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Premiered in January 1893 "Ninetta", Strauss's twelfth operetta, was quite a success, running for 76 performances at the "Theater an der Wien". The story is filled with misunderstandings and complicat...

The 'Serenade for Strings in E minor', Op. 20 was written by Edward Elgar in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the Worcester Ladies' Orchestral Class, with the composer conduc...

The 'Serenade for Strings in E minor', Op. 20 was written by Edward Elgar in March 1892 and first performed in private in that year, by the Worcester Ladies' Orchestral Class, with the composer conduc...

Antonín Dvorák 'Slawischen Tänze' bestehen aus 16 Orchesterstücken, die er in zwei Folgen 1878 und 1886 als Opus 46 und 72 veröffentlichte. Der unter diesen wohl bekannteste, achte Tanz ist ein 'Furia...

Antonín Dvorák 'Slawischen Tänze' bestehen aus 16 Orchesterstücken, die er in zwei Folgen 1878 und 1886 als Opus 46 und 72 veröffentlichte. Der unter diesen wohl bekannteste, achte Tanz ist ein 'Furia...

Edward German (1862 - 1936) was an English musician and composer best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music including 'Richard III', 'Henry VIII', 'Nell Gwynn' and 'Romeo and Juliet'...

Edward German (1862 - 1936) was an English musician and composer best remembered for his extensive output of incidental music including 'Richard III', 'Henry VIII', 'Nell Gwynn' and 'Romeo and Juliet'...

Erst nach einigen Umarbeitungen wurde Johann Strauss' jr. neunte Operette 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' zum Erfolg. Die Arie 'Was mir der Zufall gab' wird von Annina zu Beginn des zweiten Aktes gesungen.

Johann Strauss's (1825-1899) ninth operetta Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) premiered 1883 in Berlin and is his only operetta to be premiered outside Vienna. Although the score gained high a...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta Die lustige Witwe, (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to give his talen...

'La Bohème' was first performed in 1886. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak with his own unmistakable voic...

'La Bohème' was first performed in 1886. It soon became a staple of the operatic repertoire and has remained so ever since. Puccini had begun for the first time to speak with his own unmistakable voic...

The Fledermaus-Polka is one of six dance arrangements on themes from Johann Strauss" operetta "Die Fledermaus". It received its première in 1874 at the "Theater an der Wien" and according of the newsp...

Strauss composed the Annen-Polka in 1852 to celebrate the day of St. Anne. The Annen-Polka was quite popular right from its premiere in 1852 when the Viennese newspapers reported as follows: "Johann S...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett "Nein mit solchen Advokaten" is sung by Rosalinde, Blind...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The duet "Dieser Anstand, so manierlich" is sung by Rosalinde and her...

To celebrate the second anniversary of Tivoli in Copenhagen, Danish composer Hans Christian Lumbye - known as "the Strauss of the North" - composed the "Champagne Galop" in 1845. The piece is a good e...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett 'Ich stehe voll Zagen' is sung at the very end of the ope...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The terzett 'Ich stehe voll Zagen' is sung at the very end of the ope...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which "Die Fledermaus" his best contribution to this genre is. The "Melodram" is sung by Frank, governor of the prison, at the very...

Just seeing its title, the "Swips-Lied" ("Tipsy Song") may not be immediately familiar. But hearing just one bar of it, it's the "Annen-Polka" with a vocal part in which a proper Victorian-era lady fi...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The 'Furioso-Polka' opus 260 is a fast polka by Johann Strauss jr. which was performed for the first time in Pavlovsk, near St. Petersburg, at a charity concert in 1861. The brilliant orchestration of...

The aria 'Infelice! e tuo credevi' is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...

The aria "Infelice! e tuo credevi" is sung by Silva at the end of the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Ernani: Silva has entered his niece and fiancee Elvira's room to find both Ernani and Carlo i...