Mezzo-soprano Jane Bunnell has had an illustrious international career spanning almost 30 years, notably with the Metropolitan Opera where she sang 30 roles in over 350 performances.
Performer Biography
Baritone Dale Duesing, originally a piano major, won the Metropolitan Opera Competition after switching to vocal performance and received a GRAMMY® Award in 1993 for his recording of Samuel Barber's The Lovers.
Composition History
Bernstein's Arias and Barcarolles, his last major work, took its definitive shape in 1988 but includes movements conceived as early as 1955.
Composition History
Bernstein intended to orchestrate Arias and Barcarolles himself, but his conducting schedule and declining health led Chinese émigré composer Bright Sheng to complete the orchestration under Bernstein's supervision.
Composition History
The title Arias and Barcarolles originated from a remark by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1960, who preferred music with a 'tune' over 'arias and barcarolles and things.'
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Barber, and David Diamond represent the mainstream of American concert music in the mid-20th century, blending modernist innovations with traditional tonal centers and lyrical impulses.
Composer Biography
Leonard Bernstein was a versatile musician, renowned as a conductor, pianist, television personality, lecturer, and composer of operas, symphonies, choral works, film scores, and Broadway musicals.
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