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The Italian reception of Benda’s «Ariadne auf Naxos» and «Medea»: fascination and compromise
2016
The monodramas “Ariadne auf Naxos” and “Medea” by the Czech composer Jiří Antonín Benda had an interesting and little known circulation in Italy, where they were translated, performed and adapted to local taste. Both the works were performed in Naples, in 1783 and in 1790 respectively, thanks to Norbert Hadrava, an officer in the Austrian army with a great passion for German music. The article demonstrates that Hadrava presented the two pièces on the stage of Teatro de’ Fiorentini with the original music by Benda, obtaining a large success. A manuscript score of “Medea” now in the library of the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples is examined, as it is likely connected to the Neapo…
Tentare il teatro: “Le devin du village” e “Pygmalion”
2004
L'idea di teatro di Jean-Jacques Rousseau rivisitata alla luce delle sue prove come autore di opere musicali.