Opera composers

Symbolism in Opera: The Elements of French Symbolism in the Opera Production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande Introduction Although a large number of research studies have been conducted on the relationship between Claude Debussy and French Symbolism, especially his opera Pelléas et Mélisande, whether his music could reflect Symbolism is still in a heated discussion. Some research has pointed out the relationship between the music and the libretto of the opera and Symbolism , ; while some…

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer who was vital in making the transition from the Renaissance period to the Baroque period. Monteverdi was also one of the most important developers in the new style, opera. He is also recognized for bringing a “modern” style into church music. This resulted in considerable fame during his lifetime. During his long life he composed many works including 8 books of madrigals and forty operas. Claudio Monteverdi was born in Cremona…

Richard Wagner is known to be an influential and controversial composer. Richard was born in Germany on May 22, 1813. He is famous for his operas and writings. His operas were very complex and his writings were very famous. Surprisingly, as a young boy, he did not show an ability to play music. However, he was very ambitious and worked very hard to be a great composer and writer. At the age of 11, he wrote his first drama. By the time he was 16 years old, he was writing musical composition…

Beethoven vs. Mozart As a growing musician, I look up to the great composer. Some of these composers are more recent and some of them are in the past. The composers from the past had a lot of variation. Some of the past periods of music are classical and romantic. Two of the composers that lived during this period are Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These men are very influential in the area of classical music. Some different features of Mozart and Beethoven are their…

Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is completely incredible unusual. His bright, generous talent and constant creativity resulted in absolutely amazing, one-of-a-kind contributions. Mozart lived only 36 years, but started his musical career at 6. In childhood, despite of the numerous concerts, he created a lot of works. In general, Mozart wrote 50 symphonies, 19 operas, sonatas, quartets, quintets and other works of various genres. Today, Mozart's music is played in concerts, opera…

Art displayed deep emotional reflection. Certain composers and writers during the Romantic period are often branded as pessimistic. It wasn’t uncommon for instruments such as the guitar or castanets to be used. Like the Baroque Period, the Romantic Period Zarzuelas continued to feature the violin and trumpet…

Classical and Baroque composers, musicians often tend to only hear about the men. Students hear about Bach, Handel and the greats, and find themselves asking if women were even allowed to compose music. During the late 1600’s and 1700’s there were many women who were seen as “ahead of their time.” Three prolific women composers from the Baroque era were Barbara Strozzi, Anna Isabella Leonarda, and Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre. Barbara Strozzi was a secular Italian composer who lived…

Fortunately, Handel's operas were still played and modernized by his successors. His music was studied by later famous musicians like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Beethoven stated this about Handel " He is the greatest composer that ever lived. I would uncover my head and kneel before his tomb." Handel's music left an immense impact on his successors. Handel left us with his…

Fidelio An Opera by Ludwig van Beethoven "Fidelio," opera in two acts, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Produced in three acts, as "Fidelio, oder, die eheliche Liebe" (Fidelio, or Conjugal Love), at the Theatre on the Wien, November 20, 1805. Revised and given at the Imperial Private Theatre, March 29, 1806, but withdrawn after a few performances. Again revised and successfully brought out May 23, 1814, at the Kärnthnerthor Theatre (Theatre at the Carinthian Gate), Vienna, Paris, Théâtre Lyrique,…

these movies have in common; they all feature compositions from the eighteenth-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This review will cover the life of Mozart, his education, his compositions, and his musical achievements. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg (which is now a city in Austria) and passed away on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. His father, Leopold Mozart, was a composer; his mother was Anna Maria Mozart. Mozart only had one sibling survive past…