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The composer, drawing by Doris Stock, 1789
The composer, drawing by Doris Stock, 1789
The Estates Theatre in Prague, the venue of the world premiere of the opera in 1791
The Estates Theatre in Prague, the venue of the world premiere of the opera in 1791
Caricature of a performance of Handel's Flavio, featuring three of the best-known opera seria singers of their day: Senesino on the left, diva Frances
Caricature of a performance of Handel's Flavio, featuring three of the best-known opera seria singers of their day: Senesino on the left, diva Francesca Cuzzoni in the centre, and art-loving castrato Gaetano Berenstadt on the right
Caricature of the castrato singer Antonio Bernacchi by Antonio Maria Zanetti, 1723. The florid line implies that the cadenza is overly long, and ascen
Caricature of the castrato singer Antonio Bernacchi by Antonio Maria Zanetti, 1723. The florid line implies that the cadenza is overly long, and ascends higher than the campanile of St Mark's Basilica. It ends with the characteristic trill.
Jacopo Amigoni: Il cantante Farinelli con amici (among which Metastasio), c. 1752 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)
Jacopo Amigoni: Il cantante Farinelli con amici (among which Metastasio), c. 1752 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)
Illustration from a 1764 edition of the score of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice
Illustration from a 1764 edition of the score of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice