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Guercœur
''Guercœur'' is an opera in three acts by the French composer Albéric Magnard to his own libretto. It was first performed posthumously at the Paris Opéra on 24 April 1931, though it had mostly been written between 1897 and 1901. The music shows the influence of Wagner. History Albéric Magnard, a composer whose chamber and symphonic works were performed, composed ''Guercœur'' as his second opera to his own libretto between 1897 and 1901. He then tried in vain to find a theatre ready to produce it. The composer died trying to save his house from the invading Germans at the beginning of World War I in 1914, and the score was partially destroyed in the resulting fire. Magnard's friend Guy Ropartz reconstructed the missing sections from the vocal score so the opera could be staged. It was first performed posthumously at the Paris Opéra on 24 April 1931. Performances After the premiere, the opera received its next production more than 80 years later at Theater Osnabrück in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germaine Hoerner
Germaine Hoerner (26 January 1905 – 19 May 1972) was a French operatic soprano. Biography Born in Strasbourg, Hoerner won First Prize (music diploma), First Prizes in singing and lyrical art at the Conservatoire de Paris, and made her debut at the Paris Opera in 1929 in Wagner's ''Die Walküre''. She distinguished herself in the great Wagnerian roles, Elsa (''Lohengrin (opera), Lohengrin''), Elisabeth (''Tannhäuser (opera), Tannhäuser''), Gutrune (''Götterdämmerung'') and Senta (''Der fliegende Holländer'') which she created at the Palais Garnier. Then she turned to the Italian bel canto, notably in the title role of Verdi's ''Aida'', and Desdémone in ''Otello''. She approached the French repertoire with Marguerite in Berlioz's ''La damnation de Faust'', Valentine in Meyerbeer's ''Les Huguenots'', Brunehild in Reyer's ''Sigurd (opera), Sigurd'', Bonté in Magnard's ''Guercœur'', returned to the Germanic repertoire with Léonore in Beethoven's ''Fidelio'', the Marschallin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albéric Magnard
Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard (; 9 June 1865 – 3 September 1914) was a French composer, somewhat influenced by César Franck and Vincent d'Indy. Magnard became a national hero in 1914 when he refused to surrender his property to German invaders and died defending it. Biography Magnard was born in Paris, the son of , a bestselling author and editor of ''Le Figaro''. Albéric could have chosen to live the comfortable life that his family's wealth afforded him, but he disliked being called ''"fils du Figaro"'' and decided to make a career for himself in music, based entirely on his own talent and without any help from family connections. After military service and graduating from law school, he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied counterpoint with Théodore Dubois and went to the classes of Jules Massenet. There he met Vincent d'Indy, with whom he studied fugue and orchestration for four years, writing his first two Symphonies under d'Indy's tutelage. Magnard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Ruhlmann
François Ruhlmann (11 January 1868 – 8 June 1948) was a Belgian conductor. Life and career Born in Brussels, Ruhlmann was a pupil of Joseph Dupont (violinist), Joseph Dupont in his native city. As a child he sang in the chorus at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, and at 7 played the oboe in the orchestra. Ruhlmann's first conducting engagement was at the Théâtre des Arts (Rouen), Théâtre des Arts in Rouen in 1892. This was followed by further work in Liège and Antwerp, before a return to the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in 1898. François Ruhlmann began his career at the Opéra-Comique, Paris on 6 September 1905 (with ''Carmen''), then on the death of Alexandre Luigini became principal conductor in 1906 (retiring from the position in 1914). Although mobilised in 1914, he returned occasionally during World War I, the war to conduct. From 1911 he conducted at the theatre of the Casino of Aix-les-Bains. Later he championed works by Paul Dukas, Dukas, Claude Debussy, Deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildegard Behrens
Hildegard Behrens (9 February 1937 – 18 August 2009) was a German operatic soprano with a wide repertoire including Wagner, Weber, Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Alban Berg roles. She performed at major opera houses around the world, and received several Grammy Awards for performances with the Metropolitan Opera. Life and career Behrens was born in Varel in 1937. She graduated from the University of Freiburg as a junior barrister before becoming serious about her talents as a singer, studying at first with Ines Leuwen at the Freiburg Academy Of Music. Her stage debut was as the Countess in Mozart's '' Le nozze di Figaro'' in Freiburg in 1971. Anthony Tommasini"Hildegard Behrens, Soprano Acclaimed for Wagner, Is Dead at 72" ''The New York Times'' (obituary), 19 August 2009 In 1973, she joined the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. In the 1975–76 season, while rehearsing for Alban Berg's '' Wozzeck'', she was "discovered" by Herbert von Karajan, who was then looking for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Van Dam
Joseph, Baron Van Damme (born 25 August 1940 in Brussels), known as José van Dam, is a Belgian bass-baritone, described as having "a magnificent resonant and expressive voice" and being "an excellent actor". Life and career At the age of 17, he entered the Brussels Royal Conservatory and studied with Frederic Anspach. A year later, he graduated with diplomas and first prizes in voice and opera performance. He made his opera début as the music teacher Don Basilio in Gioacchino Rossini’s '' Il Barbiere di Siviglia'' at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in 1960, and was engaged the next year at the Paris Opera where he remained until 1965,Forbes, Elizabeth. van Dam, José. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol IV p894, Macmillan, New York, 1997. when he sang his first major role, Escamillo from Bizet's ''Carmen''. He then sang for two seasons at Geneva, La Scala, Covent Garden, and in Paris. At Geneva, Van Dam sang in the première of Milhaud's '' La mère coupable'' in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Aubin
