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Opera seria
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Opera seria is an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and "serious" style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from the 1710s to about 1770. The term itself was rarely used at the t
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
La clemenza di Tito
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La clemenza di Tito, K. 621, is a two-act dramma per musica by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composed to an existing Italian libretto by Pietro Metastasio as modified by Caterino Mazzolà. Mozart completed
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…compare the role of Roman Emperor Titus in Metastasio's La Clemenza di Tito from Caldara's 1723 setting for alto castrato, with Gluck's 1752 setting and Mozart's 1791 setting, both for tenors. The rise of these star singers with formidable technical skills spurred composers to write increasingly complex vocal music, and many…
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