Opera

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7 Deaths of Maria Callas - Marina Abramovic Institute

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L'Opéra chez soi

L’Opéra chez soi offers both previously unreleased or already existing recordings of operas, ballets and symphonic works, both live and recorded, as well as educational content and creations from the 3e Scène, some free of charge and others subject to a charge, and available worldwide*. *except China

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In Paradisum from William Harper on Vimeo.

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz - El Greco, 1586

Music: In Paradisum - William Harper, 1995

This painting depicts the Count of Orgaz is being lowered into his coffin by the miraculous apparitions of Saints Peter and Paul. At a funeral the 9th Century hymn In Paradisum would be chanted at this point in the Mass.

In this music I use the In Paradisum chant tune from the Requiem Mass (Liber Usualis 1956, p. 1768) as the basis for a scene from my opera, El Greco, which recreated the painting on stage.

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O Vos Omnes from William Harper on Vimeo.

O Vos Omnes - From the opera El Greco by William Harper and Bernardo Solano Performed by the cast of the opera and conducted for NPR by Brad Ellis

O vos omnes qui transitis per viam: attendite et videte si est dolor sicut dolor meus

O all ye that pass by the way, attend and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow.

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Familiar Opera Compilation from William Harper on Vimeo.

A collection of music from the opera opera canon familiar to most of us.

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TURANDOT_JasmineFlower compilation from William Harper on Vimeo.

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“Jasmine Flower” melody use in various productions Turandot

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NessunDormaMashup from William Harper on Vimeo.

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Nessun Dorma mashup - Wiliam Harper

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Astolfo Petrazzi Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist

oil on canvas, 80 x 67 cm, 17th centuty

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How Conductors Lead Musicians in Performance on WIRED Video

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In the Met Opera’s ‘Agrippina,’ the Roman Empire Never Ended

A contemporary-dress Handel production calls to mind “House of Cards,” “Succession” and your choice of rulers in the age of Trump.

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With Sabine Theunissen to discover William Kentridge's Wozzeck

With Sabine Theunissen, we go in-depth into the set design of William Kentridge's Woozeck staged at the Salzburg Festival last summer.

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Review: The Searing Beauty of Kentridge’s ‘Wozzeck’ at the Met

The artist William Kentridge uses his trademark animations to stage Berg’s bleak opera about a delusional soldier.

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William Kentridge Brings ‘Wozzeck’ Into the Trenches

The artist’s production of Berg’s brutal opera, updated to World War I, has come to the Metropolitan Opera.

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The Met’s Herculean Task: 4 Operas in 48 Hours

With its new Sunday matinees, the Metropolitan Opera now mounts four productions between Friday and Sunday. It isn’t easy.

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Opinion | Close the Curtain on ‘Miss Saigon’

Why is a musical that perpetuates a Western fantasy of Asians as small, weak and effeminate people still so popular?

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How Music Tells the Story in Opera’s Greatest Epic. (Headphones On.)

In his “Ring” cycle, Wagner uses musical themes to create a world of gods, heroes, dwarves and giants.

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MeTube 1: August sings Carmen Habanera