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Gabriella Di Vergy
''Gabriella di Vergy'' is an opera seria in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti written in 1826 and revised in 1838, from a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, which was based on the tragedy ''Gabrielle de Vergy'' (1777) by Dormont De Belloy. Prior to that, the play was itself inspired by two French medieval legends, '' Le châtelain de Coucy et la dame de Fayel'' and ''Le Roman de la chastelaine de Vergy''. The story had already been the subject of an opera by Michele Carafa (1816) and had previously been used by Johann Simon Mayr (''Raul di Créqui'', Milan, 1809), Francesco Morlacchi (''Raoul de Créqui'', Dresden, 1811), and Carlo Coccia (''Fayel'', Florence, 1817). It was also subsequently used as ''Gabriella di Vergy'' by Saverio Mercadante in 1828. "In its original form the opera was never performed",Ashbrook and Hibberd 2001, p. 227 but parts of the original version were re-used by Donizetti in his other operas '' Otto mesi in due ore'' (Naples, 1827), ''L’esule di Roma'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera Seria
''Opera seria'' (; plural: ''opere serie''; usually called ''dramma per musica'' or ''melodramma serio'') is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to about 1770. The term itself was rarely used at the time and only attained common usage once ''opera seria'' was becoming unfashionable and beginning to be viewed as something of a historical genre. The popular rival to ''opera seria'' was ''opera buffa,'' the 'comic' opera that took its cue from the improvisatory commedia dell'arte. Italian ''opera seria'' (invariably to Italian libretti) was produced not only in Italy but almost throughout Europe, and beyond (see Opera in Latin America, Opera in Cuba e. g.). Among the main centres in Europe were the court operas based in Warsaw (since 1628), Munich (founded in 1653), London (established in 1662), Vienna (firmly established 1709; first operatic representation: ''Il pomo d'oro'', 1668), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L’esule Di Roma
''L'esule di Roma, ossia Il proscritto'' (''The Exile from Rome, or the Proscribed Man'') is a ''melodramma eroico'', or heroic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Domenico Gilardoni wrote the Italian libretto after Luigi Marchionni's ''Il proscritto romano'', in its turn based on Louis-Charles Caigniez and Debotière's ''Androclès ou Le lion reconnaissant''. It premiered on 1 January 1828 at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples. Composition history In 1827, Donizetti was hired by the Neapolitan theatrical impresario Domenico Barbaja to compose four operas in three years. Fulfilling his obligations on time and shortly after giving the New Theatre the theatrical farce ''Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali'' on 21 November 1827, he presented a new work to the Teatro San Carlo for the New Year of 1828, this time in the genre of opera seria as ''L'esule di Roma''. The libretto by Domenico Gilardoni was inspired by the drama of the prosecutor Luigi Marchionni, ''The Exiled Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina Certoné
Carolina may refer to: Geography * The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina ** North Carolina, a U.S. state ** South Carolina, a U.S. state * Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712 * Carolina, Alabama, a town in the United States * Carolina, North Carolina (other), multiple places * Carolina, Rhode Island, a village that straddles the border of two towns in the U.S. state of Rhode Island * Carolina, West Virginia * Carolina, Puerto Rico, a municipality in the United States * Carolina, U.S. Virgin Islands, a neighborhood * Carolina, Maranhão, a city in Brazil * Carolina, Mpumalanga, a town in South Africa * Carolina, Suriname, a city * The Carolina terrane, a geologic terrane in the southeastern United States * Carolina, San Luis, Argentina * Carolina, San Miguel, El Salvador * Carolina, Santa Maria, Brazil Music * "Carolina" (Taylor Swift song) (2022) * Carolina (Seu Jorge album) or ''Samba Esporte Fino'', also a track on the album * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcella Lotti Della Santa
Marcella Lotti della Santa (sometimes incorrectly called Marcellina) (September 1831 – 9 February 1901) was an Italian opera singer who had an active international career during the 1850s and 1860s. One of her nation's leading sopranos, she drew particular acclaim for her portrayal of Verdi heroines. She was married to baritone Luigi della Santa. Biography Born Marcella Lotti in Mantua, Lotti della Santa studied singing with Alberto Mazzucato in Milan before making her professional opera debut in 1850 in Constantinople with a traveling Italian opera troupe as Alice in Meyerbeer's ''Robert le Diable''. She quickly became one of the leading sopranos in Italy. As early as 1852 she was starring in operas at La Scala and the Teatro Carlo Felice. At La Scala she drew particular acclaim for her portrayal of Odabella in Giuseppe Verdi's ''Attila''. On 16 August 1857, Lotti della Santa sang Mina in the world premiere of Verdi's ''Aroldo'' for the opening of the Teatro Nuovo in Rimini. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
Nicola De Giosa
Nicola De Giosa (3 May 1819 – 7 July 1885) was an Italian composer and conductor active in Naples. He composed numerous operas, the most successful of which, '' Don Checco'' and ''Napoli di carnevale'', were in the Neapolitan ''opera buffa'' genre. His other works included sacred music and art songs. His songs were particularly popular, bringing him fame as a salon composer both in Italy and abroad. De Giosa died in Bari, the city of his birth, at the age of 66.Lanza, Andrea (2001)"De Giosa, Nicola" ''Grove Music Online''. Retrieved 27 June 2017 (subscription required for full access). Life and career De Giosa was born in Bari to Angelantonio and Lucia (''née'' Favia) De Giosa. He initially trained to be a flautist, first in Bari with his elder brother Giuseppe and then with Errico Daniele. Daniele recognized his talent and persuaded De Giosa's father to enroll him at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella in Naples. He passed the entrance examination at age 14 with suffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera Rara
