Bel Canto
Opera Composer
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November 3, 1801 - September 23,
1835, he was the quintessential composer of Bel Canto opera. Born
in Catania Sicily, he died in Puteaux near Paris of acute
inflammation of the intestine, and was buried in the cemetery of
Père
Lachaise, Paris; his remains were removed to the cathedral of
Catania in 1876. He is best known for his opera Norma, the
title role of which is considered the most difficult role in the
soprano repertoire. During the 20th century, only a small number of
singers were able to assay it with success: Rosa Ponselle in the
early 1920s, later Joan Sutherland in the 1950s and 1960s. Maria
Callas was the famous Norma of the postwar period; she performed it
many times and recorded it twice. He achieved recognition as a
significant operatic composer in 1827 when "Il Pirata" was staged
at La Scala in Milan.Other operas include "I Capuletti ed I
Montecchi" based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; the highly
popular and complicated "La Sonnambula" produced in Milan in 1831;
his most dramatic opera "Norma" staged at La Scala at the end of
the same year, and the final work, "I Puritani" staged in Paris in
1835.
Né le 3 novembre
1801 à Catania en Sicile, il est décédé le 23 septembre à
Puteaux en 1835 près de Paris. Ce compositeur occupe un rôle
déterminant dans l'histoire de l'opéra, entre le retrait de ROSSINI
et l'avènement de VERDI. Son œuvre représente l'école lyrique
italienne du bel canto, dans sa musicalité la plus pure. Son
écriture mélodique, fortement expressive, nous plonge dans un
univers sonore proche de celui de CHOPIN. 1825 Il écrit son
premier opéra, ADELSON E SALVINI. 1827 Création, à la Scala,
de l'opéra seria IL PIRATA, au succès triomphal. 1830 Le
succès continue avec la tragédie lyrique I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI,
sur un livret Shakespearien. 1831 Une année essentielle avec
la création, à Milan, de ses deux plus grands chefs-d'œuvre, LA
SONNAMBULA et NORMA. 1835 Création de son dernier chef
d'œuvre, I PURITANI.
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