Venanzio Rauzzini

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Venanzio Rauzzini.
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Venanzio Rauzzini (born December 19, 1746 in Camerino , † April 8, 1810 in Bath ) was an Italian opera singer ( soprano / castrato ), pianist , composer and vocal teacher .

Life

Venanzio Rauzzini began his training at the Sistine Chapel in Rome, he was a student of Domenico Corri , Muzio Clementi and the castrato Giuseppe Santarelli (1710–1790). He later studied with Nicola Porpora in Naples. He made his operatic debut at the Teatro Valle in Rome, in a female role in Niccolò Piccini's opera Il finto astrologo . In 1766 he sang at the Teatro San Samuele in Venice and in the same and the following years at the Munich Court Opera, where he sang a role in the opera Siroe by Tommaso Traetta at Carnival . At the end of 1767 he gave concerts at the Viennese court, in addition to his engagement in Munich he continued to perform regularly in Italy. In 1772 he met Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Milan when Rauzzini sang the role of Cecilio in the world premiere of the opera Lucio Silla . Mozart enthusiastically composed the Exsultate, jubilate (KV 165, KV6 158a) especially for him . In the 1770s he was very successful in London; from 1774 to 1778, the year in which he retired as a singer from the opera stage, he sang at the Kings Theater .

After his operatic career he worked in the spa town of Bath as a singing and piano teacher, important students were John Braham and Stephen Storace and his younger sister Nancy Storace . According to Charles Burney's testimony, Rauzzini had a life's expense like a prince and received numerous musicians in his home, including Joseph Haydn . As a surprise present, he composed a small four-part canon for the grave monument of Rauzzini's beloved dog. Burney praised Rauzzini's singing, but was particularly surprised by his virtuosity as a piano player.

In Bath, Rauzzini composed his operas and performed as a conductor at concerts. Before his death he published the 24 Solfeggi, or Exercices for the Voice (London, 1808) as an educational work .

Works (selection)

In addition to his operas, Rauzzini composed a Requiem (1801), several cantatas, 12 sonatas for piano and violin op.1, 6 string quartets op.2, 12 piano quartets op.6, 4 sonatas (four hands) for piano op.12, a symphony in D major as well as other piano works and vocal duets.

Operas

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ To the words of the inscription chosen by Rauzzini: "He was not human - he was a dog". HC Robbins Landon : Haydn , Fritz Molden Verlag, Vienna et al. 1981, p. 142.
  2. ↑ Venanzio Rauzzini at Operissimo  on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated January 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ron3.fr
  4. ↑ http://arts.jrank.org/pages/8733/Venanzio-Rauzzini.html
personal data
SURNAME Rauzzini, Venanzio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian opera singer (soprano / castrato), pianist, composer and singing teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1746
PLACE OF BIRTH Camerino
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1810
Place of death Bath