Andrea Marcon conducts Dutch premiere
We know Domenico Cimarosa from Il matrimonio segreto , but he wrote a complete operatic oeuvre of nearly ninety titles. L'Olimpiade (1784) is one of them. In 2019, the NTR ZaterdagMatinee featured another interpretation of this libretto by Pietro Metastasio, this one by Antonio Vivaldi. Then also under the baton of conductor Andrea Marcon and his ensemble. Now he returns with a later version, which also marks the Dutch premiere of the work.
Virtuoso as the Queen of the Night
Cimarosa is a composer of the Neapolitan school. That is, someone who gives ample space to vocal beauty and virtuosity. This is evident, for example, in the beautiful aria "Mi lento, oh Dio!" with its remarkable obbligato introduction by the oboe. Princess Aristea, a soprano, sings daring coloraturas here, reminiscent of the Queen of the Night from Die Zauberflöte , in which Mozart, incidentally, satirizes Italian opera. But Cimarosa is much more than that. Influenced by both Gluck and Mozart, he writes gripping dramatic scenes with numerous duets and ensembles. And even within the classical aria form, he introduces all sorts of innovations that would become a standard in the following century.
In the Spiegel
Spiegelzaal (Hall of Mirrors) - 12:55 PM
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