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Giuseppe Ciccimarra
Giuseppe Ciccimarra (22 May 1790 – 5 December 1836) was an Italian tenor, closely associated with Rossini roles. Career Ciccimarra was born in Altamura. He was considered one of the best comprimario tenors of his time. For Rossini, he created, at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, several roles including: Iago in ''Otello'', Goffredo in ''Armida'', Aronne in ''Mosè in Egitto'', Ernesto in ''Ricciardo e Zoraide'', Pilade in ''Ermione'', Condulmiero in ''Maometto II''. Ciccimarra retired from the stage in 1826, and taught voice and piano in Vienna. Among his pupils were Josef Tichatschek, creator of Wagner's ''Rienzi'' and ''Tannhäuser'', the Austrian tenor Heinrich Kreutzer, Adele Muzzarelli, soprano, soubrette and dancer and Sophie Löwe, one of the most famous opera singers of her time. He died in Venice. References Sources * Roland Mancini and Jean-Jacques Rouveroux (orig. H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, French edition), ''Guide de l’opéra'', Les indispensables de la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lanzedelly The Elder
Joseph Lanzedelly the Elder (also Lancedelly; 6 February 1772 – 5 December 1831) was an Austrian lithographer. Life He was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo (now in northern Italy), the son of a watchmaker. He studied at the Venice Academy of Fine Arts, and from 1806 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.Keil, Nora"Lanzedelly, Joseph der Ältere"in: '' Neue Deutsche Biographie'' Volume 13 (1982) He became interested in lithography soon after the invention of the process, and had his early watercolour portraits printed by Adolph Friedrich Kunike. Lanzedelly's work is regarded as influential in the spread of lithography in Vienna. He made genre prints, influenced by the work of English and particularly French engravers such as Philibert-Louis Debucourt, and he also produced portraits. His sons Karl (1815–1865) and Joseph (1807–1879) were also lithographers. Works Genre prints include ''Darstellungen gesellschaftlicher Spiele'' ("Representations of social games"), on six sheets; an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rienzi
' (''Rienzi, the last of the tribunes''; WWV 49) is an early opera by Richard Wagner in five acts, with the libretto written by the composer after Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel of the same name (1835). The title is commonly shortened to ''Rienzi''. Written between July 1838 and November 1840, it was first performed at the Königliches Hoftheater Dresden, on 20 October 1842, and was the composer's first success. The opera's format is the Grand Opera in Meyerbeer style. Wagner had been fascinated by this genre of opera at an early age, and with Rienzi and its enormous dimensions wanted to surpass anything else that had previously been composed in this style. It is thus a rare study in pomp and splendor, both scenically and musically, and partly represents a great contrast to his later works. Rienzi is in full version Wagner's longest opera. It includes a ballet that lasts alone for 40 minutes. During the premiere in Dresden, Wagner noted to his dismay that the performance lasted be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Expatriates In Austria
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Voice Teachers
A voice teacher or singing teacher is a musical instructor who assists adults and children in the development of their abilities in singing. Typical work A voice teacher works with a student singer to improve the various skills involved in singing. These skills include breath control and support, tone production and resonance, pitch control and musical intonation, proper formation of vowels and consonants as well as clarity of words, blending the various high and low ranges of a voice (called "registration"), an attentiveness to musical notation and phrasing, the learning of songs, as well as good posture and vocal health. The voice teacher might operate in a private studio or be affiliated with a college or university faculty. Roles Students usually start vocal instruction after their voices have settled in later teen years. Part of the job of any voice teacher is to know a student's vocal characteristics sufficiently well to identify their voice type. Women are usually clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Operatic Tenors
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1836 Deaths
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Ferdinand II of Portugal, Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. * January 5 – Davy Crockett arrives in Texas. * January 12 ** , with Charles Darwin on board, reaches Sydney. ** Will County, Illinois, is formed. * February 8 – London and Greenwich Railway opens its first section, the first railway in London, England. * February 16 – A fire at the Lahaman Theatre in Saint Petersburg kills 126 people."Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p76 * February 23 – Texas Revolution: The Battle of the Alamo begins, with an American settler army surrounded by the Mexican Army, under Antonio López de Santa Anna, Santa Anna. * February 25 – Samuel Colt receives a United States patent for the Colt Firearms, Colt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790 Births
