Richard Strauss (1864-1949), the German composer and conductor, is known especially for his operas and symphonic poems linked to his phenomenal mastery of the orchestra. He was the chief exemplar of p...
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British Airways to start Dresden-London Gatwick route =
Frankfurt (dpa) British Airways will offer flights from Dresden
to London's Gatwick Airport starting in M...
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A court has ordered descendants of composer Richard Strauss to share royalties with the heirs of librettist Hugo von Hoffmansthal for nine collaborations, including the popular operas "Der Rosenkav...
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Lorin Maazel will close out his seven years as music director of the New York Philharmonic by conducting Mahler's "Symphony of a Thousand.""It seems to be an appropriate closing statement," Maazel ...
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German soprano (b. Dec. 9, 1915, Jarotschin, near Posen, Ger. [now
Poznan, Pol.
]—d. Aug. 3, 2006, Schruns,
Austria
), was possessed of a voice that was powerful yet flexible and had a warm...
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Today is Sunday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2007. There are 343 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 22, 1917, President Wilson pleaded for an end to war in Europe, calling for ...
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Today is Friday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2007. There are 339 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 26, 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phil...
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Dec 2 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to
have occurred on December 9 since 1900: 1905 - "Salome" a one-act opera by Richard Strauss from the
story by Oscar Wilde, had its first ...
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Pity poor Manon Lescaut.Not only does Puccini's operatic heroine die of exhaustion and thirst in a mythical desert outside New Orleans, she's proving remarkably difficult to cast these days.Before ...
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Shhhh! Mute the brass, and please _ go easy on the cymbals!A European Union directive on noise abatement contains a provision that will limit the "noise" of symphony orchestras beginning early next...
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The ads posted around town promised "Summer Passion," and there was no shortage of emotion at the San Francisco Opera's just-completed June season _ either onstage or off.All three productions that...
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