Teatro Filarmonico (Verona)
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The Teatro Filarmonico or Verona Philharmonic Theatre is the main opera theater in Verona
, Italy, and is one of the leading Opera Houses in Europe. Having been built in 1716, and later rebuilt after a fire of January 21, 1749, and again after the allied bombing of February 23, 1945.
, a libretto by Scipio Maffei.
The opera season became famous, and the performances led society events. But on January 21, 1749, fire eventually spread in the theatre. Rebuilt, the theater was re-dedicated in 1754 with the opera Lucio Vero by Neapolitan composer Davide Perez. The opera had a limited success. Corsican in the 18th century, during the French invasion, a long series of celebrations were held in the theater, such as the Cantata per la Santa Alleanza ("Cantata for the Holy Alliance") of Gioachino Rossini. The theater hosted international singers, and among its repertoire appear the most famous works of Italian and foreign melodrama.
On the tragic night of February 23, 1945, the theater collapsed under the Anglo-American bombing. The Academy Philharmonic announced that it would try to rebuild the theatre exactly as it had been before. The proceedings lasted a long time: the theatre was inaugurated again in 1975, with the opera Falstaff, that the three burle by Antonio Salieri
.
The theatre still hosts in the winter season works, ballets and concerts. The operatic repertoire is one of the most famous for Italian operas and international (La sonnambula
, The Barber of Seville
, Tosca
...) and the works of non-repertoire (A day of the kingdom, Manon Lescaut
of Auber, Loreley of Catalani ...).
The Competition is open to all singers regardless of nationalities making it one of the most competitive events, and applicants are required to know the entire opera in Italian by heart by the time of the competition.
The competition is held in collaboration with some of the leading opera houses, music academies and conservatoires, namely:
• ACADÉMIE DE LA ROCHE D’HYS - CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RENCONTRES CULTURELLES (Massingy Les Vitteaux - France)
• ACCADEMIA FILARMONICA (Verona - Italy)
• CONSERVATORIO DI MUSICA “E. F. DALL’ABACO” (Verona - Italy)
• LISZT FERENC ZENEMÜVÉSZETI EGYETEM (Budapest - Hungary)
• MIAGI FESTIVAL (Pretoria - South Africa)
• NATIONAL STATE OPERA (Budapest - Hungary)
• OPERA ACADEMY VERONA (Verona - Italy)
• OPERA STUDIO - NEDERLAND (Amsterdam - Holland)
• SEONGNAM ART OPERA , SEOUL OPERA THEATER (Seoul - Korea)
• SHANGHAI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (Shanghai - P. R. of China)
• THÉÂTRE LYRICHORÉGRA 20 (Pierrefonds - Canada)
• THEATER KREFELD - MÖNCHENGLADBACH (Mönchengladbach - Germany)
• THE STATE TATAR ACADEMIC THEATRE OF OPERA AND BALLET (Kazan - Russian Federation)
• WIELKI TEATR (Poznan - Poland)
• ZHOU XIAO YAN INTERNATIONAL OPERA CENTRE (Shanghai - P. R. of China)
Each year the competition receives several hundred applications from some of the most talented young singers from around the world. Many singers made their names and careers by performing at Verona.
2009 Winners are Sri Lankan Soprano Kishani Jayasinghe and Korean Tenor Youngwoo Kim.
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Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Italy, and is one of the leading Opera Houses in Europe. Having been built in 1716, and later rebuilt after a fire of January 21, 1749, and again after the allied bombing of February 23, 1945.
History
Verona needed an opera house, so it was decided in the early 18th century to build a theatre worthy and large. Work began in 1716 and lasted 13 years. Finally, inauguration was on the evening of January 6, 1732, with the pastoral drama La Fida Ninfa by Antonio VivaldiAntonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
, a libretto by Scipio Maffei.
The opera season became famous, and the performances led society events. But on January 21, 1749, fire eventually spread in the theatre. Rebuilt, the theater was re-dedicated in 1754 with the opera Lucio Vero by Neapolitan composer Davide Perez. The opera had a limited success. Corsican in the 18th century, during the French invasion, a long series of celebrations were held in the theater, such as the Cantata per la Santa Alleanza ("Cantata for the Holy Alliance") of Gioachino Rossini. The theater hosted international singers, and among its repertoire appear the most famous works of Italian and foreign melodrama.
