Posted May 19, 2023 - 11:52 am

In this Zoom Webinar we will get to know heldentenor Clay Hilley. Praised in The New York Times for his “vocal heft, clarion sound and stamina,” by de Volkskrant for a “sublime” voice, in the Financial Times for his “extraordinary energy and stamina,” and heralded by Concerti for having” sung himself into the front row… Continue reading Heldentenor Clay Hilley, in conversation

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Posted May 19, 2023 - 10:47 am

Strauss’s collaboration with the poet and dramatist Hugo von Hofmannsthal on Elektra (1909) spawned a creative relationship that swiftly moved in new stylistic directions with Der Rosenkavalier (1911) and Ariadne auf Naxos (1912). Ideas that would lead to Die Frau ohne Schatten (1919) started germinating in these years, with Wagner’s creative legacy proving to be… Continue reading Strauss’s Evolving Relationship with Wagner’s Creative Legacy

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