The Story Behind “The Magic Flute” by Mozart The Magic Flute K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German[…]

Mahler – Short Biography Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his[…]

Vivaldi – Short Biography Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678, in Venice, Italy. His father, Giovanni Battista Vivaldi, was a professional violinist who[…]

Five Facts You Didn’t Know About Vivaldi 1. Vivaldi’s baptism Vivaldi was baptised immediately after he was born, in his own home. This could have been due[…]

Tchaikovsky – Short Biography Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first[…]

Mozart Managed to Compose a Masterful Overture While Drunk Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian[…]

Five Facts You Didn’t Know About Wagner Astonishingly, Richard Wagner showed little aptitude or enthusiasm for music as a child, and so was the only one[…]

Chopin – Short Biography Frédéric François Chopin (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who[…]

How Did Wagner Revolutionize Opera? Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer,[…]

Five Facts You Didn’t Know About Dvorak Dvořák was the oldest of 14 children . His father was a zither player, an innkeeper, and also a[…]