Gaetano Marinelli News
Italian composer
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- opera, classical music, oratorio
- Kingdom of Naples
- composer, music teacher, teacher
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2014-01-10 03:20:18
‘The Magic Flute’ — Abridged, and in English at the Met: ‘It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane. No, it’s… Papageno?’
[…] soon took on humanistic overtones. He even wrote a nice, fat part for himself, a pleasant little diversion for a performing artist, wouldn’t you say? The opera — actually, a Singspiel, which stresses spoken dialogue over sung recitative — derived from several sources, including a collection of Oriental tales compiled by Christoph Martin Wieland, and a contemporary stage play, Kaspar the Bassoonist or the Magic Zither [sic], by Schikaneder’s chief rival, an individual named Marinelli. Despite the tomfoolery present in Milos Forman’s 1984 Oscar-winning film adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play Amadeus, the opera enjoyed a vogue among serious musicians. Why, Beethoven himself held it in high esteem as a worthy stage vehicle. More than that, it’s a supreme challenge for directors and producers alike. The principal roles are no pushover, either. Any artist who believes The Magic Flute to be a “walk in the park” is in for […]
2013-06-28 20:32:17
Local Violinist Honoured for a Lifetime of Excellence
Andrew Dawes has been playing the violin since he was seven-years-old. The 73-year-old is the recipient of the Governor General 2013 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award in classical music. Photo by Carmine Marinelli. When the Order of Canada organizers called to ask if he would accept the Governor General’s 2013 Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award, Andrew Dawes thought they had him confused with another person. But there was no mistake. Despite developing focal dystonia, also known as writer’s cramp, in 2006 – which quickly ended his 59 years of performing – the renowned violinist’s years of teaching and 3,000 performances were enough to win him the award. Dawes, now 73, started playing the violin at seven-years-old when his mother enrolled him in music classes at Mount Royal University in Calgary. The parental guidance launched him on a career very different from the Alberta ranch life he grew up around. Renowned for his […]
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