Reflections on Cincinnati Opera’s Chorus Cabaret 2025 On July 7, the Cincinnati Opera Chorus delivered a showcase of talent at Music Hall’s Wilks Studio with their Opera Chorus Cabaret. The event was a display of the chorus’s talent, featuring both opera classics and selections from Broadway’s golden age. Highlights from the Opera Repertoire For those… Read More
Composers
IPA Source is now a member of the NISO SERU Registry
A SERU (Shared Electronic Resource Understanding) is considered a NISO best practice. IPA Source is pleased to be a part of the NISO SERU registry. If your institutional library wants to get started, visit https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/seru/getting-started-seru-libraries.
Verismo Opera: The Gritty and Realistic Side of Italian Opera
Verismo (Italian for “realism”) opera is a type of opera that emerged in Italy in the late 19th century, characterized by its realistic and gritty subject matter, and a focus on everyday people and their struggles. Verismo opera originated from an Italian literary movement of the same name. Verismo opera sought to portray ordinary people… Read More
The Role of Music in Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’: A Look at the Composer’s Innovative Techniques
“Lohengrin” is a German opera in three acts, composed and written by Richard Wagner. It was first performed in 1850 in Weimar and is based on a medieval German legend. The opera is considered one of Wagner’s masterpieces and is known for its sweeping orchestrations, soaring melodies, and powerful vocal performances. The opera tells the… Read More
Notable black figures in the world of opera during the 18th and 19th centuries
The field of opera libretto writing has been traditionally dominated by white, male composers. However, there were some notable black figures in the world of opera and born in the 18th and 19th centuries who made significant contributions in the field of performance and composition. William Henry Brown (1815-1884) was an African American actor, singer,… Read More
Thoughts on Ukraine
What scene is this?—is this indeed humanity—these butchers’ shambles? There they lie, in the largest, in an open space in the woods, from 200 to 300 poor fellows—the groans and screams—the odor of blood, mixed with the fresh scent of the night, the grass, the trees—that slaughter-house! – from Specimen Days by Walt Whitman (1819–1892) … Read More
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, organist and composer
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, born in Lichtenstein March 17, 1839, was a respected pianist, organist, and composer. Rheinberger was involved in the performances of Wagner‘s “Tristan und Isolde” and “Die Meistersinger” by the Royal Opera. Josef Rheinberger began serving as an organist in a Lichtenstein church at the age of 7. Rheinberger attended the Munich Conservatorium,… Read More
IPA Paired – Repurposing music for productivity
IPA Paired is a happy hour blog series by the IPA Source office staff – business manager Nora and tech manager Eric. While skillful at keeping IPA Source running well, Nora & Eric have no formal music background, unless you consider their time in high school band! Today’s post was inspired by the New… Read More