Globalisation. Famous musicians

Globalisation.

Famous musicians.

The popularity of western music has spread all over the world. Pop music developed into a global industry in the second half of the 20 th century.

Do you know anybody of these musicians?

It started with Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977)

Singer, actor;

Rock-n-Roll,

R&B, Country

and the Beatles (1960 – 1970) , who could be called the world’s first rock stars.

They started a new era, allowing other singers to become internationally famous and created a new global industry.

Liverpool

Rock, pop music, rock-n-roll, hard rock

John Lennon

Ringo Starr

George Harrison

Paul McCartney

But pop music changes quickly. It is sometimes difficult to understand why a group or a singer is successful and why the public buys their music. For this reason, the industry is constantly changing.

The world is seen as a global village in which all countries depend on each other and seem to be closer together and the role of classical music is especially evident!

Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Hvorostovsky was born in  Krasnoyarsk  in  Siberia in 1962.

He studied at the Krasnoyarsk School of Arts and made his debut at Krasnoyarsk Opera House, in the role of Marullo in  Rigoletto . He won First Prize at both the Russian  Glinka Competition  in 1987 and the Toulouse Singing Competition in 1988.

He has sung at every major opera house, including the  Metropolitan Opera  (debut 1995), the  Royal Opera House  at Covent Garden, the  Berlin State Opera ,  La Scala , the  Vienna State Opera .

Anna Netrebko

Netrebko was born in  Krasnodar  (1971).

She studied at  the  Saint Petersburg  conservatoire and made her debut at  the Mariinsky Theatre at the age of 22, in the role of Susanna in  Le nozze di Figaro .

She won First Prize at both the Russian  Glinka Competition  in 1993.

She has sung at every major opera house, including the Metropolitan Opera (debut 2002), the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the  Los Angeles Opera , La Scala, Carnegie Hall, the Vienna State Opera.