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Virginia (Montero)
''Virginia'' (1873) is an opera in four acts with music by Venezuelan composer José Ángel Montero and libretto, in Italian, by Domenico Bancalari. It is believed to be the first opera ever composed in Venezuela, and was first performed in the Teatro Caracas on April 26, 1873. The plot of the opera deals with despotic power and social injustice. In 1969, the opera was revived in the Teatro Municipal de Caracas with the soprano Fedora Alemán in the title role. Later it was recorded, and revived again in July 2003, in a setting by the Compañía Nacional de Ópera Alfredo Sadel and the Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex, with Elizabeth Almenar, Cayito Aponte and Amelia Salazar in the principal roles. 1969 recording * Virginia: Fedora Alemán * Claudio: Ramón Iriarte * Icilio: Blas Martínez * Marcos: Alfredo Izquierdo * Virginio: Danilo Van der Hahn * Emilia: Yolanda Correa * Chorus of the Escuela Nacional de Ópera * Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela * Conductor: Primo Casa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Ángel Montero
José Ángel Montero (born Caracas October 2, 1832 - died Caracas August 24, 1881) was a Venezuelan opera composer, a contemporary of the Brazilian Antônio Carlos Gomes, Carlos Gomes. As ''maestro di capilla'' at the cathedral of Caracas he wrote religious music; he also composed a number of zarzuelas and, in 1873, the opera ''Virginia (Montero), Virginia'', to an Italian language, Italian-language libretto. Works *''Doña Inés'' or ''la Política en el Hogar'', 1862. *''La modista'' (zarzuela in two acts, 1864). *''Fabio o Estela'' or ''el casamiento por Dote'', 1865. *''La curiosidad de las Mujeres'' or ''El Huésped enamorado'', 1865. *''Los Alemanes en Italia'', 1866. *''Colegialas con colegialas'' (zarzuela in two acts), 1868. *''La Castañera'', 1868. *''El Charlatán Mudo'', 1873. *''Diamira'', 1873. *''Virginia'', 1873. *''Tragedia Lírica'', 1873. *''Atrás'' or ''el Centinela''. *''Un baile en Caracas'' or ''el Cumpleaños de Leonor'' (zarzuela in one act), 1865. *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Iriarte
Ramón Iriarte (born July 25, 1930, in Paris, France) is a Venezuelan-born Canadian baritone opera singer. His father Segundo Iriarte was Venezuelan and his mother Felisa Estivalez was Basque-Spanish. Due to World War II and the political situation in France the life for children was not easy, his mother feared his younger brother was starting to get mentally ill from the constant air-raid sirens. In 1939, when Iriarte was nine his family emigrated to Venezuela seeking a better future and peace from WWII. Operatic training and career Several years later, Iriarte started his singing lessons with Carmen Teresa Machado followed by Irene Eberstein as teachers. We also know that Mr. Primo Casale and Mme. Nina de Iwanek were in charge of his music repertoire. His career began in 1957 in La Escuela Nacional de Opera of Venezuela (preceding the creation in 1966 of the Instituto Nacional de Cultura y Bellas Artes – INCIBA). There, he sang roles in the operas '' Rigoletto'', '' Un ballo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Of Venezuela
Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as salsa and merengue, are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in the llanos, or plains. Genres Joropo Joropo was developed by creative artists such as Juan Vicente Torrealba, Ignacio Figueredo, Augusto Bracca, Genaro Prieto, Eneas Perdomo and Angel Custodio Loyola, who helped to popularize the music throughout the country. Since then a slick, contemporary form of pop-llanera has developed which has earned the scorn of some purists who perceive it as stale and watered-down. Some singers, such as Adilia Castillo, Lorenzo Herrera, Simon Diaz, Mario Suarez, Edith Salcedo, Magdalena Sanchez, Rafael Montaño, Reyna Lucero, Cristina Maica, José Catire Carpio, Cristobal Jimenez, Juan de los Santos Contreras ( El Carrao de Palmarito) and Reynaldo Armas have maintained a huge following over the years. In a similar vein, there is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1873 Operas
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Operas
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singing: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Culture
The cultures of Venezuela are diverse and complex, influenced by the many different people who have made Venezuela their home. Venezuela has distinctive and original art, literature and music. People Venezuela's cultural heritage includes the original Venezuelan natives, the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, and the 19th century waves of immigration that brought many Italians, Portuguese, Arabs, Germans, Moroccan Jews, and others from the bordering countries of South America. About 93% of Venezuelans live in urban areas in the northern part of the country. Even though almost half of the land area is south of the Orinoco River, only 5% of the population lives in that area. More than 71% of the population call themselves Catholic and most of the rest are other Christians, mainly Protestant. Venezuela's heritage, art, and culture have been heavily influenced by its Caribbean context, including its historic architecture, art, landscape and boundaries. Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primo Casale
Primo Casale (1904–1981) was an Italian-born Venezuelan conductor, composer, and violinist. Casale was born in Lombardy, Italy. He was first a violinist at La Scala and participated in recitals for Radio Audizioni Italiane. He came to Venezuela in 1948 and became one of the foremost teachers of composition in the country at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música Juan José Landaeta. His students include composer Alfredo del Monaco, winner of the Tomás Luis de Victoria Ibero-American Prize, and the internationally active conductors Maria Guinand and Carmen Helena Téllez. He also developed in Venezuela an intense activity as conductor, a career that had begun in Milan with a chamber orchestra that he himself had founded and which traveled through Italy and Germany. Casale was a broadcaster and promoter of the opera in Venezuela. In 1949 he founded the choir of the Caracas opera. This group, which played for several years without any financial support, made its debut with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blas Martínez
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Opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as '' Singspiel'' and '' Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex
The Teresa Carreño Cultural Complex (''Complejo Cultural Teresa Carreño''), also known as Teresa Carreño Theater (''Teatro Teresa Carreño''), is the most important theatre of Caracas and Venezuela, where performances include symphonic and popular concerts, opera, ballet and plays. It is the second largest theater in South America after the Néstor Kirchner Cultural Centre at Buenos Aires. The theatre was built on a lot and named after the Venezuelan pianist Teresa Carreño. It is located in the cultural district of the city: Bellas Artes. It houses two concert halls: the ''José Félix Ribas'' and the ''Ríos Reyna'' (named after José Félix Ribas and Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, respectively). The following are resident performing arts groups: * Teresa Carreño Opera Choir * Teresa Carreño Ballet directed up to 2002 by choreographer Vicente Nebrada * National Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela. Its spaces are also shared by the National Theater Company of Venezuela and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
