At the New York Times, music critic Anthony Tommasini is compiling a list of the ten greatest composers. Here’s my list and my reasons. Who would be in yours and how would you do it?
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This is a video of me singing “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön” from “The Magic Flute”. It’s best watched with a broadband internet connection. 
This is a video of me singing “Avete torto” from “Gianni Schicchi”. It’s best watched if you have a broadband internet connection. 
Tweet “Dies Bildnis” is Prince Tamino’s first aria of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. After saving Tamino from a giant serpent, the Three Ladies show Tamino a picture of Pamina – the daughter of the Queen of the Night. He is immediately smitten and sings: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön Wie noch kein Auge Tweet
This TED video couldn’t have come at a better time for me, personally. Having just had my conducting debut (I conducted NMSU’s opera scenes, and I really enjoyed it…and enjoy saying “conducting debut”), I really appreciated this talk given by Itay Talgam about how various conductors lead. It’s complete |
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