Stefan Plewniak, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal - Nicola Antonio Zingarelli: Giulietta e Romeo (2021)
WEB FLAC | Tracks ~ 392 Mb | Total time: 79:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Château de Versailles Spectacles | # CVS044 | Recorded: 2021
WEB FLAC | Tracks ~ 392 Mb | Total time: 79:50 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Château de Versailles Spectacles | # CVS044 | Recorded: 2021
Napoleon was intensely enthusiastic about opera. The conquering music lover called for the young Italian star, the contralto Giuseppina Grassini, and the most magnificent castrato: Girolamo Crescentini to perform for him. He was the only singer to move the Emperor to tears. Crescentini was invited to France from 1806 to 1812. He sang at glorious evening performances at the Tuileries Imperial Chapel with Grassini, named First Cantatrice to His Majesty the Emperor – and his mistress. Napoleon had an incredible passion for Italian opera, as shown by the 143 Italian soloist concerts given at the Court between 1810 and 1815! Zingarelli’s Giulietta e Romeo opera was a major performance given by Grassini and Crescentini.