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Pacini, Parody and Il Pirata Alexander Weatherson
“Nell’orror di mie sciagure” Pacini, parody and Il pirata Alexander Weatherson Rivalry takes many often-disconcerting forms. In the closed and highly competitive world of the cartellone it could be bitter, occasionally desperate. Only in the hands of an inveterate tease could it be amusing. Or tragi-comic, which might in fact be a better description. That there was a huge gulf socially between Vincenzo Bellini and Giovanni Pacini is not in any doubt, the latter - in the wake of his highly publicised liaison with Pauline Bonaparte, sister of Napoleon - enjoyed the kind of notoriety that nowadays would earn him the constant attention of the media, he was a high-profile figure and positively reveled in this status. Musically too there was a gulf. On the stage since his sixteenth year he was also an exceptionally experienced composer who had enjoyed collaboration with, and the confidence of, Rossini. No further professional accolade would have been necessary during the early decades of the nineteenth century On 20 November 1826 - his account in his memoirs Le mie memorie artistiche1 is typically convoluted - Giovanni Pacini was escorted around the Conservatorio di S. Pietro a Majella of Naples by Niccolò Zingarelli the day after the resounding success of his Niobe, itself on the anniversary of the prima of his even more triumphant L’ultimo giorno di Pompei, both at the Real Teatro S.Carlo. In the Refettorio degli alunni he encountered Bellini for what seems to have been the first time2 among a crowd of other students who threw bottles and plates in the air in his honour.3 That the meeting between the concittadini did not go well, this enthusiasm notwithstanding, can be taken for granted. -
VOCAL 78 Rpm Discs Minimum Bid As Indicated Per Item
VOCAL 78 rpm Discs Minimum bid as indicated per item. Listings “Just about 1-2” should be considered as mint and “Cons. 2” with just the slightest marks. For collectors searching top copies, you’ve come to the right place! The further we get from the time of production (in many cases now 100 years or more), the more difficult it is to find such excellent extant pressings. Some are actually from mint dealer stocks and others the result of having improved copies via dozens of collections purchased over the past fifty years. * * * For those looking for the best sound via modern reproduction, those items marked “late” are usually of high quality shellac, pressed in the 1950-55 period. A number of items in this particular catalogue are excellent pressings from that era. * * * Please keep in mind that the minimum bids are in U.S. Dollars, a benefit to most collectors. * * * “Text label on verso.” For a brief period (1912-14), Victor pressed silver-on-black labels on the reverse sides of some of their single-faced recordings, usually with a translation of the text or similarly related comments. BESSIE ABOTT [s]. Riverdale, NY, 1878-New York, 1919. Following the death of her father which left her family penniless, Bessie and her sister Jessie (born Pickens) formed a vaudeville sister vocal act, accompanying themselves on banjo and guitar. Upon the recommendation of Jean de Reszke, who heard them by chance, Bessie began operatic training with Frida Ashforth. She subsequently studied with de Reszke him- self and appeared with him at the Paris Opéra, making her debut as Gounod’s Juliette. -
We Are Proud to Offer to You the Largest Catalog of Vocal Music in The
