Mozart wrote this pleasant festa teatrale for the wedding of the austrian archduke ferdinand, third son of the empress maria theresa, and maria beatrice deste, princess of modena. Vdyoutube 3 hours classical music for brain power mozart. Faunio invites ascanio to be the witness for sylvias wedding. Described as a festa teatrale in two acts, ascanio in alba was composed to celebrate the wedding of archduke ferdinand of austria and maria beatrice ricciarda deste of modena in milan in 1771. Mozarts early opera seria, ascanio in alba, was premiered in milan when the composer was just 15. Wolfgang amadeus mozart ascanio in alba part 2 discogs. Alceste consoles her and promises her future happiness. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Sylvia then thinks that ascanio will not be her husband. Mozart wrote the music in only a few weeks, from the end of august until 23 september 1771. Qxnjyw5pbybpbibbbgjhlcblljexmsaotw96yxj0lcbxb2xmz2fuzybbbwfkzxvzkq.
Ascanio in alba work wolfgang amadeus mozartgiuseppe. Luckily for us, the music to ascanio in alba is a delight from beginning to end. Thanks to its success, he was landed with two more commissions for milan, one of which, ascanio in alba, is revealed in all its circumstantial contrivance as yet another instalment in philips complete mozart edition. Ascanio in alba by wolfgang amadeus mozart on spotify. Venus tells ascanio that he will soon be the ruler of the local area. Al mio ben mi veggio avanti lyrics par wolfgang amadeus mozart. Silvia, ascanio, aceste lyrics wolfgang amadeus mozart. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
The m22 dvd apollo has been posted on youtube with english subtitles. Only mozart could have composed such a masterpiece at fifteen years of age. Ascanio in alba was written for wedding celebrations of the habsburg archduke ferdinand to maria ricciarda berenice deste in milan, when mozart was 15. Overture of the opera ascanio in alba by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Ascanio in alba lorna windsor, michael chance, jill. Season 202021 a rejuvenated 20202021 season at the vienna state opera. If the music is unexceptional compared to that of, say, idomeneo, chalk it up to youth he was 15. An imperial wedding and a new opera ascanio in alba. Ascanio and sylvia cross paths, but neither dares to approach the other. Mozart 22 tv series ascanio in alba 2006 release info. Documentary ascanio in alba documentary salzburg festival. It was commissioned by the empress maria theresa for the wedding of her son, archduke ferdinand karl, to maria beatrice deste on 15 october 1771.
Venere iris kupke ascanio sonia prina silvia mariebelle sandis aceste charles reid fauno diana damrau voyager i christian. Siempre te recoradare by manuel ascanio on amazon music. Wolfgang amadeus mozart was to compose a celebratory opera for the wedding of empress maria theresias son archduke ferdinand karl to maria beatrice deste. Listen to your favorite songs from siempre te recoradare by manuel ascanio now. Wolfgang amadeus mozart, leopold hager, salzburg mozarteum orchestra, lilian sukis, agnes baltsa, edith mathis, peter schreier, arleen auger mozart. Shortly thereafter, leopold mozart wrote that his sons composition had so overpowered the main performance of hasses opera, il ruggierio from the previous day, that. Ricercar terzo con quattro soghetti mayone, ascanio. Ascanio in alba philips complete mozart edition, vol. And the performance does it justice for the most part. They act like the choir in antique greek tragedy, commenting on and guiding the action, in which mozart displays his innate brio in writing for ensembles and choral masses. In short, a short pastoral opera, composed by the 15yearold mozart for the political wedding of the 17yearold habsburg archduke, ferdinand, with beatrice deste.
The rather silly plot could hardly have given mozart cause for rejoicing, it is full of nymphs and shepherds with a pair of lovers going through some vastly unnecessary complications before. Abert praises ascanio in alba for its remarkable use of dancing and choruses, a concession to viennese taste. Wolfgang amadeus mozart ascanio in alba kv 111 youtube. There is lovely singing from ilva ligabue as venus, anna maria rota shines as ascanio, emilia cundari is a charming silvia and the great eugenia ratti is an impressive fauno. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the production of ascanio in alba at that tim the salzburg festival of 2006 gathered the best specialists of the mozart repertoire singers, conductors and directors to interpret this unique selection of works. Mozart s early opera seria, ascanio in alba, was premiered in milan when the composer was just 15.
With christian banzhaf, diana damrau, adam fischer, iris kupke. Wolfgang amadeus mozart ascanio in alba part 3 2005, cd. Ascanio in alba release by wolfgang amadeus mozart see all versions of this release, 1 available. Ascanio in alba, an album by wolfgang amadeus mozart on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
The fifteenyearold mozart received the commission along with two others as a result of the success of his opera seria mitridate, re di ponto. Qxnjyw5pbybpbibbbgjhlcblljexmsaotw96yxj0lcbxb2xmz2fuzybbbwfkzxvzkq identifier. Ascanio in alba all recitatives omitted, as well as the numerous repeats of choruses throughout the opera. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 ascanio in alba kv 111 festa teatrale in due parti di giuseppe parini venere. Free sheet music with guitar chords download clarinet, trumpet, soprano sax and tenor sax sheet. Wolfgang amadeus mozart, leopold hager, mozarteumorchester. Admittedly the plot is moribundthe libretto comes from a certain parini rewriting mestasio of a century.
The first performance took place on 17 october 1771 in milan to rousing success. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Giuseppe parinis libretto, based on virgils aeneid, concerns the wedding of ascanio, son of venus and aeneas, to the nymph silvia, a descendant of hercules, who lives on the isle of alba. Download 3 hours classical music for brain power mozart effect stimulation concentration studying focus. The 15yearold mozart felt free to ignore the strict conventions of the opera seria and culled his forms from a variety of sources such as concert arias, pastoral idylls, mass sections, recitatives both secco and accompagnato.
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