The One Ring is a major plot device in these books, and its most notable trait is that it is mostcorrupting on those who seek power. That’s why a hobbit is the best person to carry it, as they have the least ambition to corrupt. While it’s not great to categorize the entire hob...
Among Fleming's more-admiredroles were Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte, Marguerite in CharlesGounod's Faust, the Marschallin in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier, Ellen Orford in Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, and the title characters in Handel's Alcina, Jules Massenet's Manon, Anto...
Richard Strauss and the Staatskapelle were closely linked for more than sixty years.Nine of the composer’s operas were premiered in Dresden, including »Salome«, »Elektra« and »Der Rosenkavalier«, while Strauss’s »Alpine Symphony« was dedicated to the orchestra. Countless othe...
Richard Strauss and the Staatskapelle were closely linked for more than sixty years. Nine of the composer's operas were premiered in Dresden, including 'Salome', 'Elektra' and 'Der Rosenkavalier', while Strauss's 'Alpine Symphony' was dedicated to the orchestra. Countless other famous composers ...
Ruanis a Chinese plucked string instrumentwhichmay have a history of over 2,000 years. The earliest form is called 'qin pipa', and was later developed into 'ruanxian', named after a Chinese scholar who is also a talented player of the instrument. Today, the revived legacy is commonly kno...
What is a marathon concert? It's an opportunity to share through performance everything we — the faculty and the young musicians — have taughteach other over nine days together. There will be chamber music, and Michael Stern will conduct works of Brahms and Sibelius. And there will be sur...
A R T I S T S Staatskapelle Dresden Rudolf Buchbinder, piano / conductor Staatskapelle Dresden Founded by Prince Elector Moritz von Sachsen in 1548, the Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the oldest orchestras in the world and thus steeped in tradition. Over its long history many distinguished con...