Tony Louis Alexandre Aubin (; 8 December 1907 – 21 September 1981) was a French composer. Life and Career Aubin was born in Paris on 8 December 1907. From 1925 to 1930, he studied at the Paris Conservatory under Samuel Rousseau (music theory), Noel Gallon (counterpoint), Philippe Gaubert (orchestration and composition), and Paul Dukas (composition). He was awarded the Prix de Rome for the cantata ''Actaeon'' in 1930. He was artistic director at Paris-Mondial from 1937 to 1944, and professor at the Paris Conservatory from 1944 to 1977. He also conducted works for French radio between 1945 and 1960. His works, heavily indebted to the impressionism of Ravel and Dukas, include many film scores. His pupils included Olivier Alain, Garbis Aprikian, Raynald Arseneault, Jocelyne Binet, Jacques Castérède, Pierre Cochereau, Marius Constant, Ginette Keller, Talivaldis Kenins, Yüksel Koptagel, Ron Nelson, Makoto Shinohara, Francine Aubin, and Williametta Spencer. Works *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernand Faniard
Fernand Smeets, better known under the name Fernand Faniard, 9 December 1894 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – 3 August 1955 in Paris) was a tenor of the Paris Opera, born in Brussels and naturalized French in 1949. He was the son of "cafeteria owner" Lambert Leopold Jules Steems and Maria Joseph Marguerite Fagniard. Fernand's stage name refers to his mother's surname as a tribute. He received his musical training at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with Laurent Swofs. His vocal range at the time was baritone. In that capacity he could also be seen and heard in the Royal Monnaie Theatre in Brussels. He left that theatre in 1926 for the Flemish Opera in Antwerp and was retrained as a tenor by Tilkin Servais and Eric Audoin. In 1928, he gave a guest performance at the Opera of Monte Carlo. He would return there regularly until 1934. Other performances took place in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice and Rouen. He returned occasionally to the Monnaie Theatre, but also to Liège, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raoul Jobin
Raoul Jobin, (April 8, 1906 – January 13, 1974) was a French-Canadian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the French repertory. Life and career Born Joseph Roméo Jobin in Quebec City, Quebec, where he first took private voice lessons before studying with Emile Larochelle at the Laval University. He then went to Paris to continue his studies with Mme d'Estainville-Rousset (singing) and Abby Chéreau (stage skills), his exceptional voice quickly captured attention and he made his debut at the Paris Opéra on July 3, 1930, as Tybalt in ''Roméo et Juliette''. From then on, his career made rapid progress. He quickly sang principal tenor roles at both the Opéra and the Opéra-Comique, as well as in many cities throughout France, Lyons, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Marseilles, etc. He sang mainly the French repertoire, with occasional incursions into the Italian repertoire. In 1939 he created the role of Fabrice Del Dongo in '' La Chartreuse de Parme'' by Henri Sauguet. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contralto
A contralto () is a classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range is the lowest of their voice type, voice types. The contralto's vocal range is fairly rare, similar to the mezzo-soprano, and almost identical to that of a countertenor, typically between the F below middle C (F3 in scientific pitch notation) to the second F above middle C (F5), although, at the extremes, some voices can reach the D below middle C (D3) or the second B above middle C (B5). The contralto voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic contralto. History "Contralto" is primarily meaningful only in reference to classical and operatic singing, as other traditions lack a comparable Voice classification in non-classical music, system of vocal categorization. The term "contralto" is only applied to female singers; men singing in a similar range are called "countertenors". The Italian terms "contralto" and "alto" are not synonymous, "alto" technic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano (, ), or mezzo ( ), is a type of classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above (i.e. A3–A5 in scientific pitch notation, where middle C = C4; 220–880 Hz). In the lower and upper extremes, some mezzo-sopranos may extend down to the F below middle C (F3, 175 Hz) and as high as "high C" (C6, 1047 Hz). The mezzo-soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic. History While mezzo-sopranos typically sing secondary roles in operas, notable exceptions include the title role in Georges Bizet, Bizet's ''Carmen'', Angelina (Cinderella) in Gioachino Rossini, Rossini's ''La Cenerentola'', and Rosina in Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville, Barber of Seville'' (all of which are also sung by sopranos and contraltos). Many 19th-century French- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Gall
Yvonne Gall (6 March 1885 – 21 August 1972) was a French operatic lyric soprano. Biography Gall was born on 6 March 1885 in Paris. ''Music Trades'' (September 20, 1919): 37. She trained at the and made her debut in 1908 at the under as Woglinde in the Paris premiere of '' |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral music, or to soprano C (C6) or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura soprano, coloratura, soubrette, lyric soprano, lyric, spinto soprano, spinto, and dramatic soprano, dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word ''wikt:sopra, sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' as the soprano is the highest pitch human voice, often given to the leading female roles in operas. "Soprano" refers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
