Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended Recordings by Phil G. Goulding

Ticket to the Opera: Discovering and Exploring 100 Famous Works, History, Lore, and Singers, with Recommended Recordings by Phil G. Goulding

Author:Phil G. Goulding [Goulding, Phil G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-76184-2
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Published: 2011-03-30T04:00:00+00:00


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Sutherland, Elkins, Stevens, Grant. Australian Opera. Italian; no subtitles. Bonynge, conductor. 1978. HOME VISION.

Number 49. Die Fledermaus

by Johann Strauss the Younger

October 25, 1825-June 3, 1899

Premiere at the Theatre an der Wien, Vienna, 1874. Original book and lyrics by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy for their 1872 vaudeville Le Reveillon, based on Roderich Benedix’s 1851 comedy. Adapted for Strauss by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée. An operetta in three acts.

J. Strauss versus Offenbach

Johann Strauss, one professional source says, is “sentimental Austrian temperament.” Offenbach is “reckless Parisian drollery.”



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