c. 1704–c. 1760, Italian Carestini studied in Milan from the age of 12, and gave his debut there in 1719. He studied with Antonio Maria Bernacchi, and sang alongside his teacher in his Roman debut of Alessandro Scarlatti’s La Griselda (1721). He spent most of the 1720s singing in operas by Leonardo Vinci (c. 1696–1730), Porpora and Hasse ...
tragic situations, such as the King of Scotland being forced to contemplate executing his much-loved daughter Ginvera. The opera is best known for ‘Scherza infida’, an aria composed for Carestini that explores the anguish of a broken heart. Ariodante also featured a full chorus and several fine dances for Marie Sallé’s ballet company. Composed: 1735 Premiered: 1735, London Libretto ...
own setting for London many years later. Many of Caldara’s operas have survived, but have not yet been adequately explored. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | Giovanni Carestini | Late Baroque | Opera ...
concept of the castrated hero was not universally admired: it was never widely accepted in London despite George Frideric Handel’s (1685–1759) successful operas starring Senesino (c. 1680–c. 1759) and Giovanni Carestini (c. 1704–c. 1760), and it was ridiculed and scorned in France, where they instead preferred youthful lovers and heroes to be sung by high-tenors (haute-contre). By the end of ...
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