Opera Rara is a London-based opera company and recording label which specialises in recording and performing forgotten operatic repertoire from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Founded in 1970 by bel canto enthusiasts Patric Schmid and Don White, Opera Rara's recordings are internationally distributed by Warner Classics. In September 2019, Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi succeeded Sir Mark Elder as Artistic Director. History Opera Rara launched in the 1970s with a series of concerts of 19th-century operatic arias performed at the Southbank Centre, St John’s Smith Square and Wigmore Hall in London. The company presented its first complete opera - Meyerbeer’s '' Il crociato in Egitto'' - in 1972 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, marking the first performance of the opera for more than 100 years. It subsequently performed at the Bath Festival, Camden Festival (where its first staged production was Donizetti’s '' Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali'') and Sadler’s Well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Serrao
Paolo Serrao (11 April 1830 – 17 March 1907) was a distinguished and influential Italian teacher of musical theory and composition at Naples. Serrao was born in Filadelfia, Calabria. As professor of composition at the San Pietro a Maiella Conservatorio at Naples, over many years, he taught many famous Italian musicians, notably Giuseppe Martucci, Umberto Giordano, Leopoldo Mugnone, Michele Esposito, Francesco Cilea, Franco Alfano, Luigi Denza and Alessandro Longo. He wrote five operas, of which '' Pergolesi'' was the most successful. His other compositions include both concert and sacred music. He died in Naples, aged 76. Selected works ;Opera * '' L'impostore'', Opera semiseria (1850) * '' Leonora dei Bardi'', Opera seria (1853) * '' Pergolesi'', Melodramma semiserio in 3 acts (1857); libretto by Federico Quercia * '' La Duchessa di Guisa'', Melodramma in 4 acts (1865); libretto by Francesco Maria Piave * '' Il Figliuol Prodigo'', Opera in 4 acts (1868); libretto by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Puzone
Giuseppe Puzone (12 February 1820 – 17 October 1914) was an Italian opera composer and conductor active in Naples, the city of his birth. He was for many years the principal conductor of the Teatro San Carlo where his opera ''Elfrida di Salerno'' had premiered in 1849. He composed three other operas, all of which premiered in Naples, as well as sacred and symphonic music. Life and career Puzone was born in Naples, the son of Raffaele and Maria (''née'' Aveta) Puzone. He began his music studies at the age of 11 as an external student at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella where he initially studied singing under Niccolò Zingarelli. However, in order to be admitted to the conservatory as a scholarship student, he was required to master an instrument as well. He took up the oboe and became sufficiently proficient within 18 months to win a scholarship for full-time study. After further study under Ferrazzano and Rossi, he was admitted to the conservatory's orchestra as seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria De Rudenz
''Maria de Rudenz'' is a ''dramma tragico'', or tragic opera, in three parts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on "a piece of Gothic horror",Osborne 1994, pp. 262-263 ''La nonne sanglante'' by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Julien de Mallian, and ''The Monk'' by Matthew Gregory Lewis. It premiered at La Fenice in Venice, on 30 January 1838. Performance history 19th century While the initial performances were not very successful (Donizetti regarded them as "a fiasco"),Weinstock 1963, pp. 354-355 the opera was withdrawn after two performances. It was given 14 performances in Rome in 1841 but, again, it was received with little enthusiasm. Finally, an "excellent production and superior singing this time won vigorous approval" in a production in Rome in 1841, and this was followed by one in Naples in 1848 at the Teatro Nuovo and three years later for a production at the Teatro San Carlo. 20th century and beyond The opera did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosmonda D'Inghilterra
''Rosmonda d'Inghilterra'' (''Rosamund of England'') is a ''melodramma'' or opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian language, Italian libretto was written by Felice Romani originally for Carlo Coccia, Coccia's ''Rosmunda'' (1829). It is based on the legend of Rosamund Clifford (''The Fair Rosamund''). Performance history It premiered at the Teatro della Pergola, Florence on 27 February 1834 and was revived only in Livorno in 1845. A request for it to be approved for the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples was submitted in June 1837 and it was revised as ''Eleonora di Gujenna'' for that theatre, but there is no evidence that it was actually performed there. It was largely forgotten until its English rediscovery in 1975 by Patric Schmid, co-founder of Opera Rara, who recognised Donizetti's handwriting by chance on the manuscript in the library of the Naples Conservatory. A concert performance was given at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London with Yvonne Kenny in the title ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
