http://blog.leipzig-zeitgeist.de Leipzig's International Voice Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:35:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://blog.leipzig-zeitgeist.de/2012/02/22/a-guaranteed-sell-out-get-your-tickets-fast/ Ah Spring! Time for inspiration and rebirth. Can you believe that Czech composer Leoš Janáček didn’t hear his first opera until he was 50? That’s pretty amazing for one who is considered to be among the most important composers to come out of the Czech Republic. [caption id="attachment_2595" align="alignnone" width="521" ... http://blog.leipzig-zeitgeist.de/2012/02/22/you-cunning-little-vixen-you/ [caption id="attachment_2553" align="alignnone" width="519" caption="Irina Pauls' Stomping La Luna, photo: Chris Rogl"] Between 1971 and 1985 Carl Orff compiled “Carl Orff and His Work”, an eight volume documentation of his musical work and works for the Schulwerk.  He concluded with a quote from Franz Werfel “We are now returning and coming ... http://blog.leipzig-zeitgeist.de/2012/02/20/irina-pauls-stomping-the-moon-from-her-hometown-leipzig/