Jos van de Braak

'Der Zigeunerbaron' is Strauss's second most popular operetta after 'Die Fledermaus'. Its 1885 premiere had political resonance; the plot popularized the Dual (Austro-Hungarian) Monarchy which was to...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to gif his tale...

As a composer Lehár started with contributions to the opera-genre but the great triumph of his first operetta 'Die lustige Witwe', (The merry widow), in 1905 made him clear that he had to gif his tale...

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...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. In the 2nd act of the operetta, Orlofsky, a young, rich bored Russian...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. In the 2nd act of the operetta, Orlofsky, a young, rich bored Russian...

The aria 'Die Frist ist um' is sung by 'der Holländer' at the very beginning Richard Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer': On his homeward journey, captain Daland is compelled by stormy weather to...

The aria 'Die Frist ist um' is sung by 'der Holländer' at the very beginning Richard Wagner's opera 'Der fliegende Holländer': On his homeward journey, captain Daland is compelled by stormy weather to...

'The Last Rose of Summer' is a poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore written in 1805 in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is set to a traditional tune called 'Aislean an Oigfear' or 'The Young Man's Dream', whic...

'The Last Rose of Summer' is a poem by Irish poet Thomas Moore written in 1805 in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is set to a traditional tune called 'Aislean an Oigfear' or 'The Young Man's Dream', whic...

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...

'Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. In the third act Carmen sings the aria 'En vain pour éviter': Carmen...

'Carmen' is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. In the third act Carmen sings the aria 'En vain pour éviter': Carmen...

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...

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...