Posts in musicians

schuin gefotografeerde ruimte - akte 2, La Traviata, houten vloeren, gouden behang

(Nederlands) Een opera, maar dan anders

In September 2024, I visited a ‘travelling’ opera in Venice with a friend. For me, a totally new experience in Venice. The concept: as spectators,[…]

Gran Teatro La Fenice-interieur met fisheye (foto: Steve Collis, flickr.com)

Gran Teatro La Fenice

La Fenice is a well-known opera building in Venice. They could not have come up with a better name, as the theatre really rose from[…]

Elena Krasantowitch, cellist in Venetië brengt haar magische klanken ten gehore

Mesmerising cello musician in Venice: Elena Krasantowitch

Sunday 9th September Elena Krasantowitch, a cello musician from Estonia, played the piece Adagio of Albinoni*, a Venetian composer. There she was, sitting at the[…]

Vivaldi-museum

Vivaldi and his Ospedale della Pietà

If you know a little bit about classical music, you must have heard the name Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi was a composer from Venice (1678-1741). He[…]

Bernardo_Strozzi_-_Claudio_Monteverdi_(c.1630)

(Nederlands) Monteverdi en de Mariavespers

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