Operetta composer Emmerich Kálmán’s popularity rests, in part, on his deft fusion of Viennese waltz rhythms and the fiery strains of the csárdás, a Hungarian folk dance. Yvonne Kalman discusses her father’s legacy and her efforts to promote it internationally.
The core examples of femininity in the Jewish tradition and scripture are strongly biased towards acts of boundary-setting, unpopular judgments, and difficult choices, writes Nurit Siegal.
Professor Naomi Feldman has served at the highest levels of government in both the United States and Israel. In a wide-ranging interview, Feldman outlines the pressure points for the U.S. and Israeli economies, respectively.
Maestra Gemma New, who believes that a young conductor should embrace many different styles, considers it as her responsibility to introduce audiences to contemporary classical music.
Depending on the state of the global COVID-19 pandemic, vocalist and song-writer Gabriela Martina – who mixes jazz and soul with traditional yodeling from her native Switzerland – plans to release two new albums in 2022.
Maria Callas (1923-1977) stands out as the greatest opera singer of the modern era.
She played an indispensable role in reviving the genre of bel canto opera, which had long been forgotten by the time Callas took the world by storm in the early 1950s.
In 1959, Onassis invited Callas and Meneghini for a cruise on his mega yacht, Christina, named after his daughter. Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was also a passenger, although Callas considered him to be “boring,” Spence writes.
Chen Reiss, a celebrated soloist at Europe’s top opera houses, has a particular soft spot for Gustav Mahler’s symphonies, but the soprano has a versatile repertoire spanning from the beloved bel canto composers such as Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini and Gaetano Donizetti to the majestical Richard Strauss.
