... that St. Sylvester is a Catholic church that combines the old village church of
Schwabing, now part of Munich, and a 20th-century expansion under one roof?
... that "Bewahre uns, Gott" (Keep us, God) is a
hymn for protection and blessing that
Eugen Eckert derived from a 1968 peace song written and composed in Argentina?
... that Anna Korsun, a composer who studied in Kyiv and Munich, and teaches in Amsterdam, was awarded a scholarship at the
Villa Massimo in Rome in 2018?
... that the melody of Mozart's aria "Dove sono" from Le nozze di Figaro, asking "Where are those happy moments ...?", begins similarly to the Agnus Dei from his earlier Coronation Mass?
... that when Nadja Stefanoff portrayed the title role of Giordano's Fedora at the
Oper Frankfurt, one reviewer complimented the brilliance and agility of her voice, assertive even when singing softly?
... that when
tenorJonathan Tetelman appeared as Loris Ipanov in Giordano's Fedora, which had made
Caruso famous, a reviewer called him ideal for the role?
8 Jun
... that Aleksey Semenenko from
Odessa, professor of violin at the
Folkwang University, was held in Ukraine for a month after a concert on 23 February, but played on a tour in Germany in April?
... that Luigi Gaggero conducted the
Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Germany in April 2022, restoring Lyatoshynsky's
Symphony No. 3 to its 1951 version, with the last movement themed "Peace will conquer war"?
... that after bombing in World War II, the surviving tower of the Friedenskirche, a Lutheran church in
Stuttgart, was combined with a new concrete structure?
... that when Heather Engebretson portrayed the title role of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for the first time, a reviewer said that her voice "can tremble with panic and shine with hope"?
... that the 18th-century "Danket, danket dem Herrn", a thanksgiving
round based on
Psalm 106:1, has been described as one of the most widespread rounds in German?
... that when Francesco Lanzillotta conducted Dallapiccola's Ulisse at
Oper Frankfurt in 2022, a reviewer noted that he "does not shy away from agglomerations of sound"?
... that Colombian singer Juanita Lascarro became a
soprano at the
Oper Frankfurt, where she appeared as both Calypso and Penelope in a new production of Dallapiccola's Ulisse?
... that when pieces from
Mendelssohn's German Liturgy were sung by the
Thomanerchor(pictured) in 2022, a reviewer noted "a captivating purity in the tone of devotional Reformation romanticism"?
... that when the new church of St. Martinus in
Hattersheim was built in 1915 with
Jugendstil elements, the architect incorporated parts from the earlier church?
... that Stardust, the title of a composition by Taylor Scott Davis for eight voices
a cappella commissioned by
Voces8, became also the name of the vocal ensemble's 2022 tour?
... that "Look at the world" is a 1996 choral harvest
anthem with text and music by
John Rutter, written for
CPRE "on the theme of the environment and our responsibility towards it"?
... that the mass Messe in A by
Christopher Tambling, originally set for high voices, proved so popular that a four-part version was commissioned.
... that Concentricities, a 2019 clarinet–cello–piano trio by
Graham Waterhouse, musically depicts a theme of circular, spiraling, or oscillating concentric phenomena in nature and human structures? (2023)
... that St. Sylvester is a Catholic church that combines the old village church of
Schwabing, now part of Munich, and a 20th-century expansion under one roof?
... that "Bewahre uns, Gott" (Keep us, God) is a
hymn for protection and blessing that
Eugen Eckert derived from a 1968 peace song written and composed in Argentina?
... that Anna Korsun, a composer who studied in Kyiv and Munich, and teaches in Amsterdam, was awarded a scholarship at the
Villa Massimo in Rome in 2018?
... that the melody of Mozart's aria "Dove sono" from Le nozze di Figaro, asking "Where are those happy moments ...?", begins similarly to the Agnus Dei from his earlier Coronation Mass?
... that when Nadja Stefanoff portrayed the title role of Giordano's Fedora at the
Oper Frankfurt, one reviewer complimented the brilliance and agility of her voice, assertive even when singing softly?
... that when
tenorJonathan Tetelman appeared as Loris Ipanov in Giordano's Fedora, which had made
Caruso famous, a reviewer called him ideal for the role?
8 Jun
... that Aleksey Semenenko from
Odessa, professor of violin at the
Folkwang University, was held in Ukraine for a month after a concert on 23 February, but played on a tour in Germany in April?
... that Luigi Gaggero conducted the
Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Germany in April 2022, restoring Lyatoshynsky's
Symphony No. 3 to its 1951 version, with the last movement themed "Peace will conquer war"?
... that after bombing in World War II, the surviving tower of the Friedenskirche, a Lutheran church in
Stuttgart, was combined with a new concrete structure?
... that when Heather Engebretson portrayed the title role of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for the first time, a reviewer said that her voice "can tremble with panic and shine with hope"?
... that the 18th-century "Danket, danket dem Herrn", a thanksgiving
round based on
Psalm 106:1, has been described as one of the most widespread rounds in German?
... that when Francesco Lanzillotta conducted Dallapiccola's Ulisse at
Oper Frankfurt in 2022, a reviewer noted that he "does not shy away from agglomerations of sound"?
... that Colombian singer Juanita Lascarro became a
soprano at the
Oper Frankfurt, where she appeared as both Calypso and Penelope in a new production of Dallapiccola's Ulisse?
... that when pieces from
Mendelssohn's German Liturgy were sung by the
Thomanerchor(pictured) in 2022, a reviewer noted "a captivating purity in the tone of devotional Reformation romanticism"?
... that when the new church of St. Martinus in
Hattersheim was built in 1915 with
Jugendstil elements, the architect incorporated parts from the earlier church?
... that Stardust, the title of a composition by Taylor Scott Davis for eight voices
a cappella commissioned by
Voces8, became also the name of the vocal ensemble's 2022 tour?
... that "Look at the world" is a 1996 choral harvest
anthem with text and music by
John Rutter, written for
CPRE "on the theme of the environment and our responsibility towards it"?
... that the mass Messe in A by
Christopher Tambling, originally set for high voices, proved so popular that a four-part version was commissioned.
... that Concentricities, a 2019 clarinet–cello–piano trio by
Graham Waterhouse, musically depicts a theme of circular, spiraling, or oscillating concentric phenomena in nature and human structures? (2023)