Gaetano Majorano (12 April 1710 – 31 January 1783) was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who performed under the stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli... 7 KB (1,012 words) - 20:04, 28 March 2024 |
L'Orfeo (redirect from Orfeo, Favola in Musica) attached to the Florentine court, to obtain the services of a high quality castrato from the Grand Duke's establishment, for a "play in music" being prepared... 64 KB (7,689 words) - 19:37, 26 April 2024 |
change from chalumeau to oboe corresponds to that from castrato to high tenor. Neither castrato nor chalumeau were to survive. In both the Italian and... 36 KB (4,399 words) - 22:09, 22 April 2024 |
List of opera genres (redirect from Commedia per musica) giving alternative names. "Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first commonly used in Italy (or in other countries) to... 49 KB (990 words) - 21:45, 26 April 2024 |
performed in Naples, at the Teatro San Bartolomeo on 1 October 1724. The castrato Farinelli, then only 19 years old, sang one of his first roles in it. Io... 3 KB (205 words) - 18:51, 24 March 2024 |
the pianist, and dynamic markings. Alessandro Moreschi, one of the last castrato singers, performed "Ave Maria" and several other pieces on recordings for... 7 KB (717 words) - 21:44, 15 April 2024 |