Ottone in Villa – London – 21/05/10 – Barbican Centre – England
The title of the page
MY LAST RECORD
Ottone in Villa |
|
| Quando |
venerdì, maggio 21, 2010
19:30
-
Per tutti
|
| Dove |
Silk Street
London, England EC2Y 8DS |
| Altre informazioni | Vivaldi Ottone in Villa Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini conductor Sandrine Piau soprano Sonia Prina mezzo-soprano Veronica Cangemi soprano Julia Lezhneva soprano Roberta Invernizzi soprano Topi Lehtipuu tenor Though best known today for his concertos, to his contemporaries Vivaldi was hugely successful as an opera composer, and Ottone in Villa, premiered in 1713, is where it all began. In terms of the musical forces required – five singers, minimal orchestra, no chorus – it's a small-scale work. Yet the story of flirtation and intrigue set in the secluded gardens of a Roman Emperor's villa proved fertile ground for the young Vivaldi, who wrote three acts bursting with energetic and tuneful arias. |