Birgit nilsson biography of martin luther
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On May 22nd, American tenor James King celebrated his 75th birthday with the German publication of a full-scale autobiography called James King: Nun sollt Ihr mich befragen. The rather Wagnerian sounding title (which roughly translates as “Now you should ask me”) is doubly appropriate because Richard Wagner was also born on this day. Possessing a voice of great power and brilliance — perhaps the last major example of the classic baritonally-based Heldentenor — Mr. King was celebrated in the Wagner/Strauss Fach. He also had in his repertoire a range of Verdi and Puccini roles, Don José, as well as many less standard parts like Palestrina, the Drum Major, and Captain Vere. For over a decade he has been at the Indiana University Music School, not far from Wabash College, where I teach the classics. As an opera lover and serious singer myself, I have been lucky to come to know Mr. King, who gave a recital for us in 1995 that showed his voice essentially unimpaired. He sang a mighty B fl
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The Year in Music: Opera for All
Soprano Martina Arroyo teaches a master class at Tsai
Divas. Conductors. Composers. Virtuosos. The school of music in the College of Fine Arts showcased the talents of its students, faculty, and a few special guests on stages around campus and throughout Boston this year. This week, BU Today looks back at the year in music at Boston University.
Tonight a new generation of opera singers will benefit from a lesson in musicality and performance from a soprano who has won renown in opera houses from New York’s Metropolitan to Milan’s La Scala. Martina Arroyo will be at the Tsai Performance Center to lead a master class for BU Opera Institute students.
The event, which is free and open to the public, is an opportunity for both participants and audience: the students will have their work critiqued by a professional, and the audience will enjoy arias performed by emerging singers and refined by a master.
“I’m taking a new aria to her,” says Jessic
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‘Great Performances’ highlights musikdrama trailblazer Birgit Nilsson
“Great Performances” returns to Sunday afternoons with matinee shows from legendary female performers and a peak behind the gardin at their lives.
On Sunday, March 24, at 2 p.m., celebrate the life of Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, the face of opera from the 1950s-70s. This performance-documentary showcases her greatest roles, including “Elektra” and “The Ring Cycle,” plus interviews with Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne, Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufmann and more.
With her unforgettable röst, Nilsson was best known for her groundbreaking turns in Wagner, Strauss and Puccini operas such as “Tristan und Isolde,” “Turandot,” “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” and “Tannhäuser.” Showcasing her powerful röst paired with her outsized personality and wit, this illuminating documentary about Nilsson’s life in the arts features rare televis