Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro Stradella Costa, Antonov, Morozova, Wexford Festival Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestar of Belarus & Daniele Callegari

• Friedrich von Flotow (1812 - 1883): Act I:
• 1 Flotow: Act I: Ouverture 07:39
• 2 Flotow: Act I: Introduction and chorus 06:07
• 3 Flotow: Act I: Serenade 04:27
• 4 Flotow: Act I: Scene and nocturno 05:18
• 5 Flotow: Act I: Final 10:51
• Act II:
• 6 Flotow: Act II: Introduction 01:59
• 7 Flotow: Act II: Recitative and Aria 07:10
• 8 Flotow: Act II: Chorus 04:15
• 9 Flotow: Act II: Duet 07:58
• 10 Flotow: Act II: Final - Drinking song - Ballet - Romanze 15:31
• Act III:
• 11 Flotow: Act III: Introduction and Changing Song 06:40
• 12 Flotow: Act III: Pilgrim Chorus 03:13
• 13 Flotow: Act III: Trio 07:02
• 14 Flotow: Act III: Final - Terzettino - Hymne 10:13
• Total Runtime 01:38:23

Info for Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro Stradella

Alessandro Stradella's short, hectic life - he was born in 1644 and assassinated in 1682 - provided more than enough material for numerous operas. His own operatic career started with some smaller pieces for Rome, where his talents as a singer and composer, his aristocratic contacts and his incredible charm ensured him a position at the court.

The Wexford Festival Opera Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus conducted by Daniele Callegari performing Friedrich Flotow Alessandro Stradella.

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Wexford Festival Opera Chorus
National Philarmonic Orchestra of Belarus
Daniele Callegari, conductor

Daniele Callegari
was born in Milan, Italy. He studied at the Conservatory of Music in his home town where he studied double bass and percussions . He was only 22 years old when he was selected to take part of the Teatro alla Scala orchestra, where he remained for 12 years, playing with the most prestigious conductors.

Working daily with high level names such as Abbado, Bernstein, Gergiev, Giulini, Kleiber, Maazel, Mehta, Muti, Ozawa, Pretre, Sawallisch, Sinopoli became an incentive for him to go back to the Conservatory where he majored in composition and conducting. Starting in the 90’s, his career developed in the most important theaters in Italy and abroad, making him in a short time one of the most prominent conductors of his generation. From 1998 to 2001 he has been appointed Principal Conductor at the Wexford Opera Festival,in Ireland.At the same time he started growing a deep interest in the symphonic repertory and in 2002 he was appointed Chief Conductor at the De Filharmonie (Royal Flanders Philharmonic) in Anthwerp,Belgium. Such assignment was then renewed until 2008. His peculiar interest in Italian Operas of the 20th century and his unusual and obsolete repertory kept him away from a “routine” career. In fact, he conducted some world first performances, in 1993 “Alice” by Giampaolo Testoni, at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Italy, in 2003 “Oedipe sur la route” by Pierre Bartholomee, at La Monnaie in Bruxelles and in 2006, with De Filharmonie, he recorded the 2 “Preludes” books by Debussy, orchestrated by Luc Brewaeys and a CD of music composed by Bert Joris for Jazz Band and Symphonic Orchestra.

His repertory includes titles like: “Arlesiana” by Cilea, “I Quatro Rusteghi” by Wolf-Ferrari, “I Cavalieri di Ekebu’” by Zandonai, “Siberia”by Giordano, “Alessandro Stradella” by Flotow, “Le Rois Arthus” by Chausson, “Orleanskaya Deva” by Tchaikovsky. He has been invited by the major theatres and most prestigious concert halls in the world, such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Canadian Opera in Toronto, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Thèatre du Capitole in Toulouse, Deutsche Oper and Staatsoper in Berlin, Teatro alla Scala, Israeli Opera di Tel Aviv, La Monnaie in Bruxelles, Dresden Semperoper in Dresden, Gasteig in Munich, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Macerata Opera Festival in Macerata, La Fenice in Venice, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Metropolitan Opera in New York, Nederland Opera in Amsterdam, New National Theatre in Tokyo, Opèra in Montecarlo, Opèra Bastille in Paris, Thèatre des Champs Elysèes in Paris, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, Teatro Regio in Torino, Teatro Regio in Parma, Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna.

Daniele Callegari has conducted some of the major symphonic orchestras in the world,like:: Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Montecarlo, Hessischer Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester in Frankfurt, La Monnaie Orchestre in Bruxelles,Orchestre National del’Ile de France in Paris, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI in Turin,MDR Sinfonieorchester in Leipzig,National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Tokyo Philharmonic, Orquesta Nacional de Madrid, Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria, Brabant Orkest in Eindhoven, Prague Philarmonia, Orchestra Sinfonica G. Verdi in Milan, Gurzenich-Orchester in Cologne, Berlin Staatsoper Orchester, Bayerische Staatsoper Orchester in Munich and Tonkunstler-Orchester in Vienna.

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