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In the spotlight
On that day 22 June
Works
Un mari à la porte
Although Offenbach was now authorised to write operas comprising several acts, he chose to revisit the concise genre of early works such as Croquefer, Tromb-al-ca-zar and Ba-ta-clan when composing Un...
Persons
Étienne-Nicolas MÉHUL
Born in Givet, Méhul received a basic grounding in music from the German organist, Hanser. He arrived in Paris in 1779 with a letter of recommendation for Gluck, and continued his training with the Al...
Persons
Albert CARRÉ
Durant son enfance Albert Carré côtoie chez son oncle, le librettiste Michel Carré, de nombreuses personnalités du monde artistique tels que Dumas fils, Berlioz, Gounod, Offenbach, Bizet, Thomas, Mass...
Persons
Émile de GIRARDIN
Journaliste et homme politique français. Fondateur des périodiques Le Voleur (en 1828), La Mode (en 1829) et du quotidien La Presse (en 1836). Directeur du quotidien La Liberté (depuis 1866). Il achet...
Focus
Pianistic Virtuosity
Inspired by the example of Paganini’s violin playing, Romantic composers made the piano the premier instrument of virtuosity.
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