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L'arlesiana
() is an opera in three acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Leopoldo Marenco. It was originally written in four acts, and was first performed on 27 November 1897 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan. It was revised as a three-act opera in 1898, and a prelude was added in 1937. The opera is based on the play (1872) by Alphonse Daudet, which was itself inspired by a short story from his collection '' Letters From My Windmill'' () and is best known for the incidental music composed by Georges Bizet. Three famous arias from this opera are the "" written for a tenor, "" for a baritone, and for a mezzo-soprano, "". Julian Budden, ''L'arlesiana'', in ''Grove Music Online'', accessed 10 April 2007. Additionally, in 2011, the aria "" from the 4-act version was added to the present score by the publisher. Performance history In 2007, research at the Università degli Studi di Pavia placed the aria "" ("") in the first version of . The aria had been cut from the work after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Caruso
Enrico Caruso (, , ; 25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic first lyric tenor then dramatic tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and the Americas, appearing in a wide variety of roles that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. Generally recognized as the first international recording star, Caruso made around 250 commercially released recordings from 1902 to 1920. Biography Early life Enrico Caruso came from a poor but not destitute background. Born in Naples in the via Santi Giovanni e Paolo n° 7 on 25 February 1873, he was baptised the next day in the adjacent Church of San Giovanni e Paolo. His parents originally came from Piedimonte d'Alife (now called Piedimonte Matese), in the Province of Caserta in Campania, Southern Italy. Caruso was the third of seven children and one of only three to survive infancy. For decades, there was a story of Caruso's parents having had 21 children, 18 of whom died in infancy. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Cilea
Francesco Cilea (; 23 July 1866 – 20 November 1950) was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas ''L'arlesiana'' and ''Adriana Lecouvreur''. Biography Born in Palmi near Reggio di Calabria, Cilea was the son of a prominent lawyer and originally intended to follow his father into a law career. He gave an early indication of an aptitude for music when at the age of four he heard a performance of Vincenzo Bellini's ''Norma'' and was greatly affected by it. He was sent to study music at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella in Naples, where he quickly demonstrated his diligence and precocious talent, earning a gold medal from the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione (Department of Education). In 1889, for his final examination at the end of his course of study, he submitted his opera ''Gina'', with a libretto by Enrico Golisciani which was adapted from the old French play ''Catherine, ou La Croix d'or'' by Baron Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier de Mé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
È La Solita Storia Del Pastore
"" , also known as "", is an aria from act 2 of the opera ''L'arlesiana'' (1897) by Francesco Cilea. It is sung by Federico (tenor), who is deeply in love with a girl from Arles, the ''Arlesiana'' of the title, but his family has arranged his marriage with Vivetta. Vivetta has always loved Federico since childhood and is disappointed to know of his love for l'Arlesiana. When he has been left alone, Federico reads the letters of l'Arlesiana (which prove she has another lover) and ponders them with his broken heart. Aria database site. Retrieved 25 July 2018 Libretto wrote the Italian |
Giuseppe Filianoti
Giuseppe Filianoti (born 11 January 1974) is an Italian lyric tenor from Reggio Calabria. Early years Born in 1974, the Italian tenor obtained his degree in Literature from the Università Degli Studi di Messina, in the Sicilian town of Messina. In 1997, he graduated from the 'Francesco Cilea' Conservatory in his hometown, studying under Anna Vandi. Filianoti then won a prestigious two-year scholarship to the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala in Milan. It was during this time that he met Alfredo Kraus, who became his mentor and his decisive influence in artistic approach, nuance, technique, and style. Career Filianoti made his professional début in 1998 at Bergamo in the title role of ''Dom Sébastien'', by Gaetano Donizetti. In 1999, after singing Argirio in ''Tancredi'' at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, he was engaged by Riccardo Muti to sing in Paisello's '' Nina, o sia La pazza per amore'' with Teatro alla Scala (La Scala). In 2003, again under Muti, he opened the season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Lirico (Milan)
The Teatro Lirico (known until 1894 as the Teatro alla Canobbiana) is a theatre in Milan, Italy. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it hosted numerous opera performances, including the world premieres of Donizetti's '' L'elisir d'amore'' and Giordano's '' Fedora''. The theatre, located on Via Rastrelli, closed in 1998. However, a restoration project was begun in April 2007, and it has finally re-opened in December 2021 as the Teatro Lirico Giorgio Gaber. Stage Entertainment carried on the renovation of the Theatre, completing all finishes and all workings started by the administration "Comune di Milano". History The Teatro Regio Ducale, the court theatre of the Royal Palace of Milan, was destroyed by fire on February 26, 1776. With the city deprived of its only theatre, Giuseppe Piermarini was commissioned to design and build two new theatres on land surrounding the Palace. The church of Santa Maria della Scala was demolished to build the Teatro alla Scala. A second thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Arlésienne (short Story)