Dear Reader: We are proud to offer to you the largest catalog of vocal music in the world. It includes several thousand publications: classical,musical theatre, popular music, jazz,instructional publications, books,videos and DVDs. We feel sure that anyone who sings,no matter what the style of music, will find plenty of interesting and intriguing choices. Hal Leonard is distributor of several important publishers. The following have publications in the vocal catalog: Applause Books Associated Music Publishers Berklee Press Publications Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company Cherry Lane Music Company Creative Concepts DSCH Editions Durand E.B. Marks Music Editions Max Eschig Ricordi Editions Salabert G. Schirmer Sikorski Please take note on the contents page of some special features of the catalog: • Recent Vocal Publications – complete list of all titles released in 2001 and 2002, conveniently categorized for easy access • Index of Publications with Companion CDs – our ever expanding list of titles with recorded accompaniments • Copyright Guidelines for Music Teachers – get the facts about the laws in place that impact your life as a teacher and musician. We encourage you to visit our website: www.halleonard.com. From the main page,you can navigate to several other areas,including the Vocal page, which has updates about vocal publications. Searches for publications by title or composer are possible at the website. Complete table of contents can be found for many publications on the website. You may order any of the publications in this catalog from any music retailer. Our aim is always to serve the singers and teachers of the world in the very best way possible. -
Lafeniceinpiazza Don Carlo Di Giuseppe Verdi Inaugura Domenica
! COMUNICATO STAMPA Venezia, 23 ottobre 2019 LaFeniceinPiazza Don Carlo di Giuseppe Verdi inaugura domenica 24 novembre 2019 la Stagione Lirica e Balletto 2019-2020 del Teatro La Fenice. Lo spettacolo, con la regia di Robert Carsen e la direzione del Maestro Myung-Whun Chung, vede un cast prestigioso: Piero Pretti, Maria Agresta, Alex Esposito, Julian Kim, Veronica Simeoni. In attesa di questo evento la Fenice, in sinergia con l’Associazione Piazza San Marco e con i commercianti del Distretto del Commercio di Mestre, ha dato vita al progetto LaFeniceinPiazza trasportando l’opera di Verdi nelle vetrine del cuore di Venezia e di Mestre per condividere le emozioni e la bellezza dell’inaugurazione con un pubblico sempre più ampio e diversificato. Dal 24 ottobre al 24 novembre l’atmosfera della prima alla Fenice pervaderà Piazza San Marco e Piazza Ferretto, coinvolgendo molti esercizi commerciali che esporranno una vetrofania dedicata al Don Carlo, ideata da Massimo Checchetto, oltre ad oggetti di scena, foto e locandine provenienti dall’archivio storico del Teatro. Sono previsti quattro incontri culturali legati alle tematiche dell’opera verdiana. Il primo appuntamento avrà luogo mercoledì 30 ottobre alle ore 18.00 a Mestre, presso il Museo M9, dove lo scrittore Alberto Toso Fei racconterà la storia della Fenice attraverso curiosi aneddoti e di seguito il Sovrintendente Fortunato Ortombina illustrerà il Don Carlo. Il secondo incontro si terrà al The Gritti Palace, mercoledì 6 novembre alle ore 18.00, e vedrà protagonisti lo scrittore Giovanni Montanaro e l’attrice Ottavia Piccolo, che esploreranno il rapporto padre e figlio nella letteratura. -
Cimarosa Domenico
CIMAROSA DOMENICO Compositore italiano (Aversa, 17 XII 1749 - Venezia, 11 I 1801) Gioventù e formazione musicale 1 Nacque ad Aversa il 17 dicembre del 1749, città che aveva dato i natali anche a Nicolò Jommelli, un altro grande editore della scuola napoletana. Alla tenera età di quattro anni dovette lasciare la sua città natale per recarsi con la famiglia a Napoli. Andarono a vivere presso la chiesa di San Severo de' Padri Conventuali. Era figlio di Gennaro Cimarosa, un muratore occupato nella costruzione del Palazzo di Capodimonte, il quale durante la costruzione s'infortunò a morte a causa di una caduta. Sua madre invece era occupata come lavandaia nel monastero vicino alla chiesa. Fu proprio in questo ambiente che il giovane Domenico ricevette i primi rudimenti musicali dall'organista del monastero padre Polcano. Dimostrò subito di avere molte doti per la musica tant'è che nel 1761 fu ammesso al Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, dove rimase undici anni. I suoi insegnanti furono Gennaro Manna (all'epoca ritenuto il miglior insegnante dopo Alessandro Scarlatti), Antonio Sacchini (fino al 1766) e Fedele Fenaroli (il quale diede a Cimarosa lezioni di contrappunto). In pochi anni divenne un abile violinista, clavicembalistica ed organista, nonché un talentuoso cantante: i suoi compagni lo stimavano e lo ascoltavano con delizia mentre interpretava pezzi d'opera con bella voce, con grazia e con soavità; tra questi si ricordano Nicola Antonio Zingarelli e Giuseppe Giordani. Egli era caratterialmente mite ed abile, oltre che studioso e diligente. Dopo aver lasciato il conservatorio si perfezionò nel canto con il castrato Giuseppe Aprile e nella composizione con Nicolò Piccinni. -
