b. 1943 American conductor and pianist After studies at Juilliard, Levine became assistant to Szell at the Cleveland Orchestra 1964–70. In 1971 he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, becoming principal conductor (1973) and then music director (1976). During a long tenure at the Met, he has also held posts with the Munich Philharmonic 1999–2004 and the ...
quenched and Elsa falls lifeless to the ground as Lohengrin’s boat departs, now drawn by the white dove of the Holy Grail. Recommended Recording: Lohengrin, Metropolitan Opera; James Levine, conductor; Pioneer Classics PC-11500D (DVD Region 1); Soloists: Eva Marton (Elsa), Leonie Rysanek (Ortrud), Peter Hofmann (Lohengrin), Leif Roar (Telramund), John Macurdy (Heinrich der Vogler) Personalities | Richard Wagner ...
die alone. He leaves to find shelter, but when he returns she is dying. Recommended Recording: Manon Lescaut, New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus/New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; James Levine, conductor; Decca 4402002; Soloists: Mirella Freni (Manon Lescaut), Luciano Pavarotti (Il Cavaliere des Grieux), Dwayne Croft (Lescaut), Giuseppe Taddei (Geronte di Ravoir), Ramón Vargas (Edmondo), Cecilia Bartoli (Un Musico) ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 2001–present) Maroon 5 – Adam Levine (vocals), James Valentine (guitar), Jesse Carmichael (keyboards), Mickey Maddon (bass) and Ryan Dussick (drums, left 2006) – came to be in 2001 when Valentine joined flop band Kara’s Flowers. The release of 2002’s Songs About Jane was well received, but it was not until singles ‘This Love’ and ‘She Will ...
principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1955 that his qualities as an interpreter of the classical repertory came to be recognized. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | James Levine | Contemporary | Classical ...
, pop and disco tradition, a blend of light, soul-based melody and pumping dancefloor beats as pioneered by Waterman’s fellow northern soul DJ and promoter, Ian Levine. Levine had virtually invented the gay club music Hi-NRG by blending his beloved Motown-derived soul with electronic Eurodisco. The S/A/W production team developed this into mainstream pop with their first major ...
T-shirts or sweaters, and voluminous ‘Oxford Bag’ pants, wanted their DJs to stick with light, uptempo grooves despite their increasing rarity. DJs like future Hi-NRG pioneer Ian Levine began to make trips to the US, often tracking down entire warehouses full of mid- to late-1960s soul singles that no one had bought. Played in the northern clubs ...
, brass, vocals and an R&B-derived rhythm section, comprising drums and multiple basses, keyboards and guitars, Spector, together with arranger Jack Nitzsche and engineer Larry Levine, fused the individual components into a unified ‘Wall of Sound’, which, despite being monolithic, enriched the material to create timeless works of three-minute art. Some of what ...
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