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2022-08-14 09:30:00
Anglais - Bruno de Sá: “Opera business doesn’t reflect the discussions we’re having in our society”
[…] as a reference. I want to sing different things myself but also open a the way for people who will come after me. I do believe in generations; one opens the way for the next one. We had the first countertenor generation showing that men could sing high, then countertenors like Andrea Scholl, recording plenty of sacred music, and then people like Philippe Jaroussky, who entered the baroque world showing the operatic possibilities. Now Franco Fagioli is opening the repertoire with Rossini and Mozart. The process is tiring but necessary. However, you have to know the real reasons for some decisions. Are you taking me because you want my music elements or because you want to transform me into a freak to get money? In this case, it’s quite empty. This has to be done in a very serious and respectful way. Can you tell us more about Leonardo […]
2021-09-02 12:00:00
By Porpora demand
Important European revivals this season would like to return Nicola Porpora to the remarkable prominence he held during the first half of the 18th century. Trove Thursday argues his case with a “pirate” recording of Polifemo featuring Franco Fagioli in a star performance along with Xavier Sabata, Laura Aikin, Mary-Ellen Nesi and Christian Senn.
2021-07-19 09:18:39
We can dream: Bayreuth Baroque Festival 2021
One of the reasons that Richard Wagner built his festival theatre in Bayreuth was because he had been recommended the town because it was the home of Germany's largest theatre, the Margravial Opera House built by Frederick the Great's sister Wilhelmine in 1748, with an interior designed by the Italian theatre-design family of Bibiena, father and son. Performances had effectively ceased after Wilhelmine's death in 1758, which is why the theatre is so well preserved. Wagner barely used the theatre, it was not suited to his purposes, but restored in 2018 the theatre forms a superb backdrop for Baroque opera. The Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival was founded in 2020, under artistic director Max Emanuel Cencic, and the festival is returning this year for a second edition from 1-12 September 2021. There will be another chance to see Cencic's production of Nicola Porpora's opera Carlo il Calvo with Franco Fagioli, Max Emanuel […]
2020-05-20 08:11:46
Music for concentrated and serious listening: Piers Hellawell's Up by the Roots on Delphian
[…] ... without them I can't get any of my effects right': the first Carmen, exploring the performance of Célestine Galli-Marié - feature article Music aiming to deliberately provoke shock and terror: Ian Page talks about his new Sturm und Drang recording project with The Mozartists on Signum Classics - interview Pure escapism: La Bella Habana from the Cuban all-women orchestra, Camerata Romeu - CD review Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Franco Fagioli brings bravura brilliance and distinctive style to arias by the early 18th century Neopolitan composer - Cd review Home
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