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Johann Strauss' (1825-1899) neunte Operette 'Eine Nacht in Venedig' ist seine einzige, die ihre Uraufführung nicht in Wien feierte, sie wurde 1883 in Berlin uraufgeführt. Dort fiel die Operette zunäch...

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 gif his tale...

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 gif his tale...

In Lehar's bittersweet operetta 'Giuditta', the beautiful heroine Giuditta abandons her husband to be with Octavio, an army captain. When he leaves her to pursue his military career, she becomes a nig...

Rudolf Sieczynski (1879-1952) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dream...

Rudolf Sieczynski (1879-1952) was an Austrian composer of Polish ancestry. His fame today rests almost exclusively on the nostalgic Viennese song Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (Vienna, City of My Dream...

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...

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...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. In the 2nd act of the operetta, Orlofsky, a young, rich bored Russian...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. In the 2nd act of the operetta, Orlofsky, a young, rich bored Russian...

The aria 'Die Frist ist um' is sung by 'der Holländer' at the very beginning Richard Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer': On his homeward journey, captain Daland is compelled by stormy weather to...

The aria 'Die Frist ist um' is sung by 'der Holländer' at the very beginning Richard Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer': On his homeward journey, captain Daland is compelled by stormy weather to...

The Last Rose of Summer' is a poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore written in 1805 in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is set to a traditional tune called 'Aislean an Oigfear' or 'The Young Man's Dream', which...

The Last Rose of Summer' is a poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore written in 1805 in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is set to a traditional tune called 'Aislean an Oigfear' or 'The Young Man's Dream', which...

Friedrich von Flotows (1812-1883) Oper 'Martha' war bis in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein sehr bekannt. Nur die Arie 'Ach! so fromm, ach so traut' wird heute noch immer von vielen Tenören gesungen.

Friedrich von Flotows (1812-1883) Oper 'Martha' war bis in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein sehr bekannt. Nur die Arie 'Ach! so fromm, ach so traut' wird heute noch immer von vielen Tenören gesungen.

The romantic, picturesque and dramatic appeal of medieval Christianity furnished Richard Wagner, after 'Tannhäuser', with 'Lohengrin'. It's a romantic opera in three acts first performed in 1850 in We...

The romantic, picturesque and dramatic appeal of medieval Christianity furnished Richard Wagner, after 'Tannhäuser', with 'Lohengrin'. It's a romantic opera in three acts first performed in 1850 in We...

For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Choir and Symphonic Band Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is....

For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Choir and Symphonic Band Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is....

Franz Schubert komponierte die Ballade 'Der Erlkönig' 1815 über ein Gedicht von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Viele Komponisten, darunter auch Hector Berlioz, bearbeiteten diese für Orchester.

Franz Schubert komponierte die Ballade 'Der Erlkönig' 1815 über ein Gedicht von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Viele Komponisten, darunter auch Hector Berlioz, bearbeiteten diese für Orchester.

Besides operettas Franz Lehár also wrote sonatas, symphonic poems, marches and a number of waltzes. The most popular of these waltzes is 'Gold und Silber' (Gold and Silver) which he composed for Princ...

Otto Nicolai's last opera 'Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor' is the only one left and also his only one in German language. It is still one of the most performed opera's in Germany opera houses. The li...

Unter Donner und Blitz ist wohl eine der bekanntesten Polkas von Johann Strauß. Die Erstaufführung fand unter dem Titel "Sternschnuppen" am 16. Februar 1868 beim Hesperus-Künstlerball im Wiener Diana-...