Alban Berg is the most famous composer of the Second Viennese School. It is he who is considered an innovator in the music of the twentieth century. Berg's work, which was influenced by the late Romantic period, followed the principle of atonality and dodecaphony. Berg's music is close to the musical tradition that R. Kolisch called "Viennese espressivo" (expression). Sensual fullness of sound, the highest level of expressiveness […]

Bela Rudenko is called the "Ukrainian Nightingale". The owner of a lyric-coloratura soprano, Bela Rudenko, was remembered for her tireless vitality and magical voice. Reference: Lyric-coloratura soprano is the highest female voice. This type of voice is characterized by the predominance of the head sound in almost the entire range. The news about the death of a beloved Ukrainian, Soviet and Russian singer - to the core […]

The geography of Lyudmila Monastyrskaya's creative travels is amazing. Ukraine can be proud that today the singer is expected in London, tomorrow - in Paris, New York, Berlin, Milan, Vienna. And the starting point for the world opera diva of extra class is still Kyiv, the city where she was born. Despite a busy schedule of performances on the most prestigious vocal stages in the world, […]

Kathleen Battle is an American opera and chamber singer with a charming voice. She has toured extensively with spirituals and received as many as 5 Grammy awards. Reference: Spirituals are spiritual musical works of African-American Protestants. As a genre, spirituals took shape in the last third of the XNUMXth century in America as modified slave tracks of African Americans of the American South. […]

Jessye Norman is one of the most titled opera singers in the world. Her soprano and mezzo-soprano - conquered more than one million music lovers around the world. The singer performed at the presidential inaugurations of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, and was also remembered by fans for her tireless vitality. Critics called Norman the "Black Panther", while "fans" simply idolized the black […]

Oksana Lyniv is a Ukrainian conductor who has gained popularity far beyond the borders of her native country. She has much to be proud of. She is one of the top three conductors in the world. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the star conductor's schedule is tight. By the way, in 2021 she was at the conductor's stand of the Bayreuth Fest. Reference: The Bayreuth Festival is an annual […]