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Franco Fagioli, countertenor<\/span>
\n<\/span>Orchestre de l\u2019Op\u00e9ra Royal de Versailles<\/span>
\n<\/span>Stefan Plewniak, conductor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Last Castrato: Giovanni Battista Velluti<\/span><\/b>
\n<\/span>The golden age of castrati, custodians of flawless singing technique and unmatched virtuosity, came to an end in the late eighteenth century. The last great castrato was Giovanni Battista Velluti (1780-1861), for whom composers such as Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Francesco Morlacchi, and Giuseppe Nicolini wrote their most successful operas. With the richness of his embellishments and the expressive power of his singing, Velluti left an indelible mark on the <\/span>opera seria<\/span><\/i> of the early nineteenth century; all the composers who wrote for his voice were profoundly influenced by him. This project will include some of the greatest scores written by the aforementioned composers, for Velluti.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rossini: Sinfonia from <\/span>Tancredi<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Nicolini: \u201cAh se mi lasci o cara,\u201d Traiano in Dacia<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span>B<\/span>onfichi: \u201cQual mi circonda e agghiaccia \u2026 Dolenti e care immagini \u2026 Vedrai \u00a0quest\u2019anima,\u201d Attila<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Rode: Concerto No. 1 in D minor for Violin, III. Polonaise<\/span>
\n<\/span>Nicolini: \u201cEcco o numi \u2026 Ah quando cesser\u00e0 \u2026 Lo sdegno io non pavento,\u201d <\/span>Carlo <\/span><\/i>Magno<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span>Rossini: Sinfonia from Aureliano in Palmira<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span>Rossini: \u201cDolci silvestri orrori \u2026 Ah! Che sento \u2026 Non lasciarmi in tal momento,\u201d\u00a0Aureliano in Palmira<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Zingarelli: <\/span>Overture<\/span> from <\/span><\/span>Giulietta e Romeo<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span>Mercadante: \u201cDove m\u2019aggiro \u2026 Era felice un di \u2026 S\u00ec bel contento in giubilo,\u201d\u00a0Andronico<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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