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51H.M.S. Pinafore — or The Lass that Loved a Sailor , is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas, and the first big hit by Gilbert and Sullivan. It opened at the Opera Comique in London o …
52Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) — The Symphony No. 2 by Gustav Mahler, known as the Resurrection, was written between 1888 and 1894, and first performed in 1895. Apart from the Eighth Symphony, this symphony was Mahler s most popular and successful work during his lifetime. It is …
53Orfeo ed Euridice — For the opera of the same name by Ernst Krenek, see Orpheus und Eurydike. Christoph Willibald Gluck …
54Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut — ( My Heart Swims in Blood ) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. In Wolfgang Schmieder s catalogue of Bach s works, it is BWV 199. The bulk of the text, which concerns a sinner finding redemption through God, is taken from Georg Christian Lehms …
55St Matthew Passion (Bach) — The St. Matthew Passion ( de. Matthäuspassion) (also, Matthæus Passion ), BWV 244, is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach for solo voices, double choir and double orchestra, with libretto by Picander (Christian Friedrich… …
56Italian opera — is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600 and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form until the present day. Many famous operas in… …
57Oedipus Tex — is a satirical Western themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex ( you may have heard of my brother Rex ) in Thebes Gulch. It was released on the album, Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities in 1990. Structure… …
58On Shore and Sea — Sullivan in about 1870 On Shore and Sea is a dramatic cantata composed by Arthur Sullivan, with words by Tom Taylor. Sullivan completed this work to open the Royal Albert Hall, and it was performed at the opening of the London International… …
59The Stoned Guest (album) — Infobox Album Name = The Stoned Guest Type = studio Artist = P. D. Q. Bach Released = 1970 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Vanguard Producer = Reviews = Last album = (1967) This album = The Stoned Guest (1970) Next album = The Intimate P. D.… …
60Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd — ( The lively hunt is all my heart s desire ), BWV 208, also known as the Hunting Cantata, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. Aria 5, Schafe können sicher weiden (or Sheep may safely graze ), is perhaps the most familiar part of this… …
