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Maskarade (Masquerade) is an opera in three acts by Carl Nielsen to a Danish libretto by Vilhelm Andersen, based on the comedy by Ludvig Holberg. It was first performed on 11 November 1906 at Royal Danish Theatre, Copenhagen. Maskarade has enjoyed enduring popularity in Denmark where it is considered to be the country's national opera.
Loeb collaborated with Carmen Lombardo, Paul Francis Webster and Edward Lane. [2] He died on 2 March 1970 at Franklin General Hospital in Valley Stream, New York. [2] John Jacob Loeb was also the cousin of Richard Loeb, one half of the "thrill killing duo", Leopold and Loeb.
On the Cash Box Top 100 it reached #12. [2] "This Masquerade" was most successful in Canada, where it reached number 8 on the Pop Singles chart as well as the Adult Contemporary chart. [3] [4] In 1977, Benson's version won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year, while it was nominated for Song of the Year and for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male.
It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 200 and was the first for Russell to contain a hit single — "Tight Rope" b/w "This Masquerade" — which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Side one of the record profiles roots rock, while side two features psychedelic music.
The Dark Masquerade is a collaborative remix EP by vocalist, Destini Beard and Midnight Syndicate. The EP blends Destini's original lyrics and vocals with previously released songs from Midnight Syndicate 's albums.
"This Masquerade" – Karen and Ella "My Funny Valentine" – Karen "I'll Be Seeing You" – Ella "Someone to Watch Over Me" – Karen "As Time Goes By" – Ella and Karen "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" – Karen and Ella "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" – Karen and Ella; Piano Solo – Richard Carpenter "When I Fall in Love" – Karen ...
[4] This song is a circus metaphor about clinging to life while being on a high wire. In the instrumental section, this song quotes a couple of times, a slow version of the " Entrance of the Gladiators " March, played in a mysterious descending scale, before Russell finishes the last half of the bridge section.
Masquerade is a single-movement orchestral composition by the British-born composer Anna Clyne. The work was commissioned by the BBC and it was first performed on 7 September 2013 at the Last Night of the Proms by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Marin Alsop . [ 1 ]