Amy Beach, born 9/05/1867, was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. As a pianist, she was acclaimed for concerts she gave in the United States and in Germany. She was most popular, however, for her songs, of which she wrote about 150. The words… Read More
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Eight arias from Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen
Georges Bizet’s four act opera, Carmen, was first performed in Paris in 1875. Carmen, written in the opéra comique genre, was considered unconventional at its initial release. Bizet died after its 33rd performance, never realizing the international acclaim this widely-known opera would have. Here are eight arias from Carmen, with perfect for voice type indications, links to… Read More
34 Art Songs, as set by Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer and pianist during the Romantic Era. Bizet is best known for his final work, Carmen, which is one of the most popular and frequently performed operas of all time. Listen to the audio archives on Georges Bizet’s work at the Library of Congress here.… Read More
Happy birthday, Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck, born 9/01/1854, is known today for his opera Hänsel und Gretel. Portions of the opera were first composed to accompany a puppet show; the opera premiered in 1893 with a libretto by his sister Adelheid Wette and conducted by Richard Strauss. Although much of the music is often quoted as from folk music,… Read More
September composer birthdays
We’re celebrating 14 composer birthdays during the month of September. Each composer has a link to our entire collection of texts for that individual. Engelbert Humperdinck, born 9/01/1854 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/h/humperdinck-engelbert-1854-1921.html Alphons Diepenbrock, born 9/02/1862 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/d/diepenbrock-alphons-1862-1921.html Anton Jospeh Bruckner, born 9/04/1824 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/bruckner-anton-1824-1896.html Darius Milhaud, born 9/04/1892 Our collection: https://www.ipasource.com/composer/m/milhaud-darius-1892-1974.html Amy Marcy… Read More
Selected bass arias by Gaetano Donizetti, hand-curated by Fach
We conclude our blog series on Donizetti with a collection of Bass arias, hand-curated by Fach and most with listening links, available on IPA Source. The collections in this post have been hand-selected and grouped by IPA Source Founder & Principal Author, Bard Suverkrop. The Italian composer, Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (Gaetano Donizetti), born November 29,… Read More
Selected tenor arias by Gaetano Donizetti, hand-curated by Fach
We continue our blog series on Donizetti with a collection of tenor arias, hand-curated by Fach and most with listening links, available on IPA Source. The collections in this post have been hand-selected and grouped by IPA Source Founder & Principal Author, Bard Suverkrop. The Italian composer, Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (Gaetano Donizetti), born November 29,… Read More
Five French Art Songs, set by Gaetano Donizetti
In 1838, the Paris Opéra commissioned Gaetano Donizetti for two works. Due in part to his rising frustrations with censorial limitations that existed in Italy, Donizetti seized the opportunity to work in Paris, where he felt he had more editorial freedom. He spent the next 10 years working in Paris, while traveling between Naples, Rome,… Read More