"L'Arlésienne" is a short story, written by Alphonse Daudet and first published in his collection '' Letters From My Windmill'' (''Lettres de mon moulin'') in 1869. On a commission from Léon Carvalho, the author transformed the story in 1872 into a play in three acts and five tableaux with music and chorus. Georges Bizet wrote incidental music for the play's first production on 1 October 1872, at the Vaudeville Theatre (now the Gaumont). The play was not successful and closed after only 21 performances. The music score was later used for two suites of the same name, the first established by Bizet himself in November 1872, the second after Bizet's 1875 death, by Ernest Guiraud. Another play was originally scheduled for the night of 1 October 1872, but it was withdrawn by the censors at the last minute and ''L'Arlésienne'' was substituted. Many of the patrons were disappointed with this change. Daudet's play formed the basis of the Italian opera '' L'arlesiana'' (1897) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Tracey
Minnie Tracey ( - January 29, 1929) was an American high lyric soprano. Early years Tracey was born in Albany, New York. She studied music abroad, including three years' training under Belgian operatic soprano Marie Sasse. Career In 1890, Tracey debuted in the Geneva Opera House in the role of Marguerite in ''Faust''. She received several curtain calls, and "Her success was unprecedented in the case of a debutante in Geneva." She created roles in some operas written by her friend Jules Massenet, and she sang with Caruso in London. Other cities in which she performed included Bordeaux, Marseilles, Milan, Nice, and Paris. Civic contributions While Tracey lived in Cincinnati, she "was a dominant factor in the city's artistic life." Her contributions included arranging a Mozart festival and achieving radio broadcasts of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Death On January 29, 1929, Tracey died at her home in Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 55. The following Sunday, a music column in ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral music, or to soprano C (C6) or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura soprano, coloratura, soubrette, lyric soprano, lyric, spinto soprano, spinto, and dramatic soprano, dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word ''wikt:sopra, sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' as the soprano is the highest pitch human voice, often given to the leading female roles in operas. "Soprano" refers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parterre Box
''Parterre Box'' (often stylized as ''parterre box'') is an online magazine devoted to opera, which cultivates an attitude that may be deemed to be campy, critical and opinionated with explicitly gay overtones. The publication was founded by the New Yorker James Jorden in 1993 during a period of under-employment as an opera director. It appeared bi-monthly from 1993 to 2001 in print form. It is now solely published on the Web, where it is considered an influential opera blog. In May 2005, Jorden introduced the first regular opera podcast entitled ''Unnatural Acts of Opera''. For this show, Jorden took on the drag persona of " La Cieca", a gossip commentator. La Cieca introduced a single act of what she called "demented" opera, concentrating on live vocal performances from around 1950 to the time the acts started. A highlight of the 2006 season of ''Unnatural Acts of Opera'' was the first ever podcast of Richard Wagner's four-opera cycle ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', an event J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jorden
James Glenn Jorden (August 6, 1954 – October 2, 2023) was an American blogger, journalist and music critic who wrote about opera. He was known for founding and editing the zine '' Parterre Box''. Background James Glenn Jorden was born on August 6, 1954, in Opelousas, Louisiana, and developed an interest in opera from an early age. He attended Louisiana State University. Career Some time after graduating college, Jorden moved to New York and sought work in the theater, including acting, directing, and teaching. In 1993, he founded '' Parterre Box'', a zine which covers the topic of opera from a queer perspective; in 1996, he began publishing it online. Jorden's work with ''parterre box'' also includes a podcast, ''Unnatural Acts of Opera''. ''Parterre Box'' and Jorden have been featured in numerous media publications, including ''Opera News'' magazine, ''The Advocate'', and ''The New York Times''. He also worked for a time as a web producer for Fox News. Until 2013, he was em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WQXR-FM
WQXR-FM (105.9 FM) is an American non-commercial classical radio station, licensed to Newark, New Jersey, and serving the North Jersey and New York City area. It is owned by the nonprofit organization New York Public Radio (NYPR), which also operates WNYC (AM), WNYC-FM and the four-station New Jersey Public Radio group. WQXR-FM broadcasts from studios and offices located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. The station is the core audio service for NYPR's WQXR brand. The current WQXR-FM is its second FM incarnation in the New York City area. The first WQXR-FM in turn traced its history to an earlier New York City station, WQXR, which broadcast on the AM band. Both of these earlier stations were commercial operations, broadcasting classical music and known as "the radio station of The New York Times". New York Public Radio acquired the WQXR-FM branding on July 14, 2009, as part of a three-way trade wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
