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Born in Milan, Callegari is most well known for his interpretations of Verdi's works. He will succeed György Ráth, who has held the position for three years. A graduate of the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory, Callegari has held principal conductor positions of the Wexford Festival and Royal Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, he has directed major operatic […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
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2021-06-23 22:03:14
Opéra de Nice has hired Daniele Callegari as... The post Maestro move: Nice hires Wexford’s ex-chief appeared first on Slipped Disc.
2020-01-21 07:22:20
Berlioz’s ‘La damnation de Faust’ at the Philharmonie de Paris turned out to be a flaming affair unlike its first Parisian performance in December 1846 that turned out to be a bit of a damp squib
Berlioz by August Prinzhofer, 1845, the year beforethe premiere of La damnation de Faust Berlioz La damnation de Faust; Ildebrando D’Arcangelo, Renaud Delaigue, Karine Deshayes, Paul Groves, Orchestre de Paris, Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris, dir: Lionel Sow, Chœur d’enfants de l’Orchestre de Paris, cond. Tugan Sokhiev; Grande salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie de Paris Reviewed by Tony Cooper on 15 January 2020 Star rating: 5.0 (★★★★★) The subject of Faust is often referred to as one of the two quintessential myths of western culture, the other being Don Giovanni. The tragic story of this doomed character became an obsession for many of the greatest composers of the 19th century and Berlioz is up there with the bestI’m in league with the devil, it seems! Old Beelzebub has stalked me a few times over the past year. I travelled to Nice for a well-staged production of […]
2019-06-19 14:32:54
Gender bending Baroque: Lawrence Zazzo and Vivica Genaux swap genders and roles in this brilliant Baroque opera recital
Baroque Gender Stories ... Baroque Gender Stories Hasse, Galuppi, Lampugnani, Porpora, Handel, Vivaldi, Wagenseil, Traetta; Vivica Genaux, Lawrence Zazzo, Lautten Compagney Berlin, Wolfgan Katschner; Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 19 June 2019 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) Vivica Genaux and Lawrence Zazzo swap roles and genders in this examination of the role gender played in Baroque operaWhen Monteverdi's L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607, the cast seems to have been entirely male with castratos taking the female roles. This reflected an uneasiness with women being on stage which also manifested itself in the Tudor and Jacobean theatre in England using boys for female roles. By the 18th century, women singing female roles was common in opera but there remained an element of gender fluidity. Women commonly played male roles, and in Italy it was relatively common for castratos to play female roles, […]
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