Nature has often provided composers and librettists with a way to reflect on aspects of the human condition. Love and loss are portrayed with nature’s help in works by three great composers: Blow’s Venus and Adonis, the first English opera; Fauré’s genre- defining mélodies; and Tchaikovsky’s iconic ballet, Swan Lake.
John Blow Venus and Adonis
Bjørn Skjelbred Imprints
Gabriel Fauré Mélodies
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake
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