Das Tragico Fine Auf Venezianischen Opernbühnen Des Späten 18
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Heidelberger Dokumentenserver Das tragico fine auf venezianischen Opernbühnen des späten 18. Jahrhunderts Textband Inauguraldissertation zur Erlangung der Doktorwürde der Philosophischen Fakultät der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg Zentrum für Europäische Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften Musikwissenschaftliches Seminar vorgelegt bei Prof. Dr. Silke Leopold von Katharina Kost November 2004 INHALT DANKSAGUNG............................................................................................. IV TEIL I: DIE FRAGE EINLEITUNG .................................................................................................................... 2 Die Geschichte des tragico fine in der italienischen Oper des 18. Jahrhunderts – Forschungsüberblick ........................................................................................................ 2 Tragico fine zwischen 1695 und 1780 ......................................................................... 4 Bislang in der Forschung berücksichtigte Aspekte im Repertoire ab 1780 .................. 9 Fragestellung und Vorgehensweise ................................................................................ 15 Die Eingrenzung des Repertoires .............................................................................. 15 Das Repertoire im Überblick ..................................................................................... 18 Untersuchung anhand von Vergleichen – Dramaturgie -
N15-16-17 Lettera Orvietana
Quadrimestrale d’informazione culturale dell’Istituto Storico Artistico Orvietano Lettera Orvietana Anno IX N. 24 dicembre 2008 L’Istituto accoglie l’Archivio del Movimento Federalista Europeo l Movimento Federalista Europeo è presente in città dal 1990. IMolte ed impegnative le iniziative della Sezione di Orvieto, in particolar modo nei primi anni di attività. Convegni ed incontri, valide collaborazioni con l’allora Azienda di promozione turistica dell’Orvietano, in un clima di ardente europeismo. In seguito, la politica gestionale, per questioni organizzative e manifeste diffi- coltà nell’individuazione di sinergie nelle contribuzioni, è stata caratterizzata da una forma di attivismo meno visibile, quasi som- merso, ma non meno efficace e fervente. In tal senso, il rapporto con l’Istituto Storico Artistico Orvietano appare tra i più consi- stenti. Tanto che l’Archivio della Sezione di Orvieto del Movi- mento Federalista Europeo è adesso conservato presso la sede del- l’Isao, con documenti, materiali propagandistici e pubblicazioni di settore in corso di catalogazione. Umberto Prencipe, La chiesa di San Giovenale a Orvieto, 1904, Orvieto, Fondazione CRO. (G.C.) Il nuovo anno porterà… Sommario I 60 anni della Costituzione 3 on sappiamo, come è ovvio, che cosa riserverà il nuovo anno al nostro sodalizio culturale. Sono molto Ndifficili le previsioni, anche a media scadenza, si capisce. In periodi storici piuttosto stagnanti, le cer- tezze divengono purtroppo auspici e, malgrado le buone volontà, bisogna muoversi con estrema cautela, per -
1. Early Years: Maria Before La Callas 2. Metamorphosis
! 1. EARLY YEARS: MARIA BEFORE LA CALLAS Maria Callas was born in New York on 2nd December 1923, the daughter of Greek parents. Her name at birth was Maria Kalogeropoulou. When she was 13 years old, her parents separated. Her mother, who was ambitious for her daughter’s musical talent, took Maria and her elder sister to live in Athens. There Maria made her operatic debut at the age of just 15 and studied with Elvira de Hidalgo, a Spanish soprano who had sung with Enrico Caruso. Maria, an intensely dedicated student, began to develop her extraordinary potential. During the War years in Athens the young soprano sang such demanding operatic roles as Tosca and Leonore in Beethoven’s Fidelio. In 1945, Maria returned to the USA. She was chosen to sing Turandot for the inauguration of a prestigious new opera company in Chicago, but it went bankrupt before the opening night. Yet fate turned out to be on Maria’s side: she had been spotted by the veteran Italian tenor, Giovanni Zenatello, a talent scout for the opera festival at the Verona Arena. Callas made her Italian debut there in 1947, starring in La Gioconda by Ponchielli. Her conductor, Tullio Serafin, was to become a decisive force in her career. 2. METAMORPHOSIS After Callas’ debut at the Verona Arena, she settled in Italy and married a wealthy businessman, Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Her influential conductor from Verona, Tullio Serafin, became her musical mentor. She began to make her name in grand roles such as Turandot, Aida, Norma – and even Wagner’s Isolde and Brünnhilde – but new doors opened for her in 1949 when, at La Fenice opera house in Venice, she replaced a famous soprano in the delicate, florid role of Elvira in Bellini’s I puritani. -
Jessica Pratt - Soprano
Jessica Pratt - Soprano Jessica Pratt est considérée comme l’une des meilleures interprètes de Bel cantos, même des plus difficiles du répertoire. Depuis ses débuts européens en 2007 dans Lucia di Lammermoor, la carrière de Jessica comprend des performances dans des théâtres et festivals comme le Metropolitan Opera New York, Teatro alla Scala of Milan, Gran Teatre Liceu of Barcelona, Zurich Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, le Vienna State Opera et le Royal Opera House Covent Garden. Elle a travaillé avec des chefs d’orchestre comme Daniel Oren, Nello Santi, Kent Nagano, Sir Colin Davis, Giacomo Sagripanti, Gianandrea Noseda, Carlo Rizzi, Roberto Abbado, Wayne Marshall et Christian Thielemann. Le répertoire de Jessica compte plus de 30 rôles différents, dont le plus célèbre est Lucia Ashton de Lucia di Lammermoor de Gaetano Donizetti dans plus de 27 productions, suivi de Amima de La Sonnambula de Vincenzo Bellini et Elvira de I Puritani du même compositeur. Elle est éGalement spécialiste du répertoire de Rossini : invitée fréquemment au Rossini Opera Festival à Pesaro, Jessica a tenu 12 rôles dans des opéras de ce compositeur, notamment les rôles principaux de Semiramide, Armida, Adelaide de BorGoGna, plus récemment Desdemona dans Otello au Gran Teatre de Liceu de Barcelone et Rosina dans Barbiere di Siviglia à l’Arena de Vérone. Un autre compositeur au centre du travail de Jessica est Gaetano Donizetti. Elle a fait ses débuts à La Scala de Milan avec La Prima Donna in Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali et plus tard, Lucia di Lammermoor. La saison dernière, elle a ajouté 4 nouvelles œuvres de Donizetti à son répertoire : La Fille du Regiment à l’Opera Las Palmas, Don Pasquale à l’ABAO de Bilbao, L'elisir d'amore au Gran Theatre Liceu de Barcelone et le rôle principal de Rosmonda d'Ingliterra en version de concert pour l’Opera di Firenze. -
MODELING HEROINES from GIACAMO PUCCINI's OPERAS by Shinobu Yoshida a Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requ
MODELING HEROINES FROM GIACAMO PUCCINI’S OPERAS by Shinobu Yoshida A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Music: Musicology) in The University of Michigan 2011 Doctoral Committee: Associate Professor Naomi A. André, Co-Chair Associate Professor Jason Duane Geary, Co-Chair Associate Professor Mark Allan Clague Assistant Professor Victor Román Mendoza © Shinobu Yoshida All rights reserved 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ...........................................................................................................iii LIST OF APPENDECES................................................................................................... iv I. CHAPTER ONE........................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION: PUCCINI, MUSICOLOGY, AND FEMINIST THEORY II. CHAPTER TWO....................................................................................................... 34 MIMÌ AS THE SENTIMENTAL HEROINE III. CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................. 70 TURANDOT AS FEMME FATALE IV. CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................. 112 MINNIE AS NEW WOMAN V. CHAPTER FIVE..................................................................................................... 157 CONCLUSION APPENDICES………………………………………………………………………….162 BIBLIOGRAPHY.......................................................................................................... -
Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 52,1932-1933
SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Branch Exchange Telephones, Ticket and Administration Offices, Commonwealth 1492 INC. Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor FIFTY-SECOND SEASON, 1932-1933 WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1932, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. INC. THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. BENTLEY W. WARREN President HENRY B. SAWYER Vice-President ERNEST B. DANE Treasurer HENRY B. CABOT, JR. ARTHUR LYMAN ERNEST B. DANE WILLIAM PHILLIPS N. PENROSE HALLOWELL EDWARD M. PICKMAN M. A. DE WOLFE HOWE HENRY B. SAWYER FREDERICK E. LOWELL BENTLEY W. WARREN W. H. BRENNAN, Manager G. E. JUDD, Assistant Manager 193 GERICKE Reviews the Past + * * When wiiheim returned the books he Gericke, the second con- said, I am completely ductor of the Boston dumbfounded! I do notsee Symphony Orchestra, what is left for me to do arrived in Boston one of here. You seem to have his first acts was to ex- had everything already; amine the programmes of more, much more, than that orchestra' s past three we ever had in Vienna/' seasons. In addition he studied care- Yet Gerickeprovedthat there was much fully two immense bound volumes left for him to do, for during his fifteen containing the programmes for the 17 years as conductor he brought the stand- years of concerts given by the Harvard ard of the concerts nearer to the high Musical Association. When he plane that Major Higginson desired. Time changes so many things. ... A will drawn a few years ago now may not represent the real wishes of the maker .. -
Figura 1. Teatri Di Venezia, Venezia Venezia 1868: L’Anno Di Ca’ Foscari a Cura Di Nico Stringa E Stefania Portinari
Figura 1. Teatri di Venezia, Venezia Venezia 1868: l’anno di Ca’ Foscari a cura di Nico Stringa e Stefania Portinari I teatri a Venezia nel 1868 Maria Ida Biggi (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Abstract In 1868 the theatrical context in Venice was affected by local abut also statal economic situation, due by the development of the new Italian State, formed after the Peace of Vienna that, signed on 23 October 1866, marked the end of the Third War of Independ- ence and the annexation of Venice to the unitary state. Venice therefore became less important for theatrical production, and the city was no longer among the capitals of theatre and music, as it could have been considered until in the first half of 19th century. A new trend throughout Europe was moreover the ‘grand opera’, while in Venice the dominant show was still the traditional musical opera, in addition to opera and ‘opera buffa’, created by great Italian composers. The theatres active in 1868 in the city are La Fenice, Teatro San Benedetto then called Rossini, Teatro Apollo, Teatro Malibran and Teatro San Samuele. Through the reviews of the Gazzetta di Venezia and documents such as sketches of the scene made by famous set designers, that interesting moment is reconstructed. Keywords Theatres. Venice. 1868. La Fenice. Teatro San Benedetto then Rossini. Teatro Apollo. Teatro Malibran. Teatro San Samuele. Giuseppe Bertoja. Pietro Bertoja. La condizione dei teatri nel 1868 a Venezia risente hanno sempre tenuto sotto particolare controllo i degli effetti della situazione economica della città teatri e quanto in essi andava rappresentandosi.