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Days with Giuseppe Verdi — Overview
Either on the 9th or on the 10th of October, year 1813, the same year as Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi was born. With the following program we invite you to celebrate his life and fruits with us. Each event will begin with a spoken introduction, after which a second room will be opened for the…
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musicus organicus — Days with Giuseppe Verdi *X 9 1813
It is a wonderful world, nevertheless. This sentiment could be seen as the central motivation which led to an on-going compilation of birthdates for hundreds of individuals who, beyond their to us recognizable presence on earth, have contributed music, words, pictures, thinking, and views on life which have been engraved in our planet’s DNA, some…
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Steve Reich *X 3 1936 — The Life You Give
Steve Reich, born Stephen Michael Reich, October 3, 1936, in New York, New York, U.S.A., is the composer who was one of the leading exponents of Minimalism, a style based on repetitions and combinations of simple motifs and harmonies. Reich was the son of an attorney and a singer-lyricist. He majored in philosophy at Cornell…
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Sting *X 2 1951 / The Life You Give
Sting, born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, October 2, 1951, in Wallsend, Northumberland, England), is the singer and songwriter known both for being the front man of the band the Police and for his successful solo career that followed. His musical style was distinguished by its intermingling of pop, jazz, world music, and other genres. Early…
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Mahatma Gandhi *X 2 1869 The Life You Give
Satygraha Opera in three acts Libretto Philip Glass und Constance De Jong Premiere 5 September 1980, Rotterdam (Stadsschouwburg) Cast MISS SCHLESEN (soprano) MRS NAIDOO (soprano) KASTURBAI (mezzo-soprano) M.K. GHANDI (tenor) MR KALLENBACH (baritone) PARSI RUSTOMJI (bass) MRS ALEXANDER (contralto) ARJUNA (tenor) KRISHNA (bass) COUNT LEO TOLSTOI (silent) RABINDRANATH TAGORE (silent) MARTIN LUTHER KING (silent) CHORUS…
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