Gilbert Bezzina is a French violinist and conductor of baroque opera. Gilbert Bezzina studied violin at the

Conservatory of Nice The Conservatoire Pierre Cochereau à rayonnement régional de Nice (C.R.R. de Nice) is a state-run regional music and dance conservatoire which serves the French city of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes). It was founded by Adeline Ballet, a pianist, in 1916. ...

and continues to perform and record as a violinist. In 1965 he founded the “Société de Musique Ancienne de Nice”, and in 1982 the “Ensemble Baroque de Nice”, with which he has presented, and in some cases recorded, a series of revivals of baroque operas. A selection of Bezzina's major opera revivals include: * Vivaldi's '' L'incoronazione di Dario'':

Gérard Lesne Gérard Lesne (; born 15 July 1956) is a French countertenor. He is also the founder and artistic director of the baroque music ensemble, Il Seminario Musicale. Life and career Gérard Lesne was born in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise. He was originall ...

, Henri Ledroit,

Dominique Visse Dominique Visse (born 30 August 1955) is a French countertenor and founder of the Ensemble Clément Janequin. Life and career Dominique Visse was a chorister at the Notre-Dame de Paris and studied organ and flute at the Versailles Conservatory. ...

, Michel Verschaeve, Isabelle Poulenard, dir. Gilbert Bezzina, recorded for Harmonia Mundi. * 2003 Vivaldi's '' Rosmira fedele'',

Opéra de Nice The Opéra de Nice is the principal opera venue in Nice, France, which houses the Ballet Nice Méditerrannée and the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra. It offers three types of performances: operas, ballets and classical music concerts. History The ...

. * 2007 Handel's ''

Teseo ''Teseo'' ("Theseus", HWV 9; ) is an opera seria with music by George Frideric Handel, the only Handel opera that is in five acts. The Italian-language libretto was by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Philippe Quinault's ''Thésée''. It was Han ...

'' at the

. Bezzina also has revived oratorios: * In 2007 Bezzina premiered a little-known second setting by Alessandro Scarlatti of ''

La Giuditta :''To be distinguished from Giuditta a German operetta by Franz Lehár.'' Note La Giuditta may refer to one of several Italian oratorios, further elaborated below. Each version of La Giuditta deals with the figure of Judith, from the Biblical A ...

'' in a '' mise en espace'' by Gilbert Blin. * 2009 Alessandro Scarlatti: ''Agar et Ismaele esiliati''.

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