A CANVAS OF PROSPERITY - THE ASSORTED WORKS THE FAMILY MOULTON

Charles E.J. Moulton (Autor)

4,99 €

Charles E.J. Moulton is latest part of a long family lineage of artists. His great-grandfather founded the Helsingborg Orchestra Congregation. Grandmother Anna was a pianist for silent movies. His grandfather Knut had a great singing voice. Mother Gun is an opera singer. Papa Herbert was an actor, author and singer. The list goes on and on.
Here, at last, is a compilation of artistic works by the Moulton family. Read a few of Charles’ short stories and leaf through his poetry. Herbert Eyre Moulton’s play "Mark Twain’s America” was performed numerous times at Vienna’s ... weiterlesen »International Theatre and starred Mr. Moulton himself in the 1970’s. Here we find its’ first publication. Furthermore, Gun Kronzell gets the German language version of her play “Long Live the Trolls!” presented here. It has been produced throughout Europe and was Charles’ first stage experience in 1981.
This short anthology is a taste of culture for anyone interested in finding out what the family Moulton have accomplished as artists in the last half century.
Herbert Eyre Moulton was born in Elmhurst, Illinois as the grandson of Irish immigrants. His great love of theatre and opera lead to a lifetime of wide artistic endeavour. His passion for knowledge inspired him to studies for Roman Catholic Priesthood, Archeology and Literature at University College Dublin and Music at Northwestern University. He sang at the Chicago Opera with the likes of Maria Callas and Jussi Björling and conducted the Camp Gordon Chapel Choir for CBS Broadcasts during the Korean War. For MCA he became Herbert Moore singing at New York and Chicago Supper Clubs and appearing on Broadway. In Ireland, after studying to become a catholic priest, Herbert spent seven highly productive years in Ireland.
Besides film roles and commercial television, he wrote opera librettos, sang at Glyndebourne Festival and performed Shakespeare, Wilde and Musicals for six decades in two continents.
Among Gun Kronzell's hreat roles are: Erda in Rheingold, Kundry in Parsifal, Ortrud in Lohingrin, Brünhilde in The Ring, Adriano in Rienzi, Brangaene in Tristan and Isolde, Emilia in Othello, Eboli in Don Carlos, Dame Quickly in Falstaff, Abigaille in Nabucco, Czipra in Zigeunerbaron. Her career spans five decades and five genres.
Tanja Moulton has been a travelling branch office planner, salesperson and a translator. Mara Sophie Moulton is a fantastic little girl. She is familiar with art, opera, music and theatre.

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Englisch | Altersempfehlung: keine | Erscheinungsdatum: 08.03.2011

Musik, Litteratur, Kinderlitteratur, Poesie, Theater