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Absolutely the most famous 'Canzone Napoletana' is 'O Sole Mio' composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The Csardas, sung by Rosalinde demands great virtuosity and gypsy fee...

„O mio babbino caro“ aus Giacomo Puccinis einaktiger Oper Gianni Schicchi zählt zweifellos zu den ergreifendsten und populärsten Arien der gesamten Musikgeschichte. In diesem erstklassigen Arrangement...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The aria Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie is sung in the second ac...

'Cantique de Noël' ('O Holy Night') is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem 'Minuit, Chrétiens' ('Midnight, Christians') by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a win...

Franz Lehárs erste Operette 'Die lustige Witwe' wurde nicht nur ein voller Erfolg, sondern läutete zugleich eine neue Operettenära im frühen 20. Jahrhundert ein. Das Lied 'O Vaterland ... Da geh' ich...

Das "Ave Maria" von Charles Gounod besteht aus einer Melodie, die er über eine nur sehr leicht veränderte Version des Prélude Nr. 1 "aus Joh. Seb. Bach aus dem Wohltemperierten Klavier" überlagert, da...

Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) is a Christmas carol composed by French composer Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the poem "Minuit, Chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merc...

The Cavatina 'Quel guarda il cavaliere' is sung in the first act of Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale by the young Norina .She comments on a novel she is reading, but also dwells on her skills as a charm...

Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

La Traviata' tells the story of the young and beautiful courtesan Violetta who falls in love with Alfredo, an ordinary and poor young man. The aria 'E Strano' - how strange it is - is sung by Violetta...

Tosca' might be described as a thriller with political overtones it shows its hero and heroine, the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi, caught up in and eventually destroyed by the...

Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The aria 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle', also named the Habanera is...

Die lustige Witwe, composed by Franz Franz Lehar is one of the absolute highlights in the whole operetta-repertoire. The duet Lippen schweigen - Love unspoken - is a waltz in a very romantic mood sung...

Until nowadays, La Traviata is still one of the most successful operas in the music-literature. Giuseppe Verdi composed this opera in 1853 and it belongs to the top of Giuseppe Verdi's middle period o...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d'Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

Tannhäuser is one of Richard Wagner's richest and most elaborate musical achievements. A mood of autumnal melancholy imbues the third and final act: Wolfram feels the chill hand of impending death, bu...

Verzaubern Sie Ihr Publikum mit einem der heitersten und beliebtesten Momente der Operngeschichte: „Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen“ aus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Meisterwerk Die Zauberflöte. Gegen Ende der...

Lassen Sie die sprühende Lebensfreude der goldenen Wiener Operettenära aufleben! Mit „Im Feuerstrom der Reben“ präsentiert Baton Music den mitreißenden Höhepunkt und das glanzvolle Finale des zweiten...

Puccini's Madama Butterfly is different from many operas. It is intimate, devoid of spectacle, taking place completely within a house in Nagasaki. The Coro a bocca chiusa is the Summ Choir from the op...

Puccini's Madama Butterfly is different from many operas. It is intimate, devoid of spectacle, taking place completely within a house in Nagasaki. The Coro a bocca chiusa is the Summ Choir from the op...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. Geronimo Gimeniz is a Sevillan composer of many Zarzuela's. The short temperamental aria Zapatuedo is fro...

Frühlingsstimmen ("Voices of Spring") op. 410 is a waltz by Johann Strauss that was written in 1882. The work was intended as a waltz with a solo voice accompaniment (as opposed to a choral waltz) of...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

Absolutely the most famous "Canzone Napoletana" is "O Sole Mio" composed by the Italian singer and songwriter Eduardo di Capua (1865-1917) in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro. Though...