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Italian opera composer (1792-1868)
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2024-03-14 14:53:47
Wilton’s Music Hall, LondonWith a dash of Monty Python and a sprinkling of Carry On, Charles Court Opera’s slimmed-down staging of the comic opera is pacy and entertainingImagine the Monty Python team making a foray into bel canto. Or perhaps a Carry On special set in an opera company with little budget but a ready source of Stetsons.
2024-03-13 08:05:00
Little short of a revelation: Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques & Christophe Rousset explore Wagner's influences with In the Shadows
In the Shadows: Auber, Bellini, Berlioz, Halévy, Méhul, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Spontini, Weber, Wagner; Michael Spyres, Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset; EratoReviewed 12 March 2024A wonderfully imaginative recital, showcasing both the wide range and variety of Wagner's musical influences as well as Spyres' own virtuosity and adaptabilityThe mature Richard Wagner would have wanted you to think that his art sprang directly from his imagination, without the influence of other composers, but the reality was more complex. The young Richard was something of a sponge, soaking up influences from all over. For instance, in 1833 Würzburg Theatre staged Giacomo Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable (premiered in Paris in 1831), it was the operatic event of the year. Richard Wagner's brother Albert was singing the title role and had managed to get Richard a job as chorus master at the theatre. 20-year-old Richard rehearsed the choruses of Meyerbeer's opera and this first exposure to the piece […]
2024-03-02 09:03:00
Shamus O'Brien: withdrawn by the composer for political reasons, Stanford's most popular opera languished in the 20th century but all that seems set to change
[…] 2019, Wexford Festival Opera performed Stanford's The Veiled Prophet (written in 1877), and will give the modern premiere of Stanford's The Critic, or An Opera Rehearsed (written in 1915) as part of the 2024 festival, marking the 100th anniversary of Stanford's death.David comments that the regular opera repertoire is quite narrow so it is important that lesser-known and neglected works are revived. He has always enjoyed reviving lesser-known operas and has been associated with the operas of Rossini. He enjoys performing these and adding that it is important to stage operas like Rossini's Ermione and Maometto II because they are good pieces that enrich the narrow repertory. He also adds that when he conducted Maometto II at Garsington they sold out eight performances. David wonders whether a contributory factor in early 19th-century Italian opera going out of fashion was precisely because they did not lend themselves to a naturalistic production style. Modern styles […]
2024-02-29 17:41:21
Gioachino Rossini, born Gioachino Antonio Rossini, on February 29 1792, in Pesaro, Papal States [Ita
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