Gaspare Spontini - Olimpie Album

Tracklist

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Olimpie

Credits

• Conductor – Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• Soprano Vocals – Yasuko Hayashi
• Tenor Vocals – werner hollweg

Notes

Three records,

Album

Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini 14 November 1774 24 January 1851 was an Italian opera composer and conductor. Work: Olympie, Olimpie, tragédie Luigi Pacifico Spontini 14 November 1774 24 January 1851 was an Italian opera composer and conductor. Born in Maiolati, Papal State now Maiolati Spontini, Province of Ancona, he spent most of his career in Paris and Berlin, but returned to his place of birth at the end of his life. During the first two decades of the 19th century, Spontini was an important figure in French opera. In his more than twenty operas, Spontini strove to adapt Gluck's classical tragédie lyrique to the. Olimpie also spelled Olympie is an opera in three acts by Gaspare Spontini. The French libretto, by Armand-Michel Dieulafoy and Charles Brifaut, is based on the play of the same name by Voltaire 1761. Olimpie was first performed on 22 December 1819 by the Paris Opéra at the Salle Montansier. When sung in Italian or German, it is usually given the title Olimpia. You may submit artist- and album-related corrections to the TiVo data team by following the steps on this page. For other feedback please visit our GetSatisfaction page. Please note that we cannot respond to address or phone information requests for any person identified in our database, nor can we forward fan mail. Listen free to Gasparo Spontini Olimpia Spontini: Olimpia: Overture, Spontini: Olimpia: Scene 1 and more. 22 tracks . Gaspare Spontini. Biography by Adrian Corleonis. Follow Artist. That Spontini was admired by both Berlioz and Wagner is probably due to his own inspiration by Gluck, but the fact that he made an indelible impression upon such antithetical natures confirms his importance Read Full Biography. 4 out of 5 stars 9. Audio CD. Spontini scored richly and generates great dramatic tension at key points such as the when the villain Antigono is struck by lightning and reveals all, without quite nailing many memorable melodies. There are a lot of big chorus scenes and some excellent duets between the soprano and tenor love interest it all trundles along very nicely but afterwards I cannot for the life of me recall what I've listened to, as Spontini's idiom really sounds very conventional to modern ears. Current track: Olimpie, Ouverture - Gaspare SPONTINIOlimpie, Ouverture - Gaspare SPONTINI. Spontini, Gaspare. I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. IGS 8. 3 acts. First Performance. Songs in album Gaspare Spontini - Fernando Cortes 1974. CD 1 1994. Gaspare Spontini - Overture. Gaspare Spontini - O Iberia mia. Gaspare Spontini - O del funebre Dio. Gaspare Spontini - O dell'ispano eroe. Gaspare Spontini - Mira, s'appressa il Re. Gaspare Spontini - O mio prence. Gaspare Spontini - Empio ministro d'implacabil Dio. Gaspare Spontini - O mio fratel. Gaspare Spontini - O patrio Nume. Gaspare Spontini - Perduti siam