Smithsonian Associates: The Exquisite Enigma of Maurice Ravel, Lecture 1 – “I am neither a romantic nor a classic. I am myself.”
https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/maurice-ravel“Music should be the beautiful, fragile wing of the soul. It should enchant, caress, and disturb.” —Maurice Ravel The music of Ravel brings a unique form of magnetism, delicacy, passion, […]
Smithsonian Associates: The Exquisite Enigma of Maurice Ravel, Lecture 2 – “I never look back. I do not want to repeat myself.”
https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/maurice-ravel“Music should be the beautiful, fragile wing of the soul. It should enchant, caress, and disturb.” —Maurice Ravel The music of Ravel brings a unique form of magnetism, delicacy, passion, […]
Smithsonian Associates: Georges Bizet and Carmen – A Life in Music, a Legacy in Opera
https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/georges-bizet-and-carmenWhen Georges Bizet died suddenly and tragically at the early age of 36 in 1875, his new opera, Carmen, had just been dubbed a humiliating failure, panned by critics at […]