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Sep 10
2

Discovering Saint-Saëns’s Henry VIII – Part 3

By Linda Osborn | Behind the scenes, Henry VIII, The Music Detective, The Tudors | No Comments
If you missed the first entry, click here! If you need to catch up on part 2, click here! Caricature of Saint-Saëns by Alfred Lepetit Orchestra rehearsals begin later this...
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Sep 03
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Discovering Saint-Saëns’s Henry VIII – Part 2

By Linda Osborn | Behind the scenes, Henry VIII, The Music Detective, The Tudors | No Comments
If you missed the first entry, click here! Final page of Henry VIII signed by the composer.   So to continue the story, it was March 20,and I was on...
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Aug 20
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Discovering Saint-Saëns’s Henry VIII

By Linda Osborn | Behind the scenes, Henry VIII, The Music Detective, The Tudors | No Comments
In the fall, when the days start getting shorter and the nights turn cooler, the opera season begins. But for me, the season starts long before that. It begins when...
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Mar 02
0

AN UNDISCOVERED TREASURE

By Linda Osborn | The Importance of Being Earnest, The Music Detective | No Comments

Odyssey Opera is pleased to present Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s The Importance…

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Aug 24
1

“I am Dimitrij” Part 4

By Linda Osborn | Dimitrij, The Music Detective | No Comments

You gotta admit – the whole scheme was pretty audacious,…

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Aug 24
1

“I am Dimitrij” Part 3

By Linda Osborn | Dimitrij, The Music Detective | No Comments

So with the support of Poland and various and sundry…

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Aug 24
1

“I am Dimitrij” Part 2

By Linda Osborn | Dimitrij, The Music Detective | No Comments

“I am Dimitrij”  Part 2  OK, so this Grigory Otrepiev…

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Aug 24
1

“I am Dimitrij” Part 1

By Linda Osborn | Dimitrij, The Music Detective | No Comments

Back in the 17th century there were at least three…

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Apr 21
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Lucio Silla: extravagance abounds

By Linda Osborn | Lucio Silla, Notes from Rome, The Music Detective | No Comments

First, a bit more background on opera seria from NPR’s Tom…

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Apr 04
1

We are going to Rome – pack your toga!

By Linda Osborn | Ezio, Lucio Silla, Notes from Rome, The Music Detective | No Comments

For our upcoming festival, we journey back to the 18th…

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