Obituaries in the news Nao Takasugi SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Former state Assemblyman Nao Takasugi (NAH'-oh tah-kah-SOO'-gee), who was sent to a Japanese ...
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - His fans call classical virtuoso Murray Perahia "the poet of the piano," but he very nearly became a silent one. ...
Hildegard Behrens, renowned Wagner soprano, dies in Tokyo Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72. Jonathan Friend, artistic administrator of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, said Tuesday ...
A Dutch study published Tuesday concludes that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose death at 35 has long been the subject of speculation, may have been a victim of complications stemming from strep throat. Theories about the prolific composer's untimely death have ranged from ...
What killed Mozart? Study suggests it might have been complications from a strep infection For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured — as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 35 may have been caused by complications stemming from strep throat, according to a Dutch study published on Monday. Since the composer's death in 1791, there have ...
Vienna production of Don Giovanni masterful blend of voice, music, staging Blood. Glitzy costumes. Magnificent voices and gorgeous soloists. Clever directing. Welcome to a very good production of Mozart's Don Giovanni. Friday's staging Vienna's Theater an Der Wien did not break new ...
PARIS (Reuters Life!) - A rock opera based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of Western music's greatest geniuses, goes on stage in Paris next month, in what the producer says will be a tribute to "the first rock star." ...
This year's new production of "Cosi fan tutte" at the Salzburg Festival completes the trilogy of Mozart-Da Ponte operas by German director Claus Guth in the composer's home town. Guth began his cycle with "Marriage of Figaro" in 2006, followed by "Don ...
2 new Mozart piano pieces presented in Austria more than 200 years after composer's death Technically demanding and at times furiously paced, two newly identified Mozart works unveiled Sunday are helping scholars complete their assessment of the maestro's very early achievements. The ...
Two newly discovered piano pieces thought to be composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a child were played Sunday in his home city of Salzburg. The impressive pieces, a four-minute concerto for piano and a one-minute prelude, were composed around 1763-1764 when ...
Two newly discovered piano tunes believed to be written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a child were played Sunday in the composer's home city of Salzburg. The impressive pieces, a four-minute concerto for piano and a one-minute prelude, were composed around 1763-1764 ...
