A music blog written by Rich Brown
In a couple of weeks, I will be attending a performance of one of the world’s best loved operas, Puccini’s La bohème, at the Detroit Opera House. Michigan Opera Theatre is opening their fall season with the crowd favorite. It is one of my favorite operas as well. When I adopted my cat a few... Continue Reading →
One of the most well-known stories in all of music has to be the infamous exchange between Austrian Emperor Joseph II and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Emperor had just heard an opera by Mozart and complained, “That is too fine for my ears – there are too many notes.”. Mozart’s famous reply was, “There are... Continue Reading →
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration” Thomas Edison There is a popular image of a composer as a person struck by inspiration, like a lightening bolt, and in an overwhelming need for self-expression, is forced to compulsively create their music. Much of this vision arises from the subjective aesthetic of the Romantic... Continue Reading →
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