Opera composers are among the most admired artists of all time. All of them had unique personalities and letters and quotes gathered throughout the years have illuminated us about who they were and how they thoughts. So for this week’s quiz we will take a look at some of the iconic quotes from some of those great composers. Some quotes {…}
Romantic Nationalism was not so much an aggressive promotion of nationalism, but rather a rediscovery and assertion of a nation’s culture, more akin to a patriotic celebration, although it did not always deliberately eschew a more aggressive stance. It roots were interwoven within the wider Romantic movement, and its manifestations blossomed in many different countries at various times, but most {…}
Alexander Borodin is one of the great Russian composers of the 19th century. His output is legendary, the maestro creating a number of symphonies, a famed string quartet, and the tone poem “In the Steppes of Central Asia.” He also composed a number of operas, most famously “Prince Igor,” which he never finished. Born on Nov. 12, 1833, he would {…}