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Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782)

𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗗𝗔 — 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗡 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗟 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗚 https://www.patreon.com/ClassicMusicComposersGroup/posts/handel-telemann-163510678?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link The recording entitled 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹 & 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻: 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗮 does not present an opera jointly composed in the conventional sense. It reconstructs a fascinating historical…

𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗔 (𝟭𝟳𝟰𝟵–𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟭) 𝗟’𝗢𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗲 https://www.patreon.com/ClassicMusicComposersGroup/posts/cimarosa-andrea-163220845?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝟮 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 Vicenza, 1784 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁í𝗻𝗲𝘇, soprano — Aristea 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗭𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗹ü𝗵, soprano — Argene 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸, mezzo-soprano — Megacle 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻,…

𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗟 (𝟭𝟲𝟴𝟱–𝟭𝟳𝟱𝟵) 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗼, 𝗥𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹’𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗛𝗪𝗩 𝟮𝟴 https://www.patreon.com/ClassicMusicComposersGroup/posts/handel-poro-hwv-163219889?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝟯 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 London, 1731 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘇𝗰𝘇𝗲𝗽𝗮ń𝘀𝗸𝗮, soprano — Cleofide 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘃𝗮, mezzo-soprano — Erissena 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗼 𝗞𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗶ć, alto…

𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗟 – 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝗼, 𝗥𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹’𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗛𝗪𝗩 𝟮𝟴 – 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝟯 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 - 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻, 𝟭𝟳𝟯𝟭 - 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗼: 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼 - 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀 - 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗧𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗶 https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-poro-hwv-159137101?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝘇𝗰𝘇𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗻́𝘀𝗸𝗮, 𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗼 —…

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶 - 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗮 - 𝗙𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗼 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶 - 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 https://www.patreon.com/posts/veracini-adriano-158803977?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶’s 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗮 belongs to one of the most fascinating moments in the history of eighteenth-century opera: the competitive…

# **Apostolo Zeno (1668–1750)** *Life, Intellectual World, and Operatic Libretti* **Apostolo Zeno** occupies a crucial but often underestimated position in the history of Baroque opera. Standing between the exuberant theatrical freedom of the 17th…

# **Handel - Siroe, Re di Persia - Opera - 1728 - Laurence Cummings ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-siroe-re-145976459?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/handel-siroe-re-145976459?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) **George Frideric Handel — *****Siroe, Re di Persia*** **Genre:** Opera seria **Librettist:** Pietro Metastasio **First performance:** 17 February…

# **Antonio Caldara - La Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro - Fabio Biondi ** [https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-caldara-145173511?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/antonio-caldara-145173511?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) *A monumental Venetian–Austrian oratorio, where Pietro Metastasio’s poetry meets Caldara’s spiritual depth* ## **1. A Masterpiece Born at…

# **Johann Adolf Hasse – *****L’Olimpiade***** (1756 / versions 1735–1762) - Frieder Bernius** *A Masterwork of Opera Seria, Olympian Virtuosity, and Metastasian Drama * [[https://www.patreon.com/posts/hasse-lolimpiade-145081214?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hasse-lolimpiade-145081214?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link)](https://www.patreon.com/posts/hasse-lolimpiade-145081214?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link) ## **1. The Libretto: Metastasio’s Most Perfect Dramatic Architecture**…

𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗮’𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 — 𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 Cimarosa composed more than sixty securely documented operas, although older catalogues sometimes claim over eighty by counting revisions, alternative titles, doubtful attributions and works written partly by…

𝗝𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗙 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗖̌𝗘𝗞: 𝗜𝗟 𝗕𝗢𝗘𝗠𝗢, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗳 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗰̌𝗲𝗸 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗻: 𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟳𝟯𝟳, 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗕𝗼𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗱: 𝟰 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝟴𝟭, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 Among the remarkable composers of the…

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧: 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗭𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟳 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗡 ════════════════════════════ 𝗜. 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗭𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗚 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗬 After the dazzling Italian journeys, Mozart returned to Salzburg on 13 March 1773. He was no longer merely…

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧’𝗦 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗦 — 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 / 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲̀𝗿𝗲, 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀 Mozart’s operatic career extends from the precocious theatre pieces of his childhood to the supreme masterpieces…

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧: 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟲 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬𝗦 ════════════════════════════ 𝗜. 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 The sixth chapter marks a decisive transformation in Mozart’s early life. Until now, Wolfgang had astonished Europe…

𝗠𝗢𝗭𝗔𝗥𝗧: 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟱 𝗔 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗢𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡 ════════════════════════════ 𝗜. 𝗔 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗭𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗚 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 After the immense success of the Grand Journey, Leopold Mozart had reason to feel uncertain about…

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟲 𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗗𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗔́𝗭𝗬 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗗 When 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘇𝗶𝗻 was forced by financial difficulty to dismiss his musical establishment,…

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟱 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗡 The years around 𝟭𝟳𝟱𝟵–𝟭𝟳𝟲𝟬 should have been, and in…

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟯 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗨𝗦 The young 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗻 did not find his…

𝗛𝗔𝗬𝗗𝗡, 𝗕𝗬 𝗝. 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 - 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔 — 𝟭𝟳𝟱𝟬–𝟭𝟳𝟲𝟬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗡 𝗘𝗫-𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗔: 𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔 𝗩𝗢𝗜𝗖𝗘, 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗔 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘…

𝗩𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗶 – 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 https://www.patreon.com/collection/2196815 (Complete Audio and Booklets in Patreon) Beyond his universally admired concertos, Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most active operatic composers and theatrical…

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗’𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 Opera has always lived at the crossroads of several arts. It is music, theatre, poetry, painting, gesture, architecture, and psychological drama…

𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗶 was born in 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 on 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭, 𝟭𝟲𝟵𝟬, into a family already associated with music. He belonged to…