“Einstein”, the 1976 groundbreaking work of the imagination by Wilson and Glass is opera as we don’t know it – liberated from traditional narrative, libretto, and conventionally structured music. … Continue Reading
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PAGLIACCI
celebrating Plácido Domingo… FanFaire and Kultur celebrate Plácido Domingo and his trio of 2012 accomplishments with a DVD GIVEAWAY of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s ever popular opera Pagliacci. The live recording of Franco Zeffirelli’s fabled production staged in November 1997 by the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts stars Domingo as the… Continue Reading
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ARIA: OPERA WITHOUT WORDS
February 2007 was a very special month for superstar pianist JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET. It began with the release of an album that celebrates once again and in his own unique way an enduring love affair with the human voice. And it ended in Paris with his acceptance of the honorific “Victoire d’Honneur” – the prestigious lifetime… Continue Reading
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CELLO DIVA
MAYA BEISER in performance at the TED Conference in Long Beach, CA (2011) Described by the The New Yorker as a “cello goddess” and by the Washington Post as “the diva of the cello,” Maya Beiser has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire, and relentless quest to redefine her instrument’s boundaries. Over the… Continue Reading
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CLASSICAL MUSIC IS ALIVE AND WELL!
As we launch the new FanFaire, we revisit the question that has confronted opera and classical music lovers in recent decades: Is classical music dying, and opera along with it? But in keeping with FanFaire‘s celebratory spirit, we would ask instead: Is classical music alive and well? More than a decade has passed since FanFaire… Continue Reading
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MUSIC IS MUSIC
An Interview with Violinist Nicola Granillo by Brenda Murphy In addition to being a member of the Venice-based string ensemble Interpreti Veneziani, Italian violinist Nicola Granillo performs modern repertoire as well as tango and “zingarate” (gypsy music). This interview — on music, life, and being a violinist — took place on July 31,… Continue Reading
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ABOUT FANFAIRE
We are a group of music lovers trained in the sciences whose lives have been greatly enriched by classical music and FanFaire, the webzine that celebrates MUSIC! is our way of sharing with the world the many joys opera and classical music have given us through the years. F
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Dear Sirs,
For almost 40 years, the Schubertiade has been one of the most successful and distinguished classical music festivals in the world. Focussing on top-class lieder recitals and chamber music concerts with today’s most renowned artists in Schwarzenberg and Hohenems (Austria), the Schubertiade presents a distinctly shaped programme revolving around the great Viennese composer and his contemporaries.
We are currently updating our address data base and I found your website. But we have noticed that we dont have your address; would you like to get our annual brochures and/or our newsletter?
Best regards
Evelyn Gmeiner
SCHUBERTIADE GmbH
Schweizer Str. 1 ǀ 6845 Hohenems ǀ Österreich/Austria
Phone +43/(0)5576/72091 ǀ evelyn.gmeiner@schubertiade.at
http://www.schubertiade.at