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Difendere L'offensore O Vero La Stellidaura Vendicante Act I Duet Caro! … Cara! by Francesco Provenzale
Francesco Provenzale
Artist Biography For Francesco Provenzale
Francesco Provenzale 15 September 1624 – 6 September 1704 Was An Italian Baroque Composer And Teacher. Notably Provenzale Was The Teacher Of Famed Castrato 'il Cavaliere Nicolo Grimaldi Detto Nicolini '. Before The Year 1658 There Is Virtually No Record Of Provenzale's Existence Although It Is Thought That He Studied At The Conservatorio Della Pietà Dei Turchini In Naples. The Year Of His Entry Into History Is 1654 The Year His Opera Teseo Was Performed In Naples. 1 In His Life He Mainly Focused His Energies On Teaching But He Has A Place In History As The First Neapolitan Composer To Embrace Opera. Before Teseo He Seems To Have Composed At Least Two Other Operas. That Same Year An Opera Called Il Ciro No Doubt By Provenzale Was Performed In Venice At The Teatro Santi Giovanni E Paolo. What Was Remarkable About The Opera Was That Part Of The Music Was By Francesco Cavalli No Other Collaborative Opera Is Known Of In Venice Before This Date And Provenzale's Xerse And Artemisia May Both Have Been Arrangements Of Original Works By Cavalli. Between Composing Opera And Teaching Provenzale Managed To Live A Comfortable Life. In 1660 He Was Married To Chiara Basile And By Spring 1663 He Became Maestro Of The Conservatorio Di S Maria Di Loreto Where He Had Been Working For At Least Two Years. In 1665 His Son Giuseppe Was Born He And His Wife Also Had Two Daughters. 2 From This Point On Until Age Began To Take A Toll His Life Was A Fairly Enviable Success Story. His Works Were Frequently Performed In Naples. As His Reputation Grew Commissions Began To Pour In And His Body Of Students Grew. And Although He Served As Maestro In Numerous Institutions The Top Position Of Chief Maestro At Any Of These Eluded Him. 3 Late In Life When Removed From Some Of His Posts Due To His Age He Became Deputy To Alessandro Scarlatti. In 1704 He Was At Last Made Chief Maestro At The Royal Chapel But It Was Only Days Before His Death. The Post Was Inherited By Gaetano Veneziano His Star Student. Provenzale's Surviving Works Only A Fraction Of What He Composed Are The Operas Il Schiavo Di Sua Moglie And La Stellidaura Vendicante The Sacred Melodrama La Colomba Ferita Considered His Best Piece About The Life Of Saint Rosalia And Numerous Sacred Works. Qualities Of Italian Vocal Styles That Strongly Express Sadness And Pain Are Nowhere Better Exemplified Than In The Long Melodic Lines And Expressive Chromatic Harmonies Of The Aria "Lasciatemi Morir" "Let Me Die" From His Opera Il Schiavo Di Sua Moglie His Wife's Slave .
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Biography - Francesco Provenzale
Francesco Provenzale 15 September 1624 – 6 September 1704 Was An Italian Baroque Composer And Teacher. Notably Provenzale Was The Teacher Of Famed Castrato 'il Cavaliere Nicolo Grimaldi Detto Nicolini '. Before The Year 1658 There Is Virtually No Record Of Provenzale's Existence Although It Is Thought That He Studied At The Conservatorio Della Pietà Dei Turchini In Naples. The Year Of His Entry Into History Is 1654 The Year His Opera Teseo Was Performed In Naples. 1 In His Life He Mainly Focused His Energies On Teaching But He Has A Place In History As The First Neapolitan Composer To Embrace Opera. Before Teseo He Seems To Have Composed At Least Two Other Operas. That Same Year An Opera Called Il Ciro No Doubt By Provenzale Was Performed In Venice At The Teatro Santi Giovanni E Paolo. What Was Remarkable About The Opera Was That Part Of The Music Was By Francesco Cavalli No Other Collaborative Opera Is Known Of In Venice Before This Date And Provenzale's Xerse And Artemisia May Both Have Been Arrangements Of Original Works By Cavalli. Between Composing Opera And Teaching Provenzale Managed To Live A Comfortable Life. In 1660 He Was Married To Chiara Basile And By Spring 1663 He Became Maestro Of The Conservatorio Di S Maria Di Loreto Where He Had Been Working For At Least Two Years. In 1665 His Son Giuseppe Was Born He And His Wife Also Had Two Daughters. 2 From This Point On Until Age Began To Take A Toll His Life Was A Fairly Enviable Success Story. His Works Were Frequently Performed In Naples. As His Reputation Grew Commissions Began To Pour In And His Body Of Students Grew. And Although He Served As Maestro In Numerous Institutions The Top Position Of Chief Maestro At Any Of These Eluded Him. 3 Late In Life When Removed From Some Of His Posts Due To His Age He Became Deputy To Alessandro Scarlatti. In 1704 He Was At Last Made Chief Maestro At The Royal Chapel But It Was Only Days Before His Death. The Post Was Inherited By Gaetano Veneziano His Star Student. Provenzale's Surviving Works Only A Fraction Of What He Composed Are The Operas Il Schiavo Di Sua Moglie And La Stellidaura Vendicante The Sacred Melodrama La Colomba Ferita Considered His Best Piece About The Life Of Saint Rosalia And Numerous Sacred Works. Qualities Of Italian Vocal Styles That Strongly Express Sadness And Pain Are Nowhere Better Exemplified Than In The Long Melodic Lines And Expressive Chromatic Harmonies Of The Aria "Lasciatemi Morir" "Let Me Die" From His Opera Il Schiavo Di Sua Moglie His Wife's Slave .
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