Habanera by Georges Bizet. Habanera is a music genre that originated in Cuba, around the 19th century. It later spread to the Spanish colonies and subsequently landed in Europe. The Habanera is one of the most popular soprano arias from theopera Carm
Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Air on a G String” for the violin is from his Orchestral Suite No. 3 (BWV 1068) which he wrote for Prince Leopold of Anhalt. Leopold was a patron of Bach and wrote the piece between 1717 and 1723. Prince Le
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov wrote ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ as an orchestral interlude for the opera ‘The Tale of Tsar Saltan’ which he composed in 1899 to 1900. This piece of music closes Tableau 1, Act III and takes place when the Swan-Bird magically t
Molly Malone If you have ever heard the song ‘Cockles and Mussels’ a traditional folk music tune popular in Ireland it features Molly Malone as a tragic heroine. It has also been dubbed as Dublin’s unofficial anthem. There has even been a statue erec