Germans in Italian Opera? – Concert within the 13th Poznań Mozart Festival


29.11.2015
17.00
Poznań, Aula Nova Akademii Muzycznej I. J. Paderrewskiego
Foundation Muzyczna APOLLO, Foundation Fabryka Art i Akademia Muzyczna named after I. J. Paderewskiego in Poznan

This concert could also be called “Castrati in German Opera?” because in operas composed for the most famous castrati, the relationships were reciprocal. Famous Italian operas in which the leading roles were created by castrati (Bontempi, Senesino) inspired composers from the German cultural sphere, such as Handel and Hasse, who also began composing their operas for…