Tragic Love Stories Behind Classical Composers ~ Video
‘Forever thine, forever mine, forever us.’
The Legacy of Consuelo Velázquez: ‘Bésame Mucho’ Unveiled
In 1940, at just 24 years old, she composed a bolero titled ‘Bésame mucho.’ She penned it after watching a passionate opera scene, even though, at the time, she had never kissed anyone in her life.
A COMPOSER WITH WITH THE HEART OF JESUS
The incident is just one of many that reflect Verdi’s quiet philanthropy. He was not only a man of towering talent, but one who carried the concerns of the poor with him, even in places of luxury and privilege.
HEARING BY TOUCH ~ HELEN KELLER SHOWED HOW
Deaf and blind since infancy, Keller had spent her life redefining what was possible. But one evening, gathered around a radio with her family, she was about to experience something utterly unexpected.
IS THIS HISTORY’S MOST HEART-BREAKING LOVE LETTER?
“What a life!!!! as it is now. Without you, pursued by the kindness of people here and there, a kindness that I think, that I wish to deserve just as little as I deserve it, man’s homage to man, that pains me
THE SONG THAT SAVED THOUSANDS OF LIVES
They were all written by Alice Hawthorne, one of the pseudonyms used by the 19th-century songwriter Septimus Winner. The famous poet, composer and violinist, born in 1827 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was the seventh child of Joseph Eastburn Winner and Mary Ann Hawthorne, a relative of Nathanial Hawthorne.
JOHNNY CASH LIVING THE SONG
She wasn’t just a musical partner anymore—she was the person who helped Johnny through his darkest times. She encouraged him to seek help, and her unwavering faith in him helped him battle his addiction.
MY NAME IS JOHHNY CASH
But for Johnny Cash, who had long been drawn to the stories of the downtrodden, the outcasts, and those living on society’s margins, performing for the men inside Folsom felt not only natural but essential.
The Phantom of the Opera
Contrary to popular belief, though, it wasn’t actually the chandelier that fell. On May 20, 1896, a performance of the opera Helle was underway when a counterweight, one of multiple which held the chandelier up, broke loose and fell through the ceiling.
Immortal Beloved
‘Though still in bed, my thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved, now and then joyfully, and then sadly, waiting to learn whether or not fate will hear us. I can live only wholly with you or not at all.
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