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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2016-03-02 22:44:09
Grotta Promises Graces
[…] of our space. I’ve always been fascinated by Viennese opera buffa of the 1780s, which contextualizes those amazing Mozart/Da Ponte operas – all too often we think they emerge from a vacuum. The Italian troupe in Vienna (hand-picked by Salieri) premiered a wide variety of works, and it’s remarkable to see the way all of these composers wrote for the same singers – playing to their particular strengths. So the original Ferrando in Cosi (Vincenzo Calvesi) also created the role of Artemidoro in Grotta; the original Trofonio (the favorite Buffo bass Francesco Benucci) would go on to create the role of Figaro, etc. These works are a treasure-trove of how composers approached singers and theatricality, and Trofonio was a very popular opera in its day: the music sparkles, with two first-rate finales, some exquisite solo arias, and inventive orchestration. Any YouTube examples to suggest for a highlight reel? There is […]
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