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Andrea Bernasconi (c. 1706 – 24 January 1784) was an Italian
Andrea Bernasconi (c. 1706 – 24 January 1784) was an Italian composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
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He began his career in his native country as a composer of 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 ...
s. In 1755 he was appointed to the post of ''Kapellmeister
( , , ), from German (chapel) and (master), literally "master of the chapel choir", designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term has evolved considerably in i ...
'' at the Bavarian court in Munich where he produced several more operas successfully and a few symphonies. After 1772 his compositional output consisted entirely of sacred music. He was the stepfather of soprano Antonia Bernasconi
Antonia Bernasconi (1741–1803) was a German operatic soprano, originally from the Holy Roman Empire. She appeared in opera houses in Vienna, Milan, Venice, Naples and London.
Life
Bernasconi was born in Stuttgart in 1741; her father, named Wagel ...
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His festa teatrale
The term ''festa teatrale'' (Italian: , plural: ''feste teatrali'' ) refers to a genre of drama, and of opera in particular. The genre cannot be rigidly defined, and in any case ''feste teatrali'' tend to be split into two different sets: ''feste ...
'' L'Huomo'' was performed 14 June 1754 at the ducal opera house in Bayreuth
Bayreuth ( or ; High Franconian German, Upper Franconian: Bareid, ) is a Town#Germany, town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtel Mountains. The town's roots date back to 11 ...
.Music Cultures in Sounds, Words and Images Antonio Baldassarre, Tatjana Marković · 2018 p261 "... Andrea Bernasconi verfassten Festa teatrale: L'Huomo wagt sie einen philosophisch freimaurerischen Diskurs unter Einbeziehung von Versatzstücken aus dem antiken Theaterspektakel." This one-act tragicomedy was commissioned by Princess Wilhelmine of Bayreuth based on her poem ''L'Homme'', translated by Luigi Stampiglia.Recordings
''L'Huomo'' Philipp Mathmann Maria Ladurner Francesca Benitez Anna Herbst, Johanna Rosa Falkinger, Alice Lackner, Simon Bode. Florian Götz. Ensemble 1700 conductedDorothee Oberlinger
Dorothee Oberlinger (born 2 September 1969) is a German recorder player and professor.
Biography
Dorothee Oberlinger was born in Aachen and raised in Simmern. At the University of Cologne, she studied music education and German studies. Afte ...
3CD Sony 2024, performed at 46th Tage Alter Musik in Herne 2022, and May 2023.References
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* 1706 births 1784 deaths Italian Classical-period composers Italian Baroque composers Italian opera composers Italian male opera composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub