Baroque, Lyrical, Medieval art, Pathos, Primal, Psychological, Quirky, Renaissance art, Sensual, Surreal, Surrealist art, Symbolist art, Theater of the absurd

Epic, Grand, Moody, Pathos

In 1941 (or so he insists), Plácido Domingo was literally born into Zarzuela, Spain's popular operetta tradition. His father, Plácido Domingo, Sr., and his mother, Pepita Embil -- both Zarzuela stars -- moved the family from Madrid to Mexico to create their own Compañía de Opereta y Zarzu

Charming, Epic, Grand, Opulent, Pathos

Shostakovich is often, in musical circles, called the greatest composer of the twentieth century. Yet the quality of his music is so uneven that, while a third of it is the brain-bombing work of a divine genius, another third is almost worthless, and another third scares young violinists into abandon

20th-century music, Catastrophe, Lyrical, Melancholy, Moody, Pathos, Visceral