Johann Simon Mayr: Fedra
Johann Simon Mayr: Fedra
表演者: Gerd Schaller
发行时间: 2009-03-02
唱片数: 2cds
出版者: OEHMS CLASSICS
条形码: 4260034869202
专辑简介
Johann Simon Mayr composed and premiered ‘Fedra’ at La Scala Milan in 1820. The edition used for this recording was published by Ricordi in 2008 as the first volume of the new edition of Mayr’s operatic works.
German composer Johann Simon Mayr underwent his school years in the Weltenburg monastery as well as the Jesuit secondary school in Ingolstadt. He continued his training at the university in that city, studying theology, law and medicine. His career as a musician, however, began in Italy, where he would end up spending the longest part of his life. He settled in Bergamo in 1802, and died there in 1845. Composers such as his pupils Bellini and Donizetti, as well as Rossini and Verdi honored Mayr as the father of Italian opera. He wrote circa 60 works for the theater. Towards the end of his life, Mayr dedicated himself almost exclusively to composing sacred works. One of his last operas is Fedra, composed in 1820 and premiered at La Scala in Milan. Fedra was published by Ricordi in 2008 as the first volume of the new edition of Mayr’s operatic works.