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Accademia Bizantina
Ottavio Dantone (born 9 October 1960) is an Italian conductor and keyboardist (primarily harpsichord and fortepiano) particularly noted for his performances of Baroque music. He has been the music director of the Accademia Bizantina in Ravenna since 1996. Career Dantone trained at the Milan Conservatory, Conservatorio "Giuseppe Verdi" in Milan where he graduated in organ (music), organ and harpsichord. In 1985 he was awarded the Figured bass, Basso Continuo prize at the International Paris Festival and was also a laureate in the 1986 International Bruges Festival. Dantone made his debut as an opera conductor in 1999 with the first performance in modern times of Giuseppe Sarti's ''Giulio Sabino'' at the Teatro Comunale Alighieri, Teatro Alighieri in Ravenna. He made his La Scala debut in 2005 conducting Handel's ''Rinaldo (opera), Rinaldo'', and would conduct performances of the same opera at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne in 2011. Selected recordings All with the Accad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ottavio Dantone3
Ottavio is the Italian form of Octavius (praenomen), Octavius. Its feminine given name version is Ottavia. Ottavio may refer to: Given name * Ottavio Cinquanta, the President of the International Skating Union * Ottavio Leoni, Italian painter * Ottavio Piccolomini, (1599–1656), Italian nobleman and general * Ottavio Rinuccini (1562–1621), Italian composer * Ottavio Serena (1837–1914), Italian politician and judge Middle name * Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni (1657–1734), Italian composer Fictional characters * Don Ottavio, a character in Mozart's opera ''Don Giovanni'' * One of the male innamorati of the commedia {{given name, nocat Italian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. 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 Program music, programmatic music. He consolidated the emerging concerto form, especially the solo concerto, into a widely accepted and followed idiom. Vivaldi composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other musical instruments, as well as Sacred Music, sacred choral works and List of operas by Antonio Vivaldi, more than fifty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as ''The Four Seasons (Vivaldi), The Four Seasons''. Many of his compositions were written for the all-female music ensemble of the , a home for abandoned children. Vivaldi b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serse
''Serse'' (; English title: ''Xerxes''; HWV 40) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. It was first performed in London on 15 April 1738. The Italian libretto was adapted by an unknown hand from that by Silvio Stampiglia (1664–1725) for an earlier Xerse (Bononcini), opera of the same name by Giovanni Bononcini in 1694. Stampiglia's libretto was itself based on Xerse, one by Nicolò Minato (ca.1627–1698) that was set by Francesco Cavalli in 1654. The opera is set in Persian Empire, Persia (modern-day Iran) about 470 BC and is very loosely based upon Xerxes I of Persia. Serse, originally sung by a mezzo-soprano castrato, is now usually performed by a female mezzo-soprano or countertenor. The opening aria, "Ombra mai fu", sung by Xerxes to a plane tree (''Platanus orientalis''), is set to one of Handel's best-known melodies, and is often known as Handel's "Largo" (despite being marked "larghetto" in the score). Composition history In late 1737 the King's Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Germany, Handel spent his early life in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Handel started three commercial opera companies to supply the English nobility with Italian opera. In 1737, he had a physical breakdown, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajazet (opera)
''Bajazet'' (; also called ''Il Tamerlano'') (RV 703) is an Italian opera in 3 acts composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735. Its libretto was written by Agostino Piovene. It was premiered in Verona, during the Carnival season of that year. It includes a three-movement sinfonia as an introduction. The story is about the fate of Bajazet (known as Bayezid I) after being captured by Tamerlane (Timur Lenk). The famous aria " Sposa son disprezzata" is from this opera. Roles Synopsis Act I. ''In garden of occupied capital of Bursa, where Tamerlane resides following the defeat of the Turks''. :Scene 1 (Bajazet & Andronicus): Awaiting death, Bajazet tells Andronicus that if he weds Asteria he must hate Tamerlane. :Scene 2 (Andronicus & Idaspe). Andronicus tells Idaspe to watch Bajazet for Asteria’s sake. Idaspe warns him that Greece has already turned the Empire over to Tamerlane and that Asteria’s beauty will fade, but Andronicus could be crowned Byzantine emperor. :Scene 3 (Tamerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emőke Baráth
Emőke Baráth (born November 21, 1985) is a Hungarian soprano. She began her musical studies in Gödöllő, majoring in piano and cello, and then continued harp and vocal studies at thKing St. Stephen's Secondary School of Music in Budapest She began her singing studies under the direction of József Hormai. Her teacher at the Liszt Ferenc University of Music (2007-2012) was Júlia Pászthy, and in the 2011/2012 academic year she also graduated from the Florence Conservatory, where she was a student of Leonardo de Lisi. She participated in the master classes of Barbara Bonney, Kiri Te Kanawa, Éva Marton, Klára Kolonits, Nancy Argenta, Masaaki Suzuki, Alfred Brendel, Ferenc Rados, Sass Sass, Deborah York, Nicholas Clapton and Andrea Meláth. Already at the beginning of her career, Baráth gained many national and international recognitions. Among other things, she won third place at the Antonín Dvořák International Singing Competition in Karlovy Vary. In 2011, she won First ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giustino (Vivaldi)
