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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“Vanessa, Op. 32” (https://youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAayXcAvA325s) 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

“Vanessa, Op. 32” (https://youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAayXcAvA325s) 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

“Vanessa, Op. 32” (https://youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAayXcAvA325s) 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

“Vanessa, Op. 32” (https://youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAayXcAvA325s) 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

“Vanessa, Op. 32” (https://youtu.be/ykAqw1NY0UA?si=DBUUAayXcAvA325s) 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

“A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (https://youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38jRrZsUfOEAO) 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

“A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (https://youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38jRrZsUfOEAO) 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

“A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (https://youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38jRrZsUfOEAO) 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

“A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (https://youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38jRrZsUfOEAO) 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

“A Hand of Bridge, Op. 35” (https://youtu.be/GelwXT0qHLo?si=Occ38jRrZsUfOEAO) 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

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

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

The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece

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The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece

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

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

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.

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.

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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

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

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: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/oliver-stone-platoon-1986/

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: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/oliver-stone-platoon-1986/

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: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/oliver-stone-platoon-1986/

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: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/oliver-stone-platoon-1986/

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: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/oliver-stone-platoon-1986/

#OnThisDay in 1954, #SamuelBarber's cantata "Prayers of Kierkegaard" premieres.

#OnThisDay in 1954, #SamuelBarber's cantata "Prayers of Kierkegaard" premieres.

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)

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)

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)

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)