Year 179 ( CLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 179 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman empire * The Roman fort Castra Regina ("fortress by the Regen river") is built at Regensburg, on the right bank of the Danube in Germany. * Roman legionaries of Legio II ''Adiutrix'' engrave on the rock of the Trenčín Castle (Slovakia) the name of the town ''Laugaritio'', marking the northernmost point of Roman presence in that part of Europe. * Marcus Aurelius drives the Marcomanni over the Danube and reinforces the border. To repopulate and rebuild a devastated Pannonia, Rome allows the first German colonists to enter territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayard
Fayard (complete name: ''Librairie Arthème Fayard'') is a French Paris-based publishing house established in 1857. Fayard is controlled by Hachette Livre. In 1999, Éditions Pauvert became part of Fayard. Claude Durand was director of Fayard from 1980 until his retirement in 2009. He was replaced by Olivier Nora, previously head of Éditions Grasset & Fasquelle another division of the Hachette group. On 6 November 2013, Nora was replaced by Sophie de Closets, who officially took over at the beginning of 2014. In December 2009, Hachette Littérature (publisher of the ''Pluriel'' pocket collection) was absorbed by Fayard. Isabelle Seguin, the director of Hachette Littérature, became literary director of Fayard. Imprints Fayard has three imprints: * Editions Mille et Une Nuits * Editions Mazarine * Pauvert Works published Works published by Editions Fayard include: *''Dictionnaire de la France médiévale'' by French historian Jean Favier * ''Les Égarés'' by French writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Löwe
Johanna Sophie Christiane Löwe (24 March 1815 – 29 November 1866) was a German opera soprano, active mainly in Vienna and Berlin, and a Princess of Liechtenstein by marriage. She was one of the most famous German opera singers of her time.'' Meyers Großes Konversationslexikon'', 6th edition, vol. 12, p. 747. Life and career Sophie Löwe was born on 24 March 1815 in Oldenburg, daughter of the actor Ferdinand Löwe (1787–1832). From 1831, she studied in Vienna under Giuseppe Ciccimarra. 1832 she debuted at the Kärntnertortheater. After a tour through northern Germany she got an engagement at the Berlin Court Opera in 1837. Her most prominent performances were as the title character in Gaetano Donizetti's ''Maria Padilla'' (Milan, 1841), as Elvira in Giuseppe Verdi's '' Ernani'' (Venice, 1844), and as Odabella in Verdi's '' Attila'' (Venice, 1846). She clashed with Verdi over ''Ernani'', to the point where he left Venice without paying her a customary visit. However, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adele Muzzarelli
Adele Muzzarelli Beckmann (4 June 1816, Venice – 3 November 1885, Batignolles) was an Italian soprano, soubrette and dancer. She is the founder of Friedrich Beckmann Foundation. Life Adele Muzzarelli was born on 4 June 1816 in Venice. Her grandfather was a ballet master at the Vienna Opera under Emperor Joseph II, her father was the Italian tenor Muzzarelli, and her mother was a Prima ballerina at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Her father died when she was two years old and she moved to Vienna with her mother. In Vienna Muzzarelli received vocal training from Giuseppe Ciccimarra. She was a chorister at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna. Career In 1830, Muzzarelli debuted at the Brno Theater as Zerlina in ''Don Giovanni''. She stayed in Brno until 1832, where she played roles like Rosina in ''The'' ''Barber of Seville'', the title role in Semiramide by Rossini and Isolde in ''Der Vampyr (Lindpaintner)''. In 1832, she accepted an engagement at the German Opera House in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Kreutzer
Heinrich Kreuzer (sometimes written as Kreutzer) (16 February 1819 – 26 October 1900) was a well-known Austrian Jewish opera singer. Life Kreuzer was born in Vienna and received his singing education at the Vienna Conservatory as well as from Giuseppe Ciccimarra. In 1835, he performed at the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna, 1836 in Laibach and further in Brünn, Frankfurt, Cologne and Mannheim. After two guest appearances in 1844 and 1847, he was engaged by the Vienna Court Opera as Principal Tenor on 19 May 1849 . He temporarily retired from singing on 31 March 1856 due to a vocal cord ailment, but returned to perform there from 1 April 1861 to 31 October 1866. In 1867, he took over the directorship of the Court Theatre in Coburg and in 1870 that of the municipal theatre in Koblenz. Kreuzer died on 26 October 1900 in Baden bei Wien His daughters, Elisabeth ("Elise") and Marie were also opera singers. Elise's relationship with Prince Paul of Thurn and Taxis, which started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannhäuser (opera)
''Tannhäuser'' (; full title , "Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg") is an 1845 opera in three acts, with music and text by Richard Wagner ( WWV 70 in the catalogue of the composer's works). It is based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, as well as redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's work. The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century. Composition history Sources The libretto of ''Tannhäuser'' combines mythological elements characteristic of German ''Romantische Oper'' (Romantic opera) and the medieval setting typical of many French Grand Operas. Wagner brings these two together by constructing a plot involving the 14th-century Minnesingers and the myth of Venus and her subterranean realm of Venusberg. Both the historical and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
