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Tigrane (Vivaldi)
''La Virtù trionfante dell'amore e dell'odio overo Il Tigrane'' (RV 740) is a 1724 opera for the carnival season in Rome. It was a joint composition by Benedetto Micheli (Act I), Vivaldi (Act II) and Nicola Romaldi (Act III). The libretto was originally thought to based on that by Francesco Silvani already used in Venice in 1691, but has been identified as a libretto by Pietro Andrea Bernardoni used in Vienna in 1710. Recordings *Complete Act II - Mónika González (soprano), Ildikó Szakács (soprano), Artur Stefanowicz (countertenor), Barnabás Heygi (countertenor), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Zsolt Molnár (baritone) & László Jekl (bass) Savaria Baroque Orchestra Pál Németh Hungaroton *"Squarciami pure il seno" (Cleopatra) - by Simone Kermes on ''Amor Profano''; also Regula Mühlemann on ''Cleopatra'', La Folia Barockorchester, Robin Peter Müller 2017 *"Fara la mia spada" (Oronte) - Philippe Jaroussky, ''Heroes'' Jean-Christophe Spinosi *"Care pupille" Topi Lehtipuu on ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe, giving origin to many imitators and admirers. He pioneered many developments in orchestration, violin technique and programatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form into a widely accepted and followed idiom, which was paramount in the development of Johann Sebastian Bach's instrumental music. Vivaldi composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than fifty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as '' the Four Seasons''. Many of his compositions were written for the all-female music ensemble of the '' Ospedale della Pietà'', a home for abandoned children. Vivaldi had worked as a Catholic pries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhard Strohm
Professor Reinhard Strohm FBA (born 4 August 1942, Munich) is a German musicologist based largely in the United Kingdom, with an interest in 14th to 18th-century music. Strohm studied Musicology, Medieval Latin, and Romance Literatures, at the University of Munich, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and the Technical University of Berlin during 1961–1969. He earned his Ph.D. degree at TU Berlin in 1971, with Carl Dahlhaus, producing a dissertation titled ''“Italienische Opernarien des frühen Settecento (1720–1730)''. Strohm taught at King's College London during 1975–1983 and 1990–1996 as a lecturer, then a reader, and finally a professor. Between these two periods, he was Professor of Musicology at Yale University in the United States. He was the Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University during 1996–2007. Between 1970–1982, Strohm was a co-editor for an edition of works by Richard Wagner (''Richard-Wagner-Gesamtausgabe''). Strohm won the 2012 Balzan Prize f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Gonzalez
Mónika González is an opera singer born in Italy. Gonzalez graduated from the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest, Hungary as choir conductor, pianist, and opera singer. Winner of the international "Toti dal Monte" Singing Competition. She made her debut in Italy with Peter Maag in Mozart’s ''Figaro''. By the personal invitation of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, Gonzalez studied at their home in Montreux, and prepared a special recital put together by them. She sings regularly in Italy, for example in the ''Teatro dell’Opera di Roma'', the ''Teatro Massimo di Palermo'', etc. She also sings opera productions in France, Germany, Austria, gives concerts in Italy, the U.K., Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the Sultanate of Oman and Japan. Gonzalez is a member of the Hungarian State Opera and the Budapest Chamber Opera where she sings Violetta, Donna Anna, Vitellia, Contessa, Pamina, Norina, and Poppea, etc. Gonzalez worked together with conductors su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsolt Molnár
Zsolt Molnár (born 4 October 1974) is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly from the Hungarian Socialist Party's Budapest Regional List from 2006 to 2014, and from his party's national list since 2014. He completed his primary schooling studies at the Primary School of Ady Endre Street in 1989. He finished Szilágyi Erzsébet Secondary Grammar School in District I, Budapest. He graduated with "Summa cum laude" from the Faculty of Law of the Eötvös Loránd University Eötvös Loránd University ( hu, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, ELTE) is a Hungarian public research university based in Budapest. Founded in 1635, ELTE is one of the largest and most prestigious public higher education institutions in Hung .... Between 1998 and 2002 he worked as an assistant rapporteur for the 2nd-3rd district Prosecutor's Office in Budapest. After he took his bar examination in 2002. After that he managed his owner lawyer's office. His special fields are the company and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Németh
Pál Németh (20 June 1937 – 9 January 2009) was a Hungarian sportsperson and later coach in hammer throwing. Born in Szentkirály, he was the son of athletics coach László Németh. During his own sporting career, Pál Németh played volleyball and basketball, both in the highest Hungarian league. He took up hammer throwing at the age of 23, and opened his own training centre in 1964. He trained his own son Zsolt Németh, Tibor Gécsek, Krisztián Pars and Adrián Annus, among others. He was decorated several times, including the 1998 Coach of the Year award. He was also an exhibited painter. He died on 9 January 2009 from heart failure. An annual hammer throwing meeting was established in his honour that same year – the Pál Németh Memorial. Held in Szombathely in September, Hungarian number one Krisztián Pars won the first two meetings, which also attracted Olympic gold medallists Primož Kozmus and Szymon Ziółkowski among others.Gyulai, Marton (2010-09-11)Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Kermes
Simone Kermes (born 17 May 1965, in Leipzig) is a German coloratura soprano, especially known for her virtuoso voice, suited to the opera seria genre of the Baroque and early Classical period. Career Kermes has performed at many important theatres and concert halls internationally, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Staatsoper Stuttgart, the Bonn Opera, the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. She has appeared at festivals such as Schwetzingen Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Rheingau Musik Festival, Festa de musica Lisbona, Ruhrtriennale arts festival, Triennale di Colonia, Dresden MDR, Prague Autumn, Bachfest Leipzig, Bachfest Bonn, and Resonanzen Vienna. She has also performed with notable orchestras, including Gewandhaus Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra of Prague, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Classical Orchestra of Madrid, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra of the Comunale of Bologna, Orchestra regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regula Mühlemann