On the tragic night of February 23, 1945, the theater collapsed under the Anglo-American bombing. The Academy Philharmonic announced that it would try to rebuild the theatre exactly as it had been before. The proceedings lasted a long time: the theatre was inaugurated again in 1975, with the opera Falstaff, that the three burle by Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was a Venetian classical composer, conductor and teacher born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, but who spent his adult life and career as a faithful subject of the Habsburg monarchy....
.
The theatre still hosts in the winter season works, ballets and concerts. The operatic repertoire is one of the most famous for Italian operas and international (La sonnambula
La sonnambula
La sonnambula is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the bel canto tradition by Vincenzo Bellini to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ballet-pantomime by Eugène Scribe and Jean-Pierre Aumer called La somnambule, ou L'arrivée d'un nouveau seigneur.The first...
, The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville
The Barber of Seville, or The Futile Precaution is an opera buffa in two acts by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's comedy Le Barbier de Séville , which was originally an opéra comique, or a mixture of spoken play with music...
, Tosca
Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900...
...) and the works of non-repertoire (A day of the kingdom, Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut (Auber)
Manon Lescaut is an opera or opéra comique in 3 acts by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber to a libretto by Eugène Scribe, and, like Puccini's Manon Lescaut and Massenet's Manon, is based on the Abbé Prévost's story Manon Lescaut...
of Auber, Loreley of Catalani ...).
International Singing Competition
Each year the International Institute for Opera and Poetry in association with Unesco (http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001275/127520e.pdf) and Arena di Verona conduct the renowned International Singing Competition to select the lead roles for a premier production. The production first takes place in January at the Teatro Filarmonico and is then staged at the Arena di Verona during the summer.The Competition is open to all singers regardless of nationalities making it one of the most competitive events, and applicants are required to know the entire opera in Italian by heart by the time of the competition.
The competition is held in collaboration with some of the leading opera houses, music academies and conservatoires, namely:
• ACADÉMIE DE LA ROCHE D’HYS - CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RENCONTRES CULTURELLES (Massingy Les Vitteaux - France)
• ACCADEMIA FILARMONICA (Verona - Italy)
• CONSERVATORIO DI MUSICA “E. F. DALL’ABACO” (Verona - Italy)
• LISZT FERENC ZENEMÜVÉSZETI EGYETEM (Budapest - Hungary)
• MIAGI FESTIVAL (Pretoria - South Africa)
• NATIONAL STATE OPERA (Budapest - Hungary)
• OPERA ACADEMY VERONA (Verona - Italy)
• OPERA STUDIO - NEDERLAND (Amsterdam - Holland)
• SEONGNAM ART OPERA , SEOUL OPERA THEATER (Seoul - Korea)
• SHANGHAI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (Shanghai - P. R. of China)
• THÉÂTRE LYRICHORÉGRA 20 (Pierrefonds - Canada)
• THEATER KREFELD - MÖNCHENGLADBACH (Mönchengladbach - Germany)
• THE STATE TATAR ACADEMIC THEATRE OF OPERA AND BALLET (Kazan - Russian Federation)
• WIELKI TEATR (Poznan - Poland)
• ZHOU XIAO YAN INTERNATIONAL OPERA CENTRE (Shanghai - P. R. of China)
Each year the competition receives several hundred applications from some of the most talented young singers from around the world. Many singers made their names and careers by performing at Verona.
Past Winners
The 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Shenyang from China, won first place in the 2005 competition as Masetto in Don Giovanni (http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/cardiffsinger/sites/2007/pages/china.shtml)2009 Winners are Sri Lankan Soprano Kishani Jayasinghe and Korean Tenor Youngwoo Kim.
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See also
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Verona Arena
Verona Arena
The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre in Piazza Bra in Verona, Italy, which is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind....
Arena di Verona Festival
Arena di Verona Festival
The Arena di Verona Festival is a summer festival of opera, located in the city of Verona Italy. Since 1936, it has been organized under the auspices of an official body, first the Ente Autonomo Spettacoli Lirici Arena di Verona, , and then, following legislation in 1996 and...