Barber: Stage Works
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| A Hand of Bridge, op. 35 |
In music, Op. 35 stands for Opus number 35. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Arensky – Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Barber – A Hand of Bridge Beethoven – Eroica Variations Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Paganini Chausson – String Quartet Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 2 Fauré – Madrigal Hába – Mother Korngold – Violin Concerto Madetoja – Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major (1918) Rachmaninoff – The Bells Reger – Sechs Lieder, Op. 35 Rieding- Concerto in B minor for Violin and Piano Op. 35 Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade Rubinstein – Piano Concerto No. 2 Schumann – 12 Gedichte Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 1 Sibelius – Two Songs, Op. 35, collection of art songs (1908) Strauss – Don Quixote Szymanowski – Violin Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto |
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| Antony and Cleopatra, op. 40 |
Antony and Cleopatra, Op. 40, is an opera in three acts by American composer Samuel Barber. The libretto was prepared by Franco Zeffirelli. It was based on the play Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and made use of Shakespeare's language exclusively. The opera was first performed on September 16, 1966, commissioned for the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. It was created as a starring vehicle for Leontyne Price. After an unsuccessful premiere, the opera was extensively revised by Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti into an edition first performed in 1975. Barber also prepared a concert suite of Cleopatra's arias entitled Two Scenes from "Anthony and Cleopatra" which was premiered by Price in Washington, D.C. with the National Symphony Orchestra on February 24, 1968. It became a well known concert piece for orchestra and soprano. |
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| Vanessa, op. 32 |
In music, Op. 32 stands for Opus number 32. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Arensky – Piano Trio No. 1 Barber – Vanessa Beach – Gaelic Symphony Britten – Festival Te Deum Chopin – Nocturnes, Op. 32 Dvořák – Moravian Duets Elgar – Imperial March Holst – The Planets Klebe – Die Ermordung Cäsars Mendelssohn – Die schöne Melusine Nielsen – Chaconne Rachmaninoff – Preludes, Op. 32 Saint-Saëns – Cello Sonata No. 1 Schubert – Die Forelle Schumann – 4 Klavierstücke (Scherzo, Gigue, Romance and Fughette) Sibelius – The Origin of Fire (Tulen synty), cantata for baritone, male choir, and orchestra (1902, revised 1910) Sinding – Frühlingsrauschen Sinigaglia – Le baruffe chiozzotte Tchaikovsky – Francesca da Rimini |