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L’intermezzo, Napoli e l’Europa
2018
The essay is an attempt to summarize the most up-to-date knowledge related to the history of the comic intermezzo. Some crucial examples of the Neapolitan scenic tradition are analyzed in order to highlight the progressive emancipation of comic scenes. An examination of the main dramatic and musical characteristics of the genre follows. The last part of the article concerns the European circulation of the Italian creations, with special attention to the famous "querelle des bouffons", which broke out in the mid-eighteenth century Paris following the performance of Giovambattista Pergolesi's "La serva padrona".
Pianoforte a coda Pleyel Wolff et Compagnie, Parigi 1885 / Grand piano Pleyel Wolff et Compagnie, Paris 1885 / Piano à queue Pleyel Wolff et C.ie, 18…
2010
Sulla fortuna di «Misero pargoletto»: materiali e ipotesi
2020
The aria "Misero pargoletto", sung by Timante in the third act of Pietro Metastasio's "Demofoonte", enjoyed exceptional fortune throughout the eighteenth century. The text was set tu music dozens of times not only as part of the opera it belongs to, but also as an independent piece. This essay discusses the judgements expressed on "Misero pargoletto" by several men of letters and theorists, examines some buffo parodies of the aria that demonstrate its wide notoriety, and formulates some hypotheses about the reasons for such a great success, which can be partially justified by the new conception of fatherood that emerged in the so-called Age of Sensibility.
Calzabigi e Metastasio: Napoli, Parigi, Vienna e ritorno
2020
The relationship between Ranieri Calzabigi and Pietro Metastasio has been examined several times by historians of music and literature. According to some scholars, Calzabigi’s judgment on his older colleague remained consistent over time, while others have highlighted the profound difference between the ideas expressed in the "Dissertazione [...] su le poesie drammatiche del signor abate Pietro Metastasio" (1755) and those contained in the "Risposta di Santigliano" (1790). This essay retraces the stages of the complex bond between the two authors and, with the help of new observations as well as sources hitherto neglected, demonstrates that Calzabigi was influenced by Metastasio's verses in…
Voce “Vinci, Pietro”
2018
Voce “D’India Sigismondo”
2018
Suoni intorno al principe di Sansevero. Musiche per Raimondo di Sangro e Carlotta Gaetani
2019
Raimondo di Sangro, Prince of Sansevero (1710-1771), is known for his eccentric ideas as well as for the Masonic symbolism he adopted in rebuilding his family chapel, in downtown Naples. This essay traces his musical interests, so far under-researched. The sonoric elements in some of his inventions are highlighted. Data are collected on the carrillon he commissioned, built after North European models. Theatrical texts related to his patronage are analyzed, including the curious dialect libretto “Li sconquasse de lo Pennino” (1757). Attention is given to his wife, Carlotta Gaetani, the dedicatee of a little-known musical printing, the “Scelta di arie” from “L’eroe cinese” set to music by Bal…
Madrid 1744: Calzabigi, Leo e i festeggiamenti per le nozze dell’Infanta di Spagna con il Delfino di Francia
2019
Sumptuous ceremonies were organized in Madrid in December 1744 to celebrate the marriage of the Infanta of Spain Maria Teresa, daughter of Philippe v and Isabella Farnese, with the Dauphin of France Louis, son of Louis xv and Maria Leszczyńska. Their union was of great political importance, as it reinforced the alliance between the two Bourbon kingdoms during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Refined musical works were specially composed to solemnize the event: Corselli’s "Achille in Sciro" and Astorga’s "Le deità superate" were offered by the court at the Buen Retiro palace; moreover, two different allegorical serenatas, one by Mele and the other by Leo, were commissioned by …
I viaggi di Orfeo. Musiche e musicisti intorno a Ranieri Calzabigi
2012
Il volume raccoglie (e largamente rielabora) sei saggi dedicati ad altrettanti momenti della vita e dell'attività di Ranieri Calzabigi (1714-1795), figura centralissima della storia operistica settecentesca. In particolare vengono ricostruiti in dettaglio il primo e il secondo soggiorno napoletano (capitoli I e IV), che si collocano agli estremi della parabola esistenziale e professionale del librettista di Gluck. Il secondo capitolo lumeggia il suo coinvolgimento nella genesi e nella metamorfosi dell'«Ifigenia in Tauride» di Coltellini e Traetta per Vienna (1763). Il terzo e il quinto sono invece dedicati a due creazioni specifiche, il componimento drammatico «Comala», intonato da Pietro M…
La Signora di Bayreuth, il grande inattuale, il ragazzo prodigio: tre scene dalla vita di Richard Strauss
2020
Negli anni in cui s'impone come direttore d'orchestra e compositore il giovane Richard Strauss entra in contatto con Cosima Wagner e Gustav Mahler. In seguito collabora per quasi 25 anni con lo scrittore e drammaturgo Hugo von Hofmannstahl. L'articolo ricostruisce gli sviluppi di tali rapporti attraverso le lettere dei persoanggi coinvolti. In the years in which he established himself as conductor and composer, the Young Richard Strauss came into contact with Cosima Wagner and Gustav Mahler. Afterwards he collaborated for almost 25 years with Hugo von Hofmannstahl. The article reconstructs the developments of these relationships through the letters of the people involved.