Regula Mühlemann (born 7 January 1986) is a Swiss operatic soprano. Biography Mühlemann was born in Adligenswil, Switzerland, and studied voice with Barbara Locher at the Academy of Music in Lucerne in 2010, where she graduated with honors with a Master of Arts. Her first appearances on the opera stage included the following roles: Maturina in Gazzaniga's ''Don Giovanni Tenorio'', Barbarina in Mozart's '' The Marriage of Figaro'', Papagena in Mozart's ''The Magic Flute'', and Doralice in Scarlatti's ''Il trionfo dell'onore''. In Jens Neubert's film version of Weber's opera ''Der Freischütz'', Mühlemann played the role of Ännchen and was praised by critics. The '' Neue Zürcher Zeitung'' saw her as "a discovery of the first order." In the 2010 and 2011 opera seasons, Mühlemann appeared at the Lucerne Theatre as soloist in several operas, such as ''The Magic Flute'' and ''Il trionfo dell'onore''.Luzerner TheaterArtist biographies 2010/2011: Regula Mühlemann/ref> Disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Folia Barockorchester
The La Folia Barockorchester is a Baroque orchestra dedicated to historically informed performance. It was founded in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, in 2007 by Robin Peter Müller, who has been its artistic director and concert master. Named after "La Folia", it is focused on music that was performed at the court of Dresden, which they have played at international festivals, and recorded. History The orchestra La Folia Barockorchester was founded in Dresden in 2007, dedicated to historically informed performance. Founder Robin Peter Müller is its artistic director and concert master. It is named after "La Folia", a Baroque form inviting to bold creativity. The orchestra is focused on the music of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as works by Antonio Vivaldi and George Frederic Handel. The musicians from Dresden are especially interested in music performed at the court of Dresden, including music by Johann Adolph Hasse, Johann David Heinichen and Antonio Lotti. In 2017, they ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Jaroussky
Philippe Jaroussky (born 13 February 1978) is a French countertenor. He began his musical career with the violin, winning an award at the Versailles conservatory, and then took up the piano before turning to singing. Unusually for a countertenor, Jaroussky performs entirely in falsetto register. He has said that his natural singing voice is in the baritone range. Early career Jaroussky was born in Maisons-Laffitte. His great-grandfather was a Russian émigré who fled from the Bolshevik Revolution. Jaroussky was inspired to sing by the Martinique-born countertenor Fabrice di Falco. He received his diploma from the Early Music Faculty of the Conservatoire de Paris. Since 1996, he has studied singing with Nicole Fallien. He cofounded the ensemble Artaserse in 2002, and has also often performed with the Ensemble Matheus under Jean-Christophe Spinosi and with L'Arpeggiata under Christina Pluhar. On 29 July 2016 he performed David Bowie's "Always Crashing in the Same Car" in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Christophe Spinosi
Jean-Christophe Spinosi (born 2 September 1964) is a French conductor and violinist, the founder of French orchestra Ensemble Matheus. Life and career In 1991 he created the Ensemble Matheus in Brest, an orchestra which accompanies him throughout the world. In 2005, the Ensemble Matheus made a series of recordings devoted to Vivaldi: they produced several albums and four operas. Simultaneously, he has continued to interpret the classical and romantic repertoire as well as many surprising and varied pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. Different productions have since enabled Spinosi to enjoy musical friendships with artists such as Cecilia Bartoli, Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Philippe Jaroussky, with whom he recorded the album ''Heroes'' for EMI-Virgin Classics, a disc whose sales achieved triple-gold status. From 2007, Spinosi conducted every season new opera productions with the Ensemble Matheus at the Théâtre du Châtelet and he still regularly performs at the Théâtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topi Lehtipuu
Topi Lehtipuu (born 24 March 1971 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Finnish operatic tenor. He has sung a variety of roles from different periods, including the title role in Benjamin Britten's ''Albert Herring'' at the Finnish National Opera, several roles in Mozart operas, including Belmonte in ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' and Tamino in ''Die Zauberflöte'', both at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, and Ferrando in ''Così fan tutte'' at the 2006 Glyndebourne Festival. He has also appeared in Handel's ''Ariodante'' (Paris Opera), as Hylas in Berlioz' ''Les Troyens'' (conducted by John Eliot Gardiner), and the Creature in the 2019 world première of Mark Grey's ''Frankenstein'' at La Monnaie in Brussels. He has worked with other well-known conductors, such as William Christie, Michel Corboz, René Jacobs, Simon Rattle, and Christophe Rousset. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Fasolis
Diego Fasolis (born 19 April 1958) is a Swiss classical organist and conductor, the leader of the ensemble I Barocchisti. He has conducted operas in historically informed performance at major European opera houses and festivals, and has made award-winning recordings. Career Born in Lugano, Fasolis studied in Zurich, at both the Zurich Conservatory and the Musikhochschule, organ with Erich Vollenwyder, piano with Jürg Wintschger, voice with Carol Smith, and conducting with Klaus Knall, achieving all four diplomas with distinction. He further studied organ and organ improvisation with Gaston Litaize in Paris, and historically informed performance (HIP) with Michael Radulescu. In 1985 and 1986, he performed the complete organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Liszt. He received several international awards such as the Stresa first prize, the first prize and scholarship of the Migros-Göhner Foundation, the Hegar Prize, the Traetta Prize 2020, and he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
