Who took over Coco Chanel when she died?
Continuing to design her classic collections, Coco Chanel died in 1971 aged 87. After her death Yvonne Dudel, Jean Cazaubon and Phlippe Guibourge took over the house. This was followed by Pierre Wetheimer acquiring the company. His grandson Alain Wetheimer took over in 1974.
When did Chanel Gabrielle come out?
2017
Where did Stravinsky die?
JW Marriott Essex House
Where did Stravinsky live during World War II?
France
Why were Berg’s works banned in Germany during WWII?
Who wrote the libretto to Wozzeck? Why were Berg’s works banned in Germany during WWII? Twelve-tone works were alien to the spirit of the Third Reich. Wozzeck is sung in which language?
Which term is used for a person who leads an orchestra?
Conductor, in music, a person who conducts an orchestra, chorus, opera company, ballet, or other musical group in the performance and interpretation of ensemble works.
What piece of music did Igor compose that was extremely controversial?
The Rite of Spring (French: Le Sacre du printemps) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky….The Rite of Spring.
| Le Sacre du printemps The Rite of Spring | |
|---|---|
| Music | Igor Stravinsky |
| Based on | Pagan myths |
| Premiere | 29 May 1913 Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris |
What era was Igor Stravinsky?
The French period: 1920-1939. After his exile in Switzerland during the war, Stravinsky settled for 20 years in France, where musical activity was intense. The return of the composer on the Parisian scene took place on May 15, 1920 with the creation of Pulcinella at the Opera.
What Stravinsky ballet caused an uproar when it premiered?
The Rite of Spring
What piece was so controversial the police were called to its premiere?
Why was the audience upset by the ballet?
Stravinsky himself believed that the crowd “came for Scheherazade or Cleopatra, and they saw the Sacre du Printemps”, and were therefore upset at the level of dissonance in the score, the jerky movements of the dancers and the rapidly twittering sounds from the woodwind section.
What was the favorite food of the magical Firebird?
golden apples
Is a firebird a phoenix?
The Phoenix is a mythical Greek bird often referred to as a Firebird, that also features in many other civilisations mythologies too, Arabian, Persian and many more.
Is Firebird a true story?
The true story of a forbidden gay love in the Cold War era is transformed into a sweeping melodrama in Firebird. Handsomely crafted and cast, it should find a welcome at LGBT Festivals and among audiences drawn to old fashioned, full blown romantic epics.
What do you call a Firebird?
: any of several small birds having brilliant orange or red plumage (as the Baltimore oriole, the scarlet tanager, or the vermilion flycatcher)