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  1. Part of the reason that Samuel Barber rewrote “Vanessa” to be a 3 act Opera was in order to eliminate some of the tougher arias meant for Sopranos. One of the first people approached for the opera’s premiere performance was soprano Maria Callas (She turned it down)
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti

  2. Part of the reason that Samuel Barber rewrote “Vanessa” to be a 3 act Opera was in order to eliminate some of the tougher arias meant for Sopranos. One of the first people approached for the opera’s premiere performance was soprano Maria Callas (She turned it down)
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti

  3. Just to remind y’all what we listened to last week: Act 1 of “Vanessa” is about the tension at an estate when the titular Vanessa, who has been waiting for 20yrs for her long lost lover Anatol to return, is faced with the arrival of a man who turns out to be Anatol’s son (also named Anatol), who in turn falls for Vanessa’s niece Erika.
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti

  4. Just to remind y’all what we listened to last week: Act 1 of “Vanessa” is about the tension at an estate when the titular Vanessa, who has been waiting for 20yrs for her long lost lover Anatol to return, is faced with the arrival of a man who turns out to be Anatol’s son (also named Anatol), who in turn falls for Vanessa’s niece Erika.
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti

  5. “Vanessa” was originally a 4 act opera when it premiered at the Met Opera in 1958 under the direction of gay Greek-American conductor & musician Dimitri Mitropoulos with a set designed by gay British artist Cecil Beaton. By the time of this 1979 staging, Barber and Menotti had re-written it to be 3 acts and, sadly, the sets designed by Cecil Beaton had been destroyed in a fire at the Met’s storage units
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti #DimitriMitropoulos #CecilBeaton

  6. “Vanessa” was originally a 4 act opera when it premiered at the Met Opera in 1958 under the direction of gay Greek-American conductor & musician Dimitri Mitropoulos with a set designed by gay British artist Cecil Beaton. By the time of this 1979 staging, Barber and Menotti had re-written it to be 3 acts and, sadly, the sets designed by Cecil Beaton had been destroyed in a fire at the Met’s storage units
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti #DimitriMitropoulos #CecilBeaton

  7. “Vanessa, Op. 32” (youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAa) is another major collaboration between Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti. Tangentially inspired by Isak Dinesen's stories, in particular her “Seven Gothic Tales”. It’s essentially a gothic psychological thriller that tells the story of the delusions and illusions of obsessive love across the intersecting lives of 3 generations of women at the turn of the 20th century.
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti

  8. “Vanessa, Op. 32” (youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAa) is another major collaboration between Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti. Tangentially inspired by Isak Dinesen's stories, in particular her “Seven Gothic Tales”. It’s essentially a gothic psychological thriller that tells the story of the delusions and illusions of obsessive love across the intersecting lives of 3 generations of women at the turn of the 20th century.
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti

  9. “A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38j) is a one act opera composed by Samuel Babrer with the Libretto written by Gian Carlo Menotti that debuted in 1959. Per the title, it’s centered around a the card game Bridge. The 4 players all air their existential anxieties and fantasies in their respective solo airettas. The original book for the opera features designs by Andy Warhol, a close friend of Barber and Menotti
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti #AndyWarhol

  10. “A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38j) is a one act opera composed by Samuel Babrer with the Libretto written by Gian Carlo Menotti that debuted in 1959. Per the title, it’s centered around a the card game Bridge. The 4 players all air their existential anxieties and fantasies in their respective solo airettas. The original book for the opera features designs by Andy Warhol, a close friend of Barber and Menotti
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber #GianCarloMenotti #AndyWarhol

  11. Samuel Barber (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981)🇺🇸 was a Curtis Institute trained composer, pianist, music educator, conductor and Baritone who is known for his hand in shaping American music from mid to late 20th century. While he never made any public declaration of it, he was about as openly gay as you could be in the world of professional classical music in the 1940s-mid70s.
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber

  12. Samuel Barber (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981)🇺🇸 was a Curtis Institute trained composer, pianist, music educator, conductor and Baritone who is known for his hand in shaping American music from mid to late 20th century. While he never made any public declaration of it, he was about as openly gay as you could be in the world of professional classical music in the 1940s-mid70s.
    #SymSat #PrideMonth #SamuelBarber

  13. On 9 March 1910: #SamuelBarber, American #composer (School for Scandal; Adagio For Strings), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1981).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️

  14. On 9 March 1910: #SamuelBarber, American #composer (School for Scandal; Adagio For Strings), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1981).
    #HappyBirthday #RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️

  15. On 3 March 1944: Premiere performance of US Army Corporal #SamuelBarber's 2nd Symphony by the Boston Symphony, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky in Boston, Massachusetts.

