- Giovanni Alberto Ristori
Giovanni Alberto Ristori (born
Bologna ?1692 - diedDresden 7 February 1753 ) was an Italianopera composer and conductor. He was the son of Tommaso Ristori, the leader of an opera troupe belonging to the King ofPoland and Elector ofSaxony August II the Strong (based inDresden ). August II 'loaned' his opera troupe to the RussianEmpress Anna for the celebration of her coronation inMoscow ."
Calandro ", his opera in three acts to alibretto byStefano Benedetto Pallavicini was both the firstopera buffa written in Germany and also the first Italian opera performed inRussia . It was given under his, and his father’s direction, with thirteen actors and nine singers includingLudovica Seyfried ,Margherita Ermini andRosalia Fantasia , in1731 inMoscow .Discography
La Voce Virtuosa: Lute and the Saxon Vocal Tradition - PGM 106
*"Canto Divoti Affetti" by Giovanni Alberto Ristori
*"Io vorrei saper, d'amore" by Johann David HeinichenCantata: "La bella fiammo o Tirsi" by Johann David Heinichen
*"Lascia che nei suo viso" by Lotti
*"Felice io me n'andro di Giove" by Fux
*Allemande in F minor by WeissTamara Crout Matthews (soprano), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano), Jorgan-Michael Schwarz and Karen Marmer (violins), Loretta O'Sullivan (cello), Timothy Burris (lute & theorbo), Eric Milnes (organ & harpsichord)
Includes the world-premiere recording of Ristori's "Canto Divotti Affeti" which was presumed until early 1995 to have been destroyed during the WW II bombings of Dresden.
External links
* [http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/acc/ristori.html Giovanni Alberto Ristori]
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