Stamboul

Fritz Wunderlich could be considered the James Dean of the singing world – a young, charismatic performer who suffered a tragic death at the height of his career and abilities, and whose posthumous reputation has grown beyond that which he was able to enjoy during his short life. Considered among the finest Mozartean tenors of his day, Wunderlich embraced a wide repertory that expanded to included the works of Strauss, Schubert, Bach, and Mahler, and he left behind many excellent recordings that have been the primary source of his legacy.

Un anno infausto il 1918 per Selim Bey e per l'intera Stamboul. Le navi da guerra degli Alleati hanno gettato l'ancora nel Bosforo, e la città freme di sdegno per quell'intrusione. Inglesi, francesi, italiani, persino greci. Un'invasione d'infedeli, l'umiliazione più grande. Certo, gli ottomani hanno perso la guerra e firmato l'armistizio con gli inglesi il 30 ottobre. Il triste spettacolo dei profughi ospitati nei cortili delle moschee - intere famiglie scacciate dal progressivo disfarsi di un Impero in decadenza - è, tuttavia, una ferita ancora aperta nel cuore di Selim e di sua moglie Leyla. A questo si aggiunga la scomparsa, e il ritorno a casa in circostanze ancora peggiori, di Ahmet, il loro piccolo di sette anni. Desideroso di andare a contemplare le corazzate nel porto, Ahmet ha superato il muro di cinta che protegge la loro proprietà e si è immerso nel dedalo della vecchia Stamboul..

Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for Kenneth Branagh’s new movie adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Cinderella, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Brave). Murder on the Orient Express stars Branagh, alongside Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari and Olivia Colman. The movie based on Agatha Christie’s novel will be released in theaters nationwide on November 10 by 20th Century Fox.

Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for Kenneth Branagh’s new movie adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Cinderella, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Brave). The soundtrack will be released on November 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Murder on the Orient Express stars Branagh, alongside Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari and Olivia Colman. The movie based on Agatha Christie’s novel will be released in theaters nationwide on November 10 by 20th Century Fox.

Our Leo Fall cycle continues with Die Rose von Stambul. This operetta in three acts offers music that is full of feeling. This highly emotional work celebrated its premiere with great success at the Theater an der Wien in 1916. Die Rose von Stambul’s 422 straight performances made it the most successful operetta in the history of the Theater an der Wien, next to Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow. Within the shortest time performances followed throughout Central Europe. However, like Emmerich Kálmán’s The Csárdás Princess, it did not become an international success – primarily because of World War I, since the theaters of the Allied countries had stopped staging German-language works.Achmed Bey, the son of a Turkish minister, is married to Kondja, “The Rose of Stamboul”. However, she has exchanged letters with a passionate novelist and fallen in love with him. What she does not suspect: none other than her husband is behind this pseudonym – which provides plenty of opportunities for the expression of emotions – rendered in the Viennese waltz mode (“Ein Walzer muss es sein”) or tunes of Oriental flair.

Sony Masterworks will release the official soundtrack album for Kenneth Branagh’s new movie adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyle (Sense and Sensibility, Cinderella, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Thor, Brave). The soundtrack will be released on November 3, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Murder on the Orient Express stars Branagh, alongside Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Marwan Kenzari and Olivia Colman. The movie based on Agatha Christie’s novel will be released in theaters nationwide on November 10 by 20th Century Fox.