  16. On 3 March 1944: Premiere performance of US Army Corporal #SamuelBarber's 2nd Symphony by the Boston Symphony, conducted by Serge Koussevitzky in Boston, Massachusetts.

  17. Oliver Stone – „Platoon“ (1986)

    Dschungel, Schlamm und konstante Paranoia. Absolut keine Helden, kein Happy End. Ein Film, wie schweres Fieber. Und ein Film von Oliver Stone. Es ist tatsächlich spürbar, dass er dabei war, in Vietnam. Der Schweiß, die Mücken, die Schreie in der Nacht – nichts davon wirkt erfunden. Schon die erste Szene lässt das Publikum jede Hoffnung verlieren. Keine Hollywood-Kriegs-Glorie, sondern nur eine Schilderung des Überlebens von Stunde zu Stunde. Tag zu Tag. Mit Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger und Willem Dafoe. (ARTE, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/
  18. 45 years ago today, #SamuelBarber, American #composer (School for Scandal; Adagio For Strings), died of #cancer at 70.
    #RIP

  19. 45 years ago today, #SamuelBarber, American #composer (School for Scandal; Adagio For Strings), died of #cancer at 70.
    #RIP

  20. Oliver Stone – „Platoon“ (1986)

    Dschungel, Schlamm und konstante Paranoia. Absolut keine Helden, kein Happy End. Ein Film, wie schweres Fieber. Und ein Film von Oliver Stone. Es ist tatsächlich spürbar, dass er dabei war, in Vietnam. Der Schweiß, die Mücken, die Schreie in der Nacht – nichts davon wirkt erfunden. Schon die erste Szene lässt das Publikum jede Hoffnung verlieren. Keine Hollywood-Kriegs-Glorie, sondern nur eine Schilderung des Überlebens von Stunde zu Stunde. Tag zu Tag. (ARD, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  21. Oliver Stone – „Platoon“ (1986)

    Dschungel, Schlamm und konstante Paranoia. Absolut keine Helden, kein Happy End. Ein Film, wie schweres Fieber. Und ein Film von Oliver Stone. Es ist tatsächlich spürbar, dass er dabei war, in Vietnam. Der Schweiß, die Mücken, die Schreie in der Nacht – nichts davon wirkt erfunden. Schon die erste Szene lässt das Publikum jede Hoffnung verlieren. Keine Hollywood-Kriegs-Glorie, sondern nur eine Schilderung des Überlebens von Stunde zu Stunde. Tag zu Tag. (ARD, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  22. Oliver Stone – „Platoon“ (1986)

    Dschungel, Schlamm und konstante Paranoia. Absolut keine Helden, kein Happy End. Ein Film, wie schweres Fieber. Und ein Film von Oliver Stone. Es ist tatsächlich spürbar, dass er dabei war, in Vietnam. Der Schweiß, die Mücken, die Schreie in der Nacht – nichts davon wirkt erfunden. Schon die erste Szene lässt das Publikum jede Hoffnung verlieren. Keine Hollywood-Kriegs-Glorie, sondern nur eine Schilderung des Überlebens von Stunde zu Stunde. Tag zu Tag. (ARD)

  23. Oliver Stone – „Platoon“ (1986)

    Dschungel, Schlamm und konstante Paranoia. Absolut keine Helden, kein Happy End. Ein Film, wie schweres Fieber. Und ein Film von Oliver Stone. Es ist tatsächlich spürbar, dass er dabei war, in Vietnam. Der Schweiß, die Mücken, die Schreie in der Nacht – nichts davon wirkt erfunden. Schon die erste Szene lässt das Publikum jede Hoffnung verlieren. Keine Hollywood-Kriegs-Glorie, sondern nur eine Schilderung des Überlebens von Stunde zu Stunde. Tag zu Tag. (ARD)

