Sara Elisa Stangalino

Claudio Monteverdi’s 1608 opera “Arianna” is best-known for the title character’s lament sung by Isabella Andreini. Contemporary voices praised the depth of expression and the power of affect in this...

In 1738 Georg Frideric Handel penned 'Il Xerse' which was to be his last as well as his most famous opera. However in truth, Handel’s opera is nothing other than the final chapter in the history of a...

Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Arianna" from 1608 became famous above all for the title character's lament sung by Virginia Ramponi Andreini. Contemporary voices praised the depth of expression and the p...

In 1662, Cavalli's career was at its zenith. The two dozen operas he had written for Venice had helped establish Venice as the world's first operatic superpower. "Scipione Affricano" (Venice 1664), Ca...

Operngeschichte veranschaulicht frühe europäische Identität Die Werke Pietro Metastasio, eines der bedeutendsten Opernlibrettisten des 18. Jahrhunderts, erfreuten sich nicht nur in Italien, sondern au...

The fame of the "Lamento d'Arianna" from Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Arianna" from 1608 quickly spread among music lovers, which led to the composer publishing a five-part madrigal version in his 6th...

The fame of the "Lamento d'Arianna" from Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Arianna" from 1608 quickly spread among music lovers, which led to the composer publishing a five-part madrigal version in his 6th...