''Il Giustino'' ''RV 717'' is a 1724 opera by Vivaldi set to a libretto by Nicolò Beregan, originally used for the 1683 opera of the same name by Giovanni Legrenzi, and also later set by Albinoni and Handel. The opera was composed for the 1724 carnival season in Rome and premiered at the Teatro Capranica. Roles Music The aria of Anastasio, ''Vedrò con mio diletto'', has become known as a recital piece and sung at concerts and on recordings by countertenors such as Philippe Jaroussky and Jakub Józef Orliński and by contraltos such as Sonia Prina. The Sinfonia of Act I, Scene V, is also used by Vivaldi as the main motif of the first movement of La Primavera ("Spring") from his concerti ''The Four Seasons''. Modern performances The opera was revived in modern times in 1985 in a production directed by Alan Curtis and performed at the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, at the Opéra Royal of the Palace of Versailles, and at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. According to data rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delphine Galou
Delphine Galou (born 1977) is a French contralto. Her vocal style allows her to perform the most virtuoso roles of the baroque repertoire. Early life and education Galou was born in Paris in 1977. She studied philosophy at the Sorbonne while also studying piano and voice. She was the "Discovery of the Year" of the French Association for the Promotion of Young Artists in 2004. Career Galou started her career in 2000 as a member of the ensemble of the "Jeunes Voix du Rhin", and performed at the Opéra national du Rhin in roles such as Hänsel in '' Hänsel und Gretel'', Lucretia in '' The Rape of Lucretia'', and Mercedes in ''Carmen'', and she was subsequently a guest in Rennes, Dijon, Caen, Angers-Nantes, Toulon, Nancy, Luxemburg, Freiburg, Basel, St Gallen, at the Händel Festival in Karlsruhe, and at the Schwetzingen Festival. Galou has established herself internationally as a George Frideric Händel specialist, with parts such as Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo, Alessandro, And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Mingardo
Sara Mingardo (born 2 March 1961) is an Italian classical contralto who has had an active international career in concerts and operas since the 1980s. Her complete recording of Anna in Hector Berlioz's '' Les Troyens'' won a Gramophone Award and both the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording and the Grammy Award for Best Classical Album in 2002. Some of the other roles she has performed on stage or on disc include Andronico in '' Tamerlano'', Mistress Quickly in '' Falstaff'', Rosina in ''The Barber of Seville'', and the title roles in ''Carmen'', ''Giulio Cesare'', '' Riccardo Primo'', and '' Rinaldo''. She has also recorded several Vivaldi cantatas, Bach cantatas, and such concert works as Mozart's '' Requiem'', Rossini's '' Stabat Mater'', and Vivaldi's '' Gloria'' among others. Life and career Born in Venice, Mingardo studied singing with Paolo Ghitti in her native city at the Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia. She won first prize at the Toti dal Monte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders J
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names for many centuries, earliest attested in 1378. It was common for priests and farmers during medieval times. According to Statistics Sweden, as of 31 December 2021 it ranks 4th among the male names. The great frequency of this name at the point in time (around 1900) when patronymics were converted into family names is the reason why 1 out of every 30 Swedes today is called Andersson. The name day of Anders in the Scandinavian calendar is 30 November, and in the old peasant superstition that day was important for determining what the Christmas weather would be. If it was very cold on 30 November there would be much sleet on Christmas (and vice versa). In Denmark Donald Duck's name is ''Anders And''. The Fering name Anders may have been bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'incoronazione Di Dario
''L'incoronazione di Dario'' () ( RV 719) is a dramma per musica by Antonio Vivaldi with an Italian libretto by Adriano Morselli. The opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ... was first performed at the Teatro Sant'Angelo in Venice on 23 January 1717. Roles Recordings * 1986 John Elwes, Gérard Lesne, Henri Ledroit, Michel Verschaeve, Ensemble Baroque de Nice dir. Gilbert Bezzina. Harmonia Mundi. HMA 1901235-37. * 2014 Anders J. Dahlin, Sara Mingardo, Delphine Galou, Riccardo Novaro, Accademia Bizantia. Ottavio Dantone. Naïve Records. B00IGD7OE8. References External links * 1717 operas Operas by Antonio Vivaldi Italian-language operas Operas Opera seria {{italian-opera-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Piau
Sandrine Piau (born 5 June 1965) is a French soprano. She is particularly renowned in Baroque music although also excels in Romantic and modernist art songs. She has the versatility to perform works from Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart to Schumann, Debussy, and Poulenc. In addition to an active career in concerts and operas, she is prolific in studio recordings, primarily with Harmonia Mundi, Naïve, and Alpha since 2018. Biography Born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, she initially studied harp and turned to singing at the Conservatoire de Paris. After meeting William Christie, she commenced her exposure to Baroque music and their collaboration notably at the Aix-en-Provence Festival. She proceeded further vocal studies with Rachel Yakar and René Jacobs. She collaborated with many of the leading European conductors of the Baroque revival, including Marc Minkowski, Philippe Herreweghe, Paul McCreesh, Alan Curtis, Christophe Rousset, René Jacobs, and Fabio Biondi. Piau also excels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