  24. Oliver Stone – „Platoon“ (1986)

    Dschungel, Schlamm und konstante Paranoia. Absolut keine Helden, kein Happy End. Ein Film, wie schweres Fieber. Und ein Film von Oliver Stone. Es ist tatsächlich spürbar, dass er dabei war, in Vietnam. Der Schweiß, die Mücken, die Schreie in der Nacht – nichts davon wirkt erfunden. Schon die erste Szene lässt das Publikum jede Hoffnung verlieren. Keine Hollywood-Kriegs-Glorie, sondern nur eine Schilderung des Überlebens von Stunde zu Stunde. Tag zu Tag. (ARD)

  25. Samuel Barber (9 de Março de 1910 – 23 de Janeiro de 1981), compositor norte-americano.

    🎶 Samuel Barber - Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings) 🎶

    “LIVE. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with pianist Yuja Wang as soloist.”

    youtu.be/WAoLJ8GbA4Y?feature=s

    #music #samuelbarber #gustavodudamel #yujawang

  26. Samuel Barber (9 de Março de 1910 – 23 de Janeiro de 1981), compositor norte-americano.

    🎶 Samuel Barber - Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings) 🎶

    “LIVE. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with pianist Yuja Wang as soloist.”

    youtu.be/WAoLJ8GbA4Y?feature=s

    #music #samuelbarber #gustavodudamel #yujawang

  27. @classicalmusic

    Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
    "Toccata Festiva, Op 36" (1960)

    Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
    "Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani" (1938)

    Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
    "Symphony No 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’" (1886)

    Olivier Latry (organ)
    Philadelphia Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach
    (Ondine 2007)
    open.spotify.com/album/3ugemlI

    #NowListening #ClassicalMusic #music #musique #symphony #AmericanComposers #FrenchComposers
    #SamuelBarber
    #FrancisPoulenc
    #CamilleSaintSaëns
    #ChristophEschenbach

  28. @classicalmusic

    Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
    "Toccata Festiva, Op 36" (1960)

    Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
    "Concerto in G minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani" (1938)

    Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
    "Symphony No 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’" (1886)

    Olivier Latry (organ)
    Philadelphia Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach
    (Ondine 2007)
    open.spotify.com/album/3ugemlI

    #NowListening #ClassicalMusic #music #musique #symphony #AmericanComposers #FrenchComposers
    #SamuelBarber
    #FrancisPoulenc
    #CamilleSaintSaëns
    #ChristophEschenbach

  29. We've been offline as producer Marie Stone recovers from knee surgery. Major music news. First, as of 10/1 thanks to donor/volunteer Mike Malaska, our recording of "Adagio for Strings" ifs officially licensed in perpetuity with no restrictions. Secondly, the rest of the music will be an original score from Pieter Schlosser who composed the opening track and will write new music for the Director's Cut (Q1 2025).
    #adagioforstrings #samuelbarber #greensborosymphony #pieterschlosser #insaturnsrings

  30. Chances are high you know Samuel Barber's beautiful classical piece Adagio for Strings. It has been used in several films, including Platoon.

    But not as many people know that there's also a choral variation, called Agnus Dei. Personally, I think that's even more beautiful. Listening to it always gives me goosebumps. Turn up the volume, close your eyes and enjoy...

    youtube.com/watch?v=fRL447oDId

    #music #ClassicalMusic #SamuelBarber #classical #beautiful #chorus #choir #moody

  31. Chances are high you know Samuel Barber's beautiful classical piece Adagio for Strings. It has been used in several films, including Platoon.

    But not as many people know that there's also a choral variation, called Agnus Dei. Personally, I think that's even more beautiful. Listening to it always gives me goosebumps. Turn up the volume, close your eyes and enjoy...

    youtube.com/watch?v=fRL447oDId

    #music #ClassicalMusic #SamuelBarber #classical #beautiful #chorus #choir #moody

  32. #HilaryHahn's performance of #SamuelBarber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (along with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff) just reminds you why she is Hilary Hahn. Brilliant. #violin #violinist

  33. #HilaryHahn's performance of #SamuelBarber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14 (along with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff) just reminds you why she is Hilary Hahn. Brilliant. #violin #violinist