“Music exalts each joy, allays each grief Expels diseases, softens every pain, Subdues the rage of passion and the plague.” John Armstrong MD (1709-79) The
Year: 2021
I was invited by Nakano Knives to be one of their ambassadors in a fruit carving challenge they have set online. For my entry, I
Je Veux Vivre – track 10 from my album Songs From Our Balcony is from the Opera Romeo and Juliet, adapted from Shakespeare’s play of
This week’s post focuses on the French composer Jules Massenet and his opera Werther, a passionate yet gloomy tale that focuses on how the cocktail
Although Liszt is well known today mainly for his piano works, he had also devoted his time creatively to celebrate the voice. His vast composition
In addition to his popularity as a composer, Rachmaninoff was considered to be one of the finest pianists of his generation. So it is not
WordPress reminded me on Monday 1st March 2021 that I created my current blog site eight years ago in 2013. My first page was an
“O mio babbino caro” is from Gianni Schicchi, a comic opera by Giacomo Puccini. Gianni Schicchi is a one act opera that premiered at the
Francesco Durante (31 March 1684 – 30 September 1755) was a Neapolitan composer who is remembered for his collection of Sacred music compositions. But within
Gaetano Donizetti, despite composing almost 70 operas, of which many are well-loved and frequently performed, the journey of his career could be compared to the