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Sills in 1956, photo by Carl Van Vechten. Beverly Sills (May 26, 1929 – July 2, 2007) was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s. ...
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This was followed by a further three full-length operas: The Vanishing Bridegroom (1990); Blond Eckbert (1994, commissioned by English National Opera [7]); and Miss Fortune (Achterbahn) (2011). Her opera Armida , an opera for television, was premiered on Channel Four in the United Kingdom in 2005.
Henze's first full-length opera is an updating of the story of Manon Lescaut, also the source for important operas by Massenet and Puccini. [222] 1953 Gloriana (Britten). Composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, this opera looks back to the relationship between her namesake Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex. [223]
A. Abigail (album) Abigail II: The Revenge; Act I: The Lake South, the River North; Act II: The Father of Death; Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
The song's lyrics describe the difficulties women face in life, allowing Cherry to be seen as an empowering female recording artist. Released on 22 July 1996 by Hut and Virgin, "Woman" became a chart hit in Europe and Australia, reaching the top 10 in Finland, Hungary, Iceland, the United Kingdom, and the Wallonia region of Belgium.
Zeani's recorded legacy largely rests on the approximately 60 "pirate" and "off-air" recordings of full-length operas made in the course of her career. She made very few studio recordings— Tosca , La traviata and a Verdi–Puccini recital released on LP by the Romanian Electrecord label, and a two-LP set of Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, and ...
Family opera in one act; John Olive, libretto. Clair de Lune (1984) two-act chamber opera; libretto by Patricia Hampl. Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus (1990) full-length music drama; libretto by Libby Larsen. A Wrinkle in Time (1991) one-act opera; libretto by Walter Green. Mrs. Dalloway (1993) full-length music drama in two acts; libretto ...