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important names
librettists, choreographers, family
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Gay | creator of beggar's opera (Handel) |
| Charles Jennens | librettist for Messiah |
| Maria Anna Keller | Haydn's wife |
| Hieronymus von colloredo | granted Mozart salary, relationship became antagonastic |
| Lorenzo da ponte | librettist of Mozart's marriage of figaro |
| Johann Michael Vogl | Renowned baritone, one of Schubert's dedicated friends |
| Johann Michael Von Goethe | poet who wrote Erlkonig |
| Harriet smithson | wife of berlioz |
| Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica | Librettists for Madama butterfly |
| David Bellasco | Wrote play for madama butterfly |
| Stephane Mellarme | wrote poem which was prelude to the afternoon of a faun's source of inspiration |
| Sergei diaghilev | important man impressed by Stravinsky |
| Vladimir rimsky-korsakov | Friend in law school, son of famous Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, who mentored him |
| Michel Fokine | Choreographer for Petrushka |
| Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim | Librettists for West side story |
| Jerome Robbins | Choreographer for west side story |