My son said the job of uploading the music was not trivially easy, and it was certainly not for the faint of heart (in other words, it was a sophisticated computer task that I am NOT up to doing!)

“Entartete Musik” means DEGENERATE MUSIC in German - in other words, this was music banned by the Nazi regime in the 1930’s because the composer, or someone connected to the composer, was Jewish (for instance, Engelbert Humperdinck’s music was banned because he used a Jewish librettist!). I just watched and listened to the 2005 Salzburg Festival production of “Die Gezeichneten,” and it was completely absorbing. Schreker’s music is stunningly beautiful and deserves many more frequent hearings.

On April 25, 2008, Celinda Anne Levno, flute, and I will perform another Lumière Duo concert of French Flute & Piano Music of the 20th Century. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Presbyterian Congregation’s sanctuary, located on the NE corner of Hayden and Osborn Roads near Downtown Scottsdale.

Tickets are available NOW for TOSCA, November 14 & 16, 2008, and for AÏDA, January 30 & February 1, 2009, through www.ticketmaster.com or by telephoning the “Ticket Maestro” at 1-866-OPERA4U (1-866-673-7248).