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m. croche

questo e quello

Vienna pop

With Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Arabella once again on the Met’s stage, I thought I’d take a moment to revisit that opera’s most reviled character, the Fiakermilli.

By m. croche on April 06, 2014 at 12:38 PM

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Song of Crimea

My mailbox is filled with cards and letters, all asking the same question: “Croche, is there a classical music angle to the escalating conflict in Crimea?” My answer is: “Indeed there is!”

By m. croche on March 16, 2014 at 1:37 AM

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Joys in the Attic

Taneev was quite a high-minded fellow, so it’s not altogether surprising that nothing less than Aeschylus (and the whole of his Oresteia!) would suffice as a libretto for his first and only opera.

By m. croche on July 21, 2013 at 12:21 AM

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