Margarete joswig biography of christopher

Follow us on Twitter. King Alfred , a four-act Grand Opera, was premiered under Liszt in , flourished briefly, and then sank. Other projects, like Samson , failed to make the stage at all whilst others, like Lady Goblin Dame Kobold enjoyed at best only modest acclamation. After trying heroic opera and comic opera, in he embarked on Kunst und Liebe, his penultimate opera that soon came to be called Benedetto Marcello , a somewhat less polemical, and rather catchier, title.

Raff wrote his own libretto focusing on two of the greatest composers of the eighteenth-century, Marcello and the German Johann Adolph Hasse. Given that this is Raff, melodic distinction is a given. The orchestration is light, but there is plenty of colour and grace and Italianate flavour. Largely through-composed it has its standouts — including a fabulous coloratura scene and a good amount of droll wit.

Benedetto Marcello finally received a critical edition shortly before its world premiere, which came in this October concert performance in Metzingen Stadthalle, Bad Urach and now made available commercially for the first time. For his Introduction, for example, he hit on a Rossinian solution — grace, glitter and charm, winds to the fore, athletically deployed, but with music that bears no relation to anything that follows.

The meeting between Marcello and Hasse and the two women, Faustina Bordoni and Rosana Scalfa, that motors the plot, is something of a fig-leaf for a series of engaging scenes. Kunst und Liebe is something of an artful title for what remains genial and high-spirited. The performances are well-drilled and excellent across the board. Melba Ramos as Faustina sings with clarity and directness.

Her lightish soprano has real personality, she takes coloratura opportunities without fear and her characterisation is excellent. Mezzo-soprano Margarete Joswig takes the part of Rosana Scalfi and she and Ramos are given, on balance, the most engaging numbers to sing. She is a serious and splendid artist. Incidentally I noticed she was married to, but is now divorced from, Jonas Kaufmann.

Pity the children who particularly as teenagers need parents. I hope former wife Margarete finds her way back into a worthwhile career. Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. Share this article:. Mr Oakmountain says:. September 12, at pm. Dekadent says:.

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