Fritz Bennewitz (1926-1995) was the director-in-chief of East Germany's Weimar National Theatre. Extraordinary in his capacity for cultural and linguistic adjustment, he directed productions in twe
Innovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women.After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to his first-born son and heir, four-year old Louis XIV. In the extra
Who knoweth the spirit of men that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? –Ecclesiastes 3:21Okay, they did resemble elephants, it can't be denied. That led many p
Brahms wrote the Alto Rhapsody, Op 53, for contralto, male chorus, and orchestra in 1869 as a wedding gift for the daughter of Robert and Clara Schumann. The Rhapsody is a setting of verses from Goeth
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