The story of opera

Name: The story of opera
Author: Lee, E. Markham (Ernest Markham)

Lee, E. Markham (Ernest Markham)

Opera

1829. =Ciro Pinsuti= (Siena). Is indeed popular as
         a writer of songs; it is not so well known that he
         includes amongst his larger works operas that have
         been produced at La Scala, Milan, and elsewhere.

    1830. =Karl Goldmark= (Keszthely). The most
         famous opera by this composer is _The Queen
         of Sheba_, produced at Vienna in 1875;
         subsequent and less successful productions include
         _Merlin_ (1886) and _The Cricket on the
         Hearth_ (1896).

    1830. =Edouard Lassen= (Copenhagen). Another
         writer of melodious songs; produced three
         successful operas. He also succeeded Liszt as
         conductor at Weimar.

    1830. =Edmund Kretschmer= (Ostritz). Had at one
         period a reputation as a composer of opera, which
         recent years have failed to maintain.

    1831. =T. C. J. Tietjens= (Hamburg). One of the
         most brilliant and successful _prime donne_
         of the nineteenth century; she excelled alike in
         light opera and grand opera, in secular music and
         in sacred. Her early death in 1877 was lamented
         by all who had heard her beautiful and artistic
         interpretations of the masterpieces of opera and
         of oratorio.

    1832. =A. C. Lecocq= (Paris). A prolific composer
         of light French pieces in the manner of Offenbach.
         Not to be reckoned with as serious music, his
         compositions are notable for their sprightliness,
         vivacity, and verve.

    1834. =Pierre L. L. Benoit= (Harlebeke). Is a
         Flemish composer and an apostle of a Flemish
         school of composition which he endeavours to form.
         Among his many works are operas and dramatic
         pieces.

    1834. =A. P. V. Borodine= (S. Petersburg). Is
         well known as a chemist and an opera writer. His
         music, national in character, is best study from
         an operatic point of view in _Prince Igor_.
         Borodine’s music is also well known in the concert
         hall. He died in 1887.

    1834. =A. Ponchielli= (Paderno). Although he died
         as long ago as 1886, must be classed as a composer
         of the young Italian school. His chef d’œuvre,
         _La Gioconda_, often obtains a hearing.

    1834. =Charles Santley= (Liverpool). Famous alike
         on the stage and in the concert hall; while
         his attentions have been latterly confined to
         oratorio. His was a familiar figure on the Covent
         Garden stage some forty years ago.

    1835. =Filippo Marchetti= (Bologna). A member
         of the Italian school of composers. Wrote many
         operas, _Ruy Blas_ achieving great success.

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The story of operaLee, E. Markham (Ernest Markham)

History

The story of opera

Lee, E. Markham (Ernest Markham)

Opera

1829. =Ciro Pinsuti= (Siena). Is indeed popular as
         a writer of songs; it is not so well known that he
         includes amongst his larger works operas that have
         been produced at La Scala, Milan, and elsewhere.

    1830. =Karl Goldmark= (Keszthely). The most
         famous opera by this composer is _The Queen
         of Sheba_, produced at Vienna in 1875;
         subsequent and less successful productions include
         _Merlin_ (1886) and _The Cricket on the
         Hearth_ (1896).

    1830. =Edouard Lassen= (Copenhagen). Another
         writer of melodious songs; produced three
         successful operas. He also succeeded Liszt as
         conductor at Weimar.

    1830. =Edmund Kretschmer= (Ostritz). Had at one
         period a reputation as a composer of opera, which
         recent years have failed to maintain.

    1831. =T. C. J. Tietjens= (Hamburg). One of the
         most brilliant and successful _prime donne_
         of the nineteenth century; she excelled alike in
         light opera and grand opera, in secular music and
         in sacred. Her early death in 1877 was lamented
         by all who had heard her beautiful and artistic
         interpretations of the masterpieces of opera and
         of oratorio.

    1832. =A. C. Lecocq= (Paris). A prolific composer
         of light French pieces in the manner of Offenbach.
         Not to be reckoned with as serious music, his
         compositions are notable for their sprightliness,
         vivacity, and verve.

    1834. =Pierre L. L. Benoit= (Harlebeke). Is a
         Flemish composer and an apostle of a Flemish
         school of composition which he endeavours to form.
         Among his many works are operas and dramatic
         pieces.

    1834. =A. P. V. Borodine= (S. Petersburg). Is
         well known as a chemist and an opera writer. His
         music, national in character, is best study from
         an operatic point of view in _Prince Igor_.
         Borodine’s music is also well known in the concert
         hall. He died in 1887.

    1834. =A. Ponchielli= (Paderno). Although he died
         as long ago as 1886, must be classed as a composer
         of the young Italian school. His chef d’œuvre,
         _La Gioconda_, often obtains a hearing.

    1834. =Charles Santley= (Liverpool). Famous alike
         on the stage and in the concert hall; while
         his attentions have been latterly confined to
         oratorio. His was a familiar figure on the Covent
         Garden stage some forty years ago.

    1835. =Filippo Marchetti= (Bologna). A member
         of the Italian school of composers. Wrote many
         operas, _Ruy Blas_ achieving great success.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The story of opera

The story of opera

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