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Messa Per Rossini
Messa per Rossini L'oeuvre oubliée... 13 novembre 2018 30 ans Un événement exceptionnel pour fêter les 30 ans du chœur ! 1792 – 1868 Pour le 150è anniversaire de la disparition du maître, le chœur Arianna présente pour la première fois dans notre région une œuvre du Répertoire Romantique majeure et pourtant oubliée : Messa per Rossini composée en 1868-69 par Antonio Antonio Carlo Antonio Federico Alessandro BUZZOLA BAZZINI PEDROTTI CAGNONI RICCI NINI Requiem – Kyrie Dies irae Tuba mirum Quid sum miser Recordare Jesu Ingemisco Raimondo Carlo Gaetano Pietro Lauro Teodulo Giuseppe BOUCHERON COCCIA GASPARI PLATANIA ROSSI MABELLINI VERDI Confutatis – Oro supplex Lacrymosa Domine Jesu Sanctus Agnus Dei Lux æterna Libera me 13 novembre 1868, l'Europe musicale est sous le choc : Rossini est mort ! Les hommages pleuvent de toutes parts : compositeurs, musiciens, politiciens ou simples mélomanes, aucun ne trouve assez de mots pour exprimer son désarroi face à cette perte immense. Il est vrai que, de son vivant même, Gioacchino Rossini est devenu une légende, lui qui, après avoir composé des chefs-d'œuvres immortels, dont plus de trente opéras, a décidé, dès 1830, de se retirer en n'écrivant plus que pour ses amis. Cette longue « retraite » voit naître tout de même des œuvres extrêmement célèbres telles que le Stabat Mater (1841) ou la Petite Messe Solennelle (1864). L'Italie est en deuil Verdi souhaite un hommage au maître digne de son talent, de son génie. Non pas un simple concert hommage ou des discours... Il faut une œuvre monumentale qui rappelle au monde, aux générations futures, à quel point Rossini était immense. -
Coro Del Teatro Regio Di Parma Martino Faggiani Maestro Del Coro
osn.rai.it OSNrai Stagione orchestrasinfonicarai 8 - orchestraRai Auditorium Rai “Arturo Toscanini”, Torino 2 25-26/10 Giovedì 25 ottobre 2018, 20.30 Venerdì 26 ottobre 2018, 20.00 James Conlon direttore Verdi GIOVEDÌ 25 OTTOBRE 2018 ore 20.30 VENERDÌ 26 OTTOBRE 2018 2° ore 20.00 James Conlon direttore Anna Pirozzi soprano Marianna Pizzolato contralto Saimir Pirgu tenore Riccardo Zanellato basso Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma Martino Faggiani maestro del coro Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Messa da Requiem per soli, coro e orchestra (1874) I. Requiem e Kyrie II. Dies irae III. Offertorio IV. Sanctus V. Agnus Dei VI. Lux aeterna VII. Libera me, Domine Durata: 84’ ca. Il concerto di giovedì 25 ottobre è trasmesso in diretta su Radio3. Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem per soli, coro e orchestra 16 marzo 1874: “...quella Diavola di Messa, la quale finalmente è finita”. Dopo trent’anni e passa di dedizione pressoché totale al melodramma, Verdi completava un approdo alla musica sacra che oggi ci appare tutt’altro che casuale o privo di significato. Un approdo, certo, non un ritorno: troppo lontane nel tempo, ma soprattutto nello spazio mentale, le composizioni giovanili scritte a Busseto, prima che il teatro diventasse definitivamente la sua professione. Ma, a ben vedere, fra quei giorni ormai sbia- diti nella memoria e questo poderoso presente un filo sottile sottile di continuità forse c’è. La prima pietra l’aveva posta nel 1868, alla morte di Gioachino Rossini, lanciando l’idea di un Requiem collettivo in sua memo- ria, musicato una parte per ciascuno dai principali composi- tori italiani. -
Staged Treasures
Italian opera. Staged treasures. Gaetano Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioacchino Rossini © HNH International Ltd CATALOGUE # COMPOSER TITLE FEATURED ARTISTS FORMAT UPC Naxos Itxaro Mentxaka, Sondra Radvanovsky, Silvia Vázquez, Soprano / 2.110270 Arturo Chacon-Cruz, Plácido Domingo, Tenor / Roberto Accurso, DVD ALFANO, Franco Carmelo Corrado Caruso, Rodney Gilfry, Baritone / Juan Jose 7 47313 52705 2 Cyrano de Bergerac (1875–1954) Navarro Bass-baritone / Javier Franco, Nahuel di Pierro, Miguel Sola, Bass / Valencia Regional Government Choir / NBD0005 Valencian Community Orchestra / Patrick Fournillier Blu-ray 7 30099 00056 7 Silvia Dalla Benetta, Soprano / Maxim Mironov, Gheorghe Vlad, Tenor / Luca Dall’Amico, Zong Shi, Bass / Vittorio Prato, Baritone / 8.660417-18 Bianca e Gernando 2 Discs Marina Viotti, Mar Campo, Mezzo-soprano / Poznan Camerata Bach 7 30099 04177 5 Choir / Virtuosi Brunensis / Antonino Fogliani 8.550605 Favourite Soprano Arias Luba Orgonášová, Soprano / Slovak RSO / Will Humburg Disc 0 730099 560528 Maria Callas, Rina Cavallari, Gina Cigna, Rosa Ponselle, Soprano / Irene Minghini-Cattaneo, Ebe Stignani, Mezzo-soprano / Marion Telva, Contralto / Giovanni Breviario, Paolo Caroli, Mario Filippeschi, Francesco Merli, Tenor / Tancredi Pasero, 8.110325-27 Norma [3 Discs] 3 Discs Ezio Pinza, Nicola Rossi-Lemeni, Bass / Italian Broadcasting Authority Chorus and Orchestra, Turin / Milan La Scala Chorus and 0 636943 132524 Orchestra / New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / BELLINI, Vincenzo Vittorio -
Festivales De Verano Diana Damrau Gustav Leonhardt Julia Fischer
REVISTA DE MÚSICA Año XXVI - Nº 263 - Mayo 2011 - 7 € Año XXVI - Nº 263 Mayo 2011 DOSIER Festivales de verano ENCUENTROS Diana Damrau ACTUALIDAD Gustav Leonhardt DISCOS Julia Fischer Seis piezas op. 6 de Webern CA-MAYO11 19/4/11 13:43 Página 1 CONCIERTOS AUGUSTO S.L. Agencia de Conciertos En Celebración de los 150 años de la unificación de Italia (1861-2011) CORO Y ORQUESTA DEL TEATRO REGIO DE TURÍN Director: Gianandrea Noseda “REQUIEM” de G. VERDI Tamar Iveri Soprano Daniela Barcellona Mezzo Soprano Maksim Aksenov Tenor Ildar Abdrazakov Bajo GIRA EN ESPAÑA - MAYO 2011 18 - CASTELLÓN. Auditorio. 20:00h. www.culturalcas.com 19 - MURCIA. Auditorio V. Villegas. 20:00h. Programa: Grandes Coros de Verdi www.auditoriomurcia.org Gira organizada por: 20 - MADRID. Auditorio Nacional. 22:30h. www.auditorionacional.mcu.es CONCIERTOS AUGUSTO S.L. Calle Viento 15, 2ºB. 21 - OVIEDO. Auditorio Príncipe Felipe. 20:00h. 28220 Madrid. www.palaciocongresos-oviedo.com Telf: 916 340 205 23 - ZARAGOZA. Auditorio Palacio de Congresos. 20:15h. [email protected] www.auditoriozaragoza.com www.conciertosaugusto.com 263-Pliego 1 19/4/11 14:07 Página 1 AÑO XXVI - Nº 263 - Mayo 2011 - 7 € 2 OPINIÓN SCHERZO DISCOS 51 CON NOMBRE Sumario PROPIO DOSIER 91 6 Gustav Leonhardt Festivales de verano Pablo J. Vayón ENCUENTROS 8 AGENDA Diana Damrau Patrick Dillon 114 12 ACTUALIDAD NACIONAL EDUCACIÓN 118 JAZZ 34 ACTUALIDAD Pablo Sanz 120 INTERNACIONAL LIBROS 122 46 ENTREVISTA LA GUÍA 124 Josep Pons Luis Suñén CONTRAPUNTO Norman Lebrecht 128 50 Discos del mes Colaboran -
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Messa Da Requiem
Giuseppe VERDI Messa da Requiem Soli (SMsTB), Coro (SATB) Ottavino, 2 Flauti, 2 Oboi, 2 Clarinetti, 4 Fagotti 4 Corni, 4 Trombe, 4 Trombe da lontano, 3 Tromboni, Oficlëide Timpani, Gran Cassa 2 Violini, Viola, Violoncello, Contrabbasso herausgegeben von/edited by Norbert Bolin Klavierauszug/Vocal score Paul Horn Carus 27.303/03 Inhalt Besetzung: 1. Requiem . 3 Kyrie . 7 Ottavino (auch Flauto III) Flauto I, II Sequentia Oboe I, II 2. Dies irae . 15 Clarinetto I, II Tuba mirum. 21 Fagotto I–IV Mors stupebit . 25 Liber scriptus . 26 Corno I–IV Quid sum miser. 33 Tromba I–IV Rex tremendae . 37 Tromba da lontano I–IV Recordare . 43 Trombone I, II, III Ingemisco . 46 Ofi clëide Confutatis . 49 Lacrimosa . 56 Timpani Gran Cassa 3. Offertorio . 63 Soli: 4. Sanctus . 76 Soprano Mezzosoprano 5. Agnus Dei . 88 Tenore Basso Communio 6. Lux aeterna . 93 Coro: Soprano 7. Libera me . 100 Contralto Tenore Basso Violino I Violino II Viola Violoncello Contrabbasso Zu diesem Werk ist folgendes Aufführungsmaterial käufl ich erhältlich: Partitur (kartoniert, Carus 27.303/00), Partitur (Leinen, Carus 27.303/01), Klavierauszug (Carus 27.303/03), Chorpartitur (Carus 27.303/05), Studienpartitur (Carus 27.303/07), komplettes Orchestermaterial (Carus 27.303/19). Der vorliegende Klavierauszug ist auch verwendbar für Aufführungen der reduzierten Fassung des Requiems mit Soli, Chor, Horn, Schlagzeug (2 Spieler: Marimba, Gran Cassa, Timpani), Klavier und Kontrabass (Carus 27.303/50, arr. Michael Betzner-Brandt). The following performance material is available for sale: Full score (paperback, Carus 27.303/00), full score (clothbound, Carus 27.303/01), vocal score (Carus 27.303/03), choral score (Carus 27.303/05), study score (Carus 27.303/07), complete orchestral material (Carus 27.303/19). -
Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Summer, 2006
2006 Tanglewood BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 125th Season, 2005-2006 Saturday, July 22, at 8:30 JAMES LEVINE conducting Please note that bass Ferruccio Furlanetto has regretfully had to withdraw from this concert performance of Don Giovanni because of illness. We are grateful that bass- baritone Luca Pisaroni has agreed at very short notice to sing the role of Leporello in Mr. Furlanetto's place. Luca Pisaroni Making his Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood debuts this evening, bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni grew up in Busseto, Parma. His musical training began at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan and continued with Renato Sassola in Buenos Aires and Armen Boyajian and John Fisher in New York. His opera credits include Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro in Klagenfurt (for which he was awarded the Vienna State Opera's Eberhard-Wachter-Medal, as "young revelation of the season"), Masetto in Don Giovanni at the 2002 Salzburg Festival under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Colline in La boheme at the Opera-Bastille in Paris, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro at the Opera National du Rhin in Strasbourg and at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Alidoro in La Cenerentola in Santiago, Chile, and Guglielmo in Costfan tutte at the Mozartwochen at the Salzburg Landestheater. He returned to the 2003 Salzburg Festival for Publio in La clemenza di Tito, also reprising Masetto under Nikolaus Harnoncourt that same year. In concert, he has sung Haydn's Nelson Mass at the Salzburg Easter Festival, Zebul in Handel's Jephtha with the Berlin Philharmonic, Michael Haydn's Requiem in C minor at the Salzburg Festival under Ivor Bolton, Mozart's Coronation Mass with Jean-Christophe Spinosi, and Mozart's Mass in C Minor at the Salzburg Festival under Mark Minkowski. -
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2017-2018 Mellon Grand Classics Season
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 2017-2018 Mellon Grand Classics Season April 27, 28 and 29, 2018 MANFRED HONECK, CONDUCTOR SIMONA SATUROVA, SOPRANO KATE ALDRICH, MEZZO-SOPRANO KONU KIM, TENOR JAN MARTINÍK, BASS MENDELSSOHN CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH MATTHEW MEHAFFEY, DIRECTOR GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem Mass I. Requiem II. Dies Irae III. Offertorio IV. Sanctus V. Agnus Dei VI. Lux Aeterna VII. Libera Me Ms. Saturova Ms. Aldrich Mr. Kim Mr. Martiník Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh April 27-29, 2018, page 1 PROGRAM NOTES BY DR. RICHARD E. RODDA GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem Mass Giuseppe Verdi was born in Le Roncole, Italy on October 10, 1813, and died in Milan on January 27, 1901. He composed his Requiem Mass from 1871-1874, and it was premiered in Milan at the San Marco Cathedral with Verdi conducting on May 22, 1874. The Requiem was composed in memory of the Italian poet, playwright and author Alessandro Manzoni, a dominant figure in 19th-century Italy who was revered by Verdi, and was premiered exactly one year after his death in 1873. The Pittsburgh Symphony premiered the work at Syria Mosque under the direction of Fritz Reiner on March 29, 1940, and it was most recently performed with music director Manfred Honeck on December 5, 2010. The score calls for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, four bassoons, four horns, four orchestral trumpets and four additional off-stage trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum and strings. Performance time: approximately 1 hour 24 minutes GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem Mass, in Memory of Alessandro Manzoni (1873-1874) Verdi was, above all, a patriot. -
Nikoloz Rachveli the Rest Is Silence Requiem for Holocaust and Violence Victims for Mezzo-Soprano, Mixed Choir and Orchestra *40 Min
Nikoloz Rachveli The Rest is Silence Requiem for Holocaust and violence victims for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir and orchestra *40 min World premiere - 19.12 2016 at the Teatro alla Scala Georgian Premiere - 27.12.2017 at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre This composition, which was specially created for Anita Rachvelishvili's concert at the Teatro alla Scala, is dedicated to the memory of people who have been tortured and killed unjustly. The final words from Shakespeare's Hamlet are used for a title. The work is based on a poem "Death Fugue”, written by an outstanding poet Paul Celan (1920-1970) about his experience in the Nazi concentration camps. Five-piece vocal cycle consists of Georgian poet Vazha Pshavela’s (1861-1915) poem “I could not save anyone” and poem about Jewish boy - 1st part, 2nd part - The Fest of the Tortured Souls, 3rd - Hebrew lullaby by Emanuel Harussi (1903- 1979), 4th - "Death Fugue" by Paul Celan, and 5th part - Postludium, where Paul Celan reads his own poem written in the concentration camp. After the premiere on December 27, 2017 the mesmerized public was silent for a long time before a standing ovation. "Although defending human rights is the supreme value of humanity, injustice and brutality remains an irreparable problem of nowadays. If we consider the Earth as a whole, we find that the largest percentage of its population is still sacrificed to dictatorship, repression, the death penalty, political and religious confrontations, terrorist acts and territorial conflicts. Mental and technological progress has failed to protect the most vulnerable people until today; the world is still full of displaced refugees, innocent prisoners fighting for the freedom of speech. -
FALL 2016 CUES Diversify Your Assets: Invest in the Arts
OPERAVOLUME 57 NUMBER 02 | FALL 2016 CUES Diversify your Assets: Invest in the Arts. We applaud the artists and patrons who invest in our community. SAN ANTONIO | AUSTIN | HOUSTON | DALLAS | CORPUS CHRISTI 1.866.805.1385 | STMMLTD.COM painting: “Opera” by Alex Kenevsky, c. 2005 HoustonOpera2016.indd 1 7/25/16 12:19 PM > THE ELIXIR OF LOVE OCT. NOV. 21 | 23 m | 26 | 29 1m* | 3m* | 4 | 9† * Student Matinees † High School Night FAUST OCT. NOV. 28 | 30m 5 | 8 | 11 , The Elixir of Love PATRICK SUMMERS PERRYN LEECH A scene from A scene from Artistic & Music Director Managing Director Margaret Alkek Williams Chair Welsh National Opera. Photo by Brian Tarr. Welsh Opera Cues is published by Houston Grand Opera Association; all rights reserved. Opera Cues is produced by Houston Grand Opera’s Communications Department, Judith Kurnick, director. Director of Publications Laura Chandler Art Direction / Production Pattima Singhalaka Contributors Paul Hopper Perryn Leech Brian Speck Jim Townsend For information on all Houston Grand Opera productions and events, or for a complimentary season brochure, please call the Customer Care Center at 713-228-OPERA (6737). Houston Grand Opera is a member of OPERA America, Inc., and the Theater District Association, Inc. FIND HGO ONLINE: HGO.org facebook.com / houstongrandopera twitter.com / hougrandopera instagram.com/hougrandopera Sparkle and Shine. Day, Casual and Evening Nina McLemore Boutique 1965 West Gray · Houston · 713.993.6662 New York, Aspen, Vail, Chevy Chase, MD, Atlanta, Palm Desert, Seattle, Scottsdale, San Francisco, Birmingham, MI, Cleveland, Chestertown, MD www.ninamclemore.com KEEPING ELITE PERFORMERS IN THE SPOTLIGHT. -
Man Übertreibt Wohl Nicht, Wenn Man in Verdis
Abonnement B, 1. Konzert Freitag 31.08.2018 Sonnabend 01.09.2018 20.00 Uhr · Großer Saal KONZERTHAUSORCHESTER BERLIN CORO DEL TEATRO LA FENICE JURAJ VALČUHA Dirigent KRASSIMIRA STOYANOVA Sopran DANIELA BARCELLONA Mezzosopran ANTONIO POLI Tenor RICCARDO ZANELLATO Bass CLAUDIO MARINO MORETTI Choreinstudierung „Man übertreibt wohl nicht, wenn man in Verdis Messa da Requiem – trotz Mozarts, Cherubinis und Berlioz‘ Ver- tonungen desselben Textes – die musikalisch eindrucks- vollste, wirkungsmächtigste Totenmesse seit dem Aus- gang der Renaissance sieht.“ UWE SCHWEIKERT, MUSIKWISSENSCHAFTLER UND VERLEGER (2000) PROGRAMM Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Messa da Requiem 1. REQUIEM (CHOR UND SOLI) 2. DIES IRAE (CHOR UND SOLI) 3. OFFERTORIO (SOLI) 4. SANCTUS (CHOR) 5. AGNUS DEI (SOPRAN- UND MEZZOSOPRAN-SOLO, CHOR) 6. LUX AETERNA (MEZZOSOPRAN-, TENOR- UND BASS-SOLO) 7. LIBERA ME (CHOR UND SOPRAN-SOLO) KONZERT OHNE PAUSE PREMIUMPARTNER PRÄSENTIERT VON Mobiltelefon ausgeschaltet? Vielen Dank! Cell phone turned off? Thank you! Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass Ton- und / oder Bildaufnahmen unserer Auf- führungen durch jede Art elektronischer Geräte strikt untersagt sind. Zuwiderhand- lungen sind nach dem Urheberrechtsgesetz strafbar. Verdis beste Oper Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem für Soli, Chor und Orchester ENTSTEHUNG 1873-74 · URAUFFÜHRUNG 22.5.1874 Mailand, Chiesa San Marco (unter Leitung des Komponisten) · BESETZUNG Sopran-, Mezzosopran-, Tenor- und Bass-Solo, Chor – Pic- colo, 2 Flöten, 2 Oboen, 2 Klarinetten, 4 Fagotte, 4 Hörner, 4 Trompeten (sowie 4 Trompe- ten hinter der Bühne), 3 Posaunen, Ophikleïde, Pauken, Große Trommel, Streicher DAUER ca. 90 Minuten Freund und Feind haben Giuseppe Verdis Requiem als seine „beste Oper“ bezeichnet. In dieser Betite- lung schwingt Bewunderung für diese eindrückliche Tonsprache ebenso mit wie eine Verachtung darüber, dass der inzwischen 61-jährige Maestro die Grenze zwi- schen Bühnen- und Kirchenstil in keiner Weise respektiert hätte. -
DON GIOVANNI Di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
DON GIOVANNI di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mercoledì 15 Aprile ore 21.00 (Turno A) Venerdì 17 Aprile ore 21.00 (Turno B) Domenica 19 Aprile ore 18.30 (Turno C) Don Giovanni: Markus Werba Il Commendatore: Marco Spotti Donna Anna: Tamar Iveri Don Ottavio:Francisco Corujo Donna Elvira: Maria Luigia Borsi Leporello: Lorenzo Regazzo Masetto: Gezim Myshketa Zerlina: Barbara Bargnesi Direttore: Friédérick Chaslin Regia, scene e costumi: Giancarlo del Monaco Maestro del coro: Luigi Petrozziello ORCHESTRA FILARMONICA SALERNITANA “GIUSEPPE VERDI” CORO DEL TEATRO DELL’OPERA DI SALERNO Nuovo allestimento del teatro Municipale “Giuseppe Verdi” di Salerno Don Giovanni (Il dissoluto punito, o sia Il Don Giovanni) Dramma giocoso in due atti KV 527 di Lorenzo Da Ponte Musica di Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 Prima rappresentazione: Praga, Nationaltheater, 29 ottobre 1787 Don Giovanni gode, fra tutti i titoli mozartiani, del privilegio piuttosto raro di aver avuto una vita scenica ininterrotta: l’Ottocento romantico la ebbe a considerare addirittura l’opera per eccellenza, considerata uno dei massimi capolavori della storia della musica, della cultura occidentale e dello stesso Mozart. In essa vi è riflessa tutto il genio mozartiano nei diversi stili e modalità compositive e di un Settecento musicale giunto ormai all'apice del suo fulgore e alle porte dell'ormai prossimo Romanticismo. Una leggenda, nata dai non sempre affidabili ricordi della moglie Konstanze, tramanda che l’ouverture del Don Giovanni venne scritta da Mozart in fretta e furia, la notte che precedeva la prova generale dello spettacolo. È la seconda delle tre opere italiane che scrisse su libretto di Lorenzo Da Ponte, essa precede Così fan tutte (K 588) e segue Le nozze di Figaro (K 492).