravinsky. Also recognized as an eminent recitalist, he regularly performs at the major recital venues in Paris, London, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Vermillion
Iris Vermillion (born 1960) is a German operatic mezzo-soprano. A member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1988, she has enjoyed an international career, appearing in Amsterdam with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and at the Salzburg Festival, among others. Career Born in Bielefeld, Vermillion studied flute and voice at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with Mechthild Böhme and Judith Beckmann. She took master classes with Erik Werba, Christa Ludwig and Hermann Prey. She worked first at the Staatstheater Braunschweig and was engaged from 1988 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin by Götz Friedrich. She was known internationally by performances of Mozart parts with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Amsterdam, Dorabella in ''Così fan tutte'' and Cherubino in ''Le nozze di Figaro''. Another internationally noted performance was the part of Clairon in the 1991 Salzburg Festival production of '' Capriccio'' by Richard Strauss, conducted by Horst Stein. In 1997, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliane Banse
Juliane Banse (born 10 July 1969 in Tettnang, West Germany) is a German opera soprano and noted singer. Banse received her vocal training at the Zürich Opera, and with Brigitte Fassbaender in Munich. She won first prize in the singing competition of the Kulturforum in Munich in 1989. She made her operatic debut that year as Pamina in Mozart's '' The Magic Flute'' at the Komische Oper Berlin. In 1993, the International Franz Schubert Institute, whose jury that year included Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, awarded her first prize in the International Franz Schubert Competition. Banse created the role of Schneewittchen in Heinz Holliger's 1998 opera '' Schneewittchen'' at the Zürich Opera House. In 2005, she gave the world premiere of J.S. Bach's recently discovered aria, " Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn, BWV 1127", with András Schiff and Quatuor Mosaïques. She made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 2014 as Zdenka in Richard S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart is an internationally known German instrumental ensemble, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1965 to accompany the Gächinger Kantorei in choral music with orchestra. Its members are mostly orchestra musicians from Germany and Switzerland who get together for projects associated with the choir and also instrumental programs of their own. The ensemble has performed at festivals such as the "Musikfest Stuttgart" of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival, Prague Spring or Rheingau Musik Festival. Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, conducted by Rilling, completed a first recording worldwide of Bach's cantatas and oratorios, a project of 15 years in collaboration with Hänssler Classic, in 1985 on the occasion of the composer's 300th birthday. The recording was awarded a Grand Prix du Disque. The Bach-Collegium Stuttgart has been instrumental in premieres of works such as Wolfgang Rihm's ''Deus Passus (Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
