The ocean of sopranos : career of a castrato singer, Luigi Marchesi (1754-1829)

The ocean of sopranos career of a castrato singer, Luigi Marchesi (1754-1829)

Luigi Marchesi (1754-1829), «The Ocean of Sopranos» — as Benedetto Frizzi called him — was one of the most famous and most popular singers of late-eighteenth-century Europe, an outstanding star who lit up the musical world from the ancien régime to the Napoleonic Age. Endowed with a voice that encom...

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Veröffentlicht: Heiloo Stile Galante 2024
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Zusammenfassung:Luigi Marchesi (1754-1829), «The Ocean of Sopranos» — as Benedetto Frizzi called him — was one of the most famous and most popular singers of late-eighteenth-century Europe, an outstanding star who lit up the musical world from the ancien régime to the Napoleonic Age. Endowed with a voice that encompassed an exceptionally wide range, and with a celebrated taste for acrobatic singing and extravagant embellishments, Marchesi soon became an almost mythological character.
Beschreibung:xxii, 347 Seiten
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ISBN:9789082815122
978-90-828151-2-2