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AN UNKNOWN TRIBUTE BY FARINELLI TO KING PHILIP V OF SPAIN
2021
ABSTRACTCarlo Broschi, better known as Farinelli, arrived in Madrid on 7 August 1737. King Philip V and his wife Elisabeth Farnese were deeply impressed by his vocal qualities and invited him to remain in their service, on extremely rewarding terms. Although few sources concerning his first months in Spain are available, a newly discovered libretto, L'ombra di Luigi XIV il Grande, sheds light on his position at the Spanish court and his response to the privileged situation he enjoyed. The work is a short solo cantata commissioned by Farinelli and offered to Philip V for his name day in 1738. The title-page indicates Francesco Feo as the composer, but no sources for the musical setting have …
La cantata a Palermo fra Sei e Settecento: il caso dei Gesuiti
2017
Il contributo esamina la diffusione a Palermo tra Sei e Settecento del genere della cantata, nelle molteplici accezioni che tale termine racchiude: cantata celebrativa, cantata spirituale, cantata da camera. In particolare si dà rilievo all’attività di committenza dei gesuiti e al repertorio delle cantate in latino (solo di rado in italiano) che tra XVII e XVIII secolo venivano eseguite in occasione delle cerimonie per laurea che avevano luogo nel collegio della compagnia.