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Gli Sposi Malcontenti
''Gli sposi malcontenti'' (''The Discontented Newly-weds'') is an ''opera buffa'' in 2 acts composed by Stephen Storace to an Italian libretto by Gaetano Brunati. The opera, Storace's first, was first performed at the Burgtheater, Vienna, on 1 June 1785. At the time the composer was in Vienna in the company of his younger sister Nancy Storace who was engaged as a lead soprano in the Imperial Italian opera company. Emperor Joseph II greatly admired Nancy which led him to commission this work from the novice composer. At the première, Nancy's voice failed during the performance, and it took her some weeks to recover. Nevertheless, the opera was a success, with further performances at the Burgtheater. Roles *Rosmondo, father of Casimiro and Enrichetta – baritone *Casimiro, newly-wed husband of Eginia – tenor *Eginia (from Livorno), formerly in love with Artidoro, now married to Casimiro – soprano *Enrichetta, in love with Artidoro – soprano *Artidoro (from Livorno) – te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Storace
Stephen John Seymour Storace (4 April 1762 – 19 March 1796) was an English composer of the Classical era, known primarily for his operas. His sister was the famous opera singer Nancy Storace. He was born in London in the Parish of St Marylebone to an English mother and Italian father. Relatively little is known through direct records of his life, and most details are known second-hand through the memoirs of his contemporaries Michael Kelly, the actor John Bannister, and the oboist William Thomas Parke. Early years: 1762–1780 His father, Stefano Storace (b. Torre Annunziata, ca. 1725; d. London, ca. 1781), an Italian contrabassist and composer, taught him the violin so well that at ten years old he played successfully the most difficult music of the day. The composer's youth was spent entirely in the company of musicians, since his father (also a composer and arranger) was the Musical Director of Marylebone Gardens. Mistrusting the quality of musical education available ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart is widely regarded as among the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture". Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Opera Awards
The International Opera Awards is an annual awards ceremony honouring excellence in opera around the world. Origins The International Opera Awards was founded in 2013 by Harry Hyman, a UK businessman, philanthropist and supporter of opera, and John Allison, Editor of ''Opera (British magazine), Opera'' Magazine. The aim of the event is to celebrate excellence in opera and to raise the profile of opera as an artform internationally. Award categories Awards are given in approximately 20 categories each year. Nominations for all categories are open to the general public, who submit their choices via an online form. Long lists generated by this process are subsequently considered by a jury of opera critics and administrators, who announce shortlists ahead of the ceremony. Winners are determined by secret ballot, with the exception of the ''Opera'' Magazine Readers' Award, which is decided by public vote. Ceremony The inaugural international Opera Awards were held in London at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinegold Publishing
Rhinegold Publishing is an independent publisher of music magazines, music yearbooks and education resources, founded in 1977. Among Rhinegold's publications are ''Choir & Organ'' and ''Classical Music Magazine ''Classical Music'' is a trade magazine for the classical music industry. It co-sponsors the annual ABO/ Rhinegold Awards for backstage work in music, held for the first time in January 2012 - and has a network of correspondents worldwide. Its ...''. In September 2010, Rhinegold Education, comprising the music and drama study guides and related educational books previously owned by Rhinegold Publishing, was acquired by London-based music publisher Music Sales Ltd. The acquisition included the rights to develop, publish and sell current and future books under the ‘Rhinegold Education’ brand. References External links Official websiteRhinegold Education 1977 establishments in England Publishing companies established in 1977 Companies based in the Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's, Smith Square
St John's Smith Square is a redundant church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London. Sold to a charitable trust as a ruin following firebombing in the Second World War, it was restored as a concert hall. This Grade I listed church was designed by Thomas Archer and was completed in 1728 as one of the so-called Fifty New Churches. It is regarded as one of the finest works of English Baroque architecture, and features four corner towers and monumental broken pediments. It is often referred to as ' Queen Anne's Footstool' because as legend has it, when Archer was designing the church he asked the Queen what she wanted it to look like. She kicked over her footstool and said 'Like that!', giving rise to the building's four corner towers. History In 1710, the long period of Whig domination of British politics ended as the Tories swept to power under the rallying cry of "The Church in Danger". Under the Tories' plan to strengthen the position of the Anglican Church an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bampton Classical Opera
Bampton Classical Opera is an opera company based in Bampton, Oxfordshire and founded in 1993. It specialises in the production of lesser known opera from the Classical period. Performances are always sung in English. ''Opera today'' called the company 'ambitious, innovative and imaginative'. It works with a variety of conductors and ensembles and does not have a permanent music director. It performs with both modern and period instrument orchestras and has often appeared with the London Mozart Players and Chroma Ensemble. It particularly aims to provide performances for young singers. History Bampton Classical Opera was founded in 1993 by its current artistic directors, Gilly French and Jeremy Gray. Following a staging of Mozart’s rare unfinished opera '' L’oca del Cairo (The Cairo Goose)'' in 1994, the company specialised increasingly in rare works of the classical period, usually from the second half of the eighteenth-century. Venues The company's staged opera productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Trowell
Brian Lewis Trowell (21 February 1931 – 12 November 2015) was an English musicologist and the Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford. Prior to his post at Oxford, he was the King Edward Professor of Music at King's College London. In the mid-1980s, he served as president of the Royal Musical Association. Education and career Brian Trowell was born in Wokingham in 1931. He received his BA from the University of Cambridge in 1953, and a doctorate there in 1960, under Thurston Dart. Trowell taught at Birmingham University from 1957 to 1962, at King's College London in 1964–64, was Director of Opera at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1963–67, became the Gresham Professor of Music, and from 1967 to 1970 was the Head of Radio Opera at the BBC. He returned to King's College in 1970 and was the King Edward VII Professor of Music there from 1974 to 1988. When Denis Arnold, the Heather Professor of Music at Oxford (1974–1986) died in 1986, Trowell even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's College London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology (in 1985), the Institute of Psychiatry (in 1997), the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery (in 1998). King's has five campuses: its historic Strand Campus in central London, three other Thames-side campuses (Guy's, St Thomas' and Waterloo) nearby and one in Denmark Hill in south London. It also has a presence in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, for its professional mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théâtre Du Palais-Royal
The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history Originally known as the Théâtre des Beaujolais, it was a puppet theatre with a capacity of about 750 that was built in 1784 to the designs of the architect Victor Louis. In 1790 it was taken over by Mademoiselle Montansier and became known as the Théâtre Montansier. She began using it for plays and Italian operas translated into French and the following year hired Louis to enlarge the stage and auditorium, increasing its capacity to 1300. After Napoleon's decree on the theatres in 1807 introduced significant constraints on the types of pieces that could be performed, it was used for lighter fare, such as acrobatics, rope dancing, performing dogs, and Neapolitan puppets. In 1812 the theatre was converted into a café with shows. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson
Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson (; 23 January 1746 in Laval, Mayenne – 24 March 1794) was an 18th-century French actor, playwright and theatre director. Sympathetic to the Hébertists he was denounced by Robespierre as having intended to sow discord among the Jacobins and was tried by the Revolutionary Court. He was sentenced to death and guillotined with other Hébertists on 24 March 1794 at the age of 48 years. Works ;Theatre *1778: ''L'École des pères, ou les Effets de la prévention'', Cap-Français, 21 March *1780: ''Nadir, ou Thamas-Kouli-Kan'', tragedy in 5 acts and in verse, Paris, Théâtre de la Nation (Salle des Machines), 31 August *1782: ''Le Vieux Garçon'', comedy in 5 acts, in verse, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 16 December. *1783: ''Trasime et Timagène'', tragedy in 5 acts and in verse, Rouen, Grand Théâtre. *1785: ''Le Nouveau Sorcier'', comedy en trois acts, Théâtre de Gand, 29 January *1785: ''Albert et Émilie'', tragedy, Paris, Théâtre de l'Odéon, 30 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirates (opera)
The Pirates is an opera by composer Stephen Storace with an English libretto by James Cobb. The work was partly adapted from Storace's 1786 opera ''Gli equivoci'' and is remarkable as affording one of the earliest instances of the introduction of a grand finale into an English opera. The work premiered at the Haymarket Theatre on November 21, 1792. The opera became a huge success and is considered by many music critics to be Storace's best composition. It was chosen as the starring prima buffa to be performed for King George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two kingdoms on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Br ... at the King's Theatre, London on 16 May 1794. Roles Musical numbers Act I * "Overture" – The Orchestra * Chorus: "Thanks to the brisk and fav'ring gale" - chorus of sailors and lazzaroni * Air: "Of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of Genoa, which in 2015 became the Metropolitan City of Genoa, had 855,834 resident persons. Over 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera. On the Gulf of Genoa in the Ligurian Sea, Genoa has historically been one of the most important ports on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean: it is currently the busiest in Italy and in the Mediterranean Sea and twelfth-busiest in the European Union. Genoa was the capital of Republic of Genoa, one of the most powerful maritime republics for over seven centuries, from the 11th century to 1797. Particularly from the 12th century to the 15th century, the city played a leading role in the commercial trade in Europe, becoming one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
