Archive for December, 2008
Le Nozze di Figaro
by Sharon on Dec.21, 2008, under Ensembles
Opera buffa in four acts, K492, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by lorenzo Da ponte after pierre-augustin Beaumarchais‘‘ play La folle journée, ou Le mariage de Figaro (1784, Paris); Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786 (continue reading…)
Symphony "From the New World"
by Sharon on Dec.21, 2008, under Ensembles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Symphony No. 9, in E Minor “From the New World” (Op. 95), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular symphonies in the modern repertory. (continue reading…)