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The Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) is an opera house in Madrid, Spain. Located at the Plaza de Oriente, opposite the Royal Palace, and known colloquially as ''El Real'', it is considered the top institution of the performing and musical arts in the country and one of the most prestigious opera houses in Europe. The groundbreaking of the Teatro Real was on 23 April 1818, under the reign of King Ferdinand VII, and it was formally opened by his daughter Queen Isabella II on 19 November 1850. It closed in 1925 due to damage to the building and reopened on 13 October 1966 as a symphonic music venue. Beginning in 1991, it underwent major refurbishment and renovation works and finally reopened as an opera house on 11 October 1997 with a floor area of and a maximum capacity of 1,958 seats. Since 1995, the theatre is managed by a public foundation in whose Board of Trustees are represented the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Spain, the Government of the Community of Madrid and the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De Oriente
The Plaza de Oriente is a square in the Historic district, historic center of Madrid, Spain. Rectangular in shape and monumental in character, it was designed in 1844 by Narciso Pascual Colomer, Narciso Pascual y Colomer. The square was propagated by King Joseph I of Spain, Joseph I, who ordered the demolition of the medieval houses on the site. It is located between some important landmarks in Madrid: To the west is the Royal Palace of Madrid, Royal Palace, the Teatro Real ("Royal Theater") to the east, and the Royal Monastery of La Encarnación, Madrid, Royal Monastery of the Incarnation to the north. The plaza has statues of 44 Spanish kings from the medieval period, including: * Alfonso I of Asturias * Alfonso II of Asturias * Euric Buildings around the square *Royal Palace of Madrid *Teatro Real *Royal Monastery of La Encarnación, Madrid, Royal Monastery of La Encarnación Monument to Philip IV [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Goya Awards
The 25th Goya Awards were given on 13 February 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. ''Black Bread'' (''Pa negre'') by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director. Nominees Major awards Other award nominees Honorary Goya *Mario Camus Mario Camus García (20 April 1935 – 18 September 2021) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Golden Bear at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival with '' La colmena''. His 1987 film ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' w ... References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:Goya Awards 25 2010 film awards 2010 in Spanish cinema 2011 in Madrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosina Penco
Rosina Penco (born in Naples in 1823, died in Poretta, near Bologna in 1894) was an Italian operatic soprano. She is most notable for creating the role of Leonora in "Il trovatore" by Verdi in Rome in 1853. Career Rosina Penco sang in operas by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti in various German theatres in 1850. She was praised for her fiery stage temperament and her virtuosic singing, in particular for an excellent trill. In Italy, she appeared in the title role of Verdi's "Luisa Miller" in Naples in 1851 and created roles in operas by Errico Petrella and Giovanni Bottesini. In 1853, she created the leading soprano role of Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's hugely successful opera "Il trovatore". She had appeared in Trieste the previous year as Azucena in "Il trovatore" by Francesco Cortesi, based on the same Spanish play as Verdi's opera. Verdi prized her for her combination of vocal agility with fervid dramatic commitment. The composer recommended her for the leading soprano roles o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Gazzaniga
Marietta Gazzaniga (1824 – 2 January 1884) was an Italian operatic soprano. Gazzaniga was born in Voghera and studied singing with Alberto Mazzucato in Milan. Forbes, Elizabeth (1992). "Gazzaniga, Marietta" in Stanley Sadie, ed. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Volume 2, p. 368. London: Macmillan. . Her debut season was in 1840 in Voghera where she sang Jane Seymour in Donizetti's '' Anna Bolena'' and Romeo in Bellini's '' I Capuleti e i Montecchi''.Rosselli, John (2001). "Gazzaniga, Marietta" in Stanley Sadie,ed., and John Tyrrell, exec. ed. '' The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians'', 2nd ed,. London: Macmillan. (hardcover). (eBook). She sang the title role in the premiere of Verdi's '' Luisa Miller'' at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples in 1849, and a year later she sang Lina in the premiere of Verdi's '' Stiffelio'' in Trieste. Starting in 1851 she began singing at La Scala. In 1852 she sang Gilda in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' in Bergamo. The production was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erminia Frezzolini
Erminia Frezzolini (27 March 1818 – 5 November 1884) was an Italian operatic soprano. She excelled in the coloratura soprano repertoire, drawing particular acclaim in the bel canto operas of Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini. She was married to tenor Antonio Poggi from 1841 to 1846. Life and career Born in Orvieto, Frezzolini initially studied singing with her father, the famous bass Giuseppe Frezzolini. She then studied in Milan with Domenico Ronconi and in Florence with Andrea Nencini and N. Tachinardi. At the advice of Maria Malibran she pursued further studies with Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García. In 1837 Frezzolini made her professional opera debut in the title role of Bellini's ''Beatrice di Tenda'' at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence. She quickly arose in major opera houses throughout Italy, often in the operas of Bellini and Donizetti. In 1838 she was heard at the opera houses in Siena and Ferrara. In 1839 she portrayed the title role in the house premie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marietta Alboni
Maria Anna Marzia (called Marietta) Alboni (6 March 1826 – 23 June 1894) was a renowned Italian contralto opera singer. She is considered "one of the greatest contraltos in operatic history". Biography Alboni was born at Città di Castello, in Umbria. She became a pupil of of Cesena, Emilia–Romagna, and later of the composer Gioachino Rossini, when he was 'perpetual honorary adviser' in (and then the principal of) the Liceo Musicale, now Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, in Bologna. Rossini tested the humble thirteen-year-old girl himself, had her admitted to the school with special treatment, and even procured her an early engagement to tour his ''Stabat Mater'' around Northern Italy, so that she could pay for her studies. After she achieved her diploma and made a modest debut in Bologna, in 1842, as "Climene" in Pacini's '' Saffo'', she obtained a triennial engagement thanks to Rossini's influence on the impresario Bartolomeo Merelli, Intendant at both Milan's T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Favorite
''La favorite'' (''The Favourite'', sometimes referred to by its Italian title: ''La favorita'') is a grand opera in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play ''Le comte de Comminges'' by Baculard d'Arnaud with additions by Eugène Scribe based on the story of Leonora de Guzman. The opera concerns the romantic struggles of the King of Castile, Alfonso XI, and his mistress, the "favourite" Leonora, against the backdrop of the political wiles of receding Moorish Spain and the life of the Catholic Church. It premiered on 2 December 1840 at the Académie Royale de Musique (Salle Le Peletier) in Paris. Background Originally, Donizetti had been composing an opera by the name of ''Le Duc d'Albe'' as his second work for the Opéra in Paris. However, the director, Léon Pillet, objected to an opera without a prominent role for his mistress, mezzo-soprano Rosine Stoltz. Donizetti therefore abandoned ''Le D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaetano Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, he was a leading composer of the '' bel canto'' opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century and a probable influence on other composers such as Giuseppe Verdi. Donizetti was born in Bergamo in Lombardy. At an early age he was taken up by Simon Mayr who enrolled him with a full scholarship in a school which he had set up. There he received detailed musical training. Mayr was instrumental in obtaining a place for Donizetti at the Bologna Academy, where, at the age of 19, he wrote his first one-act opera, the comedy '' Il Pigmalione'', which may never have been performed during his lifetime. An offer in 1822 from Domenico Barbaja, the impresario of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, which followed the composer's ninth opera, led to his move to Naples and his residency there until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palacio Real
The Royal Palace of Madrid ( es, Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies. The palace has of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the largest royal palace in Europe. The palace is now open to the public, except during state functions, although it is so large that only a selection of rooms are on the visitor route at any one time, the route being changed every few months. An admission fee of €13 is charged; however, at some times it is free. The palace is owned by the Spanish state and administered by the Patrimonio Nacional, a public agency of the Ministry of the Presidency. The palace is on Calle de Bailén ("Bailén Street") in the western part of downtown Madrid, east of the Manzanares River, and is accessible from the Ópera metro station. Felipe VI and the royal family do not reside in the palace, choosing instead the Palace of Zarzuela in El Pardo. The pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fountain Of The Pear Tree Canals
The Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals ('' es, Fuente de los Caños del Peral'') is an ancient fountain discovered buried under the Plaza de Isabel II in Madrid, Spain, in 2009. The name comes from a 13th-century pear tree that shaded the source spring at the fountain's location. The fountain is also known as the '' es, Lavadero de los Caños del Peral'' (Laundry of the Pear Tree Canals). Background The fountain was documented variously in the 15th century as Hontanillas or Fontanillas and is thought to have been one of the first Turkish baths in Madrid. Water from the canals supplied the population of Madrid through a distribution system made up of water carriers. The water was also used by the “lavadores,” or clothes washers. The discovered part was built in the 17th century and was originally in length, occupying a small valley at the end of Arenal Street. It featured granite ashlars in a padded style. The fountains shared the water from the spring with the royal palace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip V Of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish monarchy. Philip instigated many important reforms in Spain, most especially the centralization of power of the monarchy and the suppression of regional privileges, via the Nueva Planta decrees, and restructuring of the administration of the Spanish Empire on the Iberian peninsula and its overseas regions. Philip was born into the French royal family (as Philippe, Duke of Anjou) during the reign of his grandfather, King Louis XIV. He was the second son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and was third in line to the French throne after his father and his elder brother, Louis, Duke of Burgundy. Philip was not expected to become a monarch, but his great-uncle Charles II of Spain was childless. Philip's father had a strong claim to the Spanish thron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corral De Comedias
''Corral de comedias'', literally a "theatrical courtyard", is a type of open-air theatre specific to Spain. In Spanish all secular plays were called ''comedias'', which embraced three genres: tragedy, drama, and comedy itself. During the Spanish Golden Age, ''corrals'' became popular sites for theatrical presentations in the early 16th century when the theatre took on a special importance in the country. The performance was held in the afternoon and lasted two to three hours, there being no intermission, and few breaks. The entertainment was continuous, including complete shows with parts sung and danced. All spectators were placed according to their sex and social status. History In modern times, the first buildings devoted to the theatre in Spain appeared in the 16th century. Representations of ''comedias'' were instead held in the courtyard of houses or inns where a stage with background scenery was improvised along one of the sides. The three remaining sides served as pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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