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Luigi Arditi (16 July 1822 – 1 May 1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor.
Life
Arditi was born in Crescentino, Piemