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Italian opera singer and teacher (1746-1810)
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2021-03-24 09:42:45
A castrato in Ireland: Tara Erraught, Peter Whelan & the Irish Baroque Orchestra recapture some of the magic of superstar castrato Tenducci
[…] greatly delighted to see me again … I am composing a scena for Tenducci, which is to be performed on Sunday; it is for pianoforte, oboe, horn and bassoon’ (27 August 1778). Frustratingly, the work is now lost, so the performers complete the programme with another work by Mozart written in the 1770s for another star castrato, sacred motet Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165, which was premiered at Milan’s Theatine Church in January 1773 by Venanzio Rauzzini. Soloist and ensemble are on fine form here with an opening movement with an engaging swagger to it. Whelan's speeds are quite brisk, but the passagework from Erraught is suitably joyful. The second aria is elegantly graceful whilst the concluding Alleluia is suitably bravura. The fact that Erraught, a mezzo-soprano, is singing a part usually sung by sopranos is an indication that soprano castrato voices were often closer to high mezzo-soprano in range. By […]
2020-12-07 05:00:00
Rauzzini: Opera Arias & Scenes (Capella Savaria)
Venazzio Rauzzini (1746-1810)Cantata "Piramo e Tisbe" (1775)Arias from "L'ali d'amore" (1776)Arias from "L'eroe cinese" (1782Mary Térey-Smith, Capella Savaria(Period Instruments)Centaur CRC 3416 (216)[Flac & Scans]
2019-10-23 23:00:00
Les Castrats au temps de Mozart
Castrato arias by JC Bach, Cherubini, Gazzaniga, Guadagni, Aprile, Rauzzini & Mozart (See back cover for tracks)Aris Christofellis, CountertenorFlavio Colusso, Ensemble Seicentonovocento(Period Instruments)EMI CDC 5 56134 2 (1996)[Flac & Scans]
2016-07-08 01:00:00
Venanzo Rauzzini (1746-1810) String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 2, No. 1 (1778) Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 1, No. 6 (1777) Violin Sonata in C major, Op. 15, No. 1 (1786) String Quartet in A major, Op. 7, No. 1 (1780) Six Miscellaneous Songs for Soprano & Piano (1795-1803) Stefanie True, Soprano Zsolt Kalló, Violin; Tamás Szekendy, Fortepiano Authentic Quartet (Period Instruments) Centaur CRC 3276 (2013) [Flac & Scans]
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