Jos van de Braak

Der Zigeunerbaron est la deuxième opérette la plus populaire de Strauss après "Die Fledermaus". Sa création en 1885 a eu des résonances politiques ; l'intrigue popularise la double monarchie (austro-h...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, Die lustige Witwe (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait comprendr...

En tant que compositeur, Lehár a commencé par des contributions au genre de l'opéra, mais le grand triomphe de sa première opérette, Die lustige Witwe (La veuve joyeuse), en 1905, lui a fait comprendr...

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...

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...

Outre ses 150 valses, Johann Strauss a composé plusieurs opérettes, dont Die Fledermaus, sa meilleure contribution à ce genre. Dans le deuxième acte de l'opérette, Orlofsky, un jeune prince russe rich...

Outre ses 150 valses, Johann Strauss a composé plusieurs opérettes, dont Die Fledermaus, sa meilleure contribution à ce genre. Dans le deuxième acte de l'opérette, Orlofsky, un jeune prince russe rich...

L'aria Die Frist ist um est chantée par "der Holländer" au tout début de l'opéra "Der fliegende Holländer" de Richard Wagner : Au cours de son voyage de retour, le capitaine Daland est contraint par u...

L'aria Die Frist ist um est chantée par "der Holländer" au tout début de l'opéra "Der fliegende Holländer" de Richard Wagner : Au cours de son voyage de retour, le capitaine Daland est contraint par u...

La dernière rose de l'été est un poème du poète irlandais Thomas Moore, écrit en 1805 dans le comté de Kilkenny, en Irlande. Il est composé sur un air traditionnel appelé "Aislean an Oigfear" ou "The...

La dernière rose de l'été est un poème du poète irlandais Thomas Moore, écrit en 1805 dans le comté de Kilkenny, en Irlande. Il est composé sur un air traditionnel appelé "Aislean an Oigfear" ou "The...

Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883) was a German composer who is chiefly remembered for his romantic comic opera 'Martha', which was popular in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th. The aria '...

Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883) was a German composer who is chiefly remembered for his romantic comic opera 'Martha', which was popular in the 19th century and the early part of the 20th. The aria '...

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...

Franz Schubert composed his Lied, 'Der Erlkönig' (Erlking), for solo voice and piano in 1815, setting text from a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The song has become one of Schubert's most famous...

Franz Schubert composed his Lied, 'Der Erlkönig' (Erlking), for solo voice and piano in 1815, setting text from a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The song has become one of Schubert's most famous...

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...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

English composer Henry Eccles (1670-1742) played as a violinist in the court of King William and Queen Mary in the period after the glory time of Henry Purcell. However, conceiving himself neglected i...

Zaide (originally, Das Serail) is an unfinished opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1780. Only the arias and ensembles from the first two acts were composed. Missing are an overture and third...

One of the musical highlights from Franz von Suppé's operetta 'Boccaccio' is the aria 'Hab'ich nur dein Liebe' wich is sung by Fiametta. It's a beautiful tiny subdued aria which has become repertoire...

One of the musical highlights from Franz von Suppé's operetta 'Boccaccio' is the aria 'Hab'ich nur dein Liebe' wich is sung by Fiametta. It's a beautiful tiny subdued aria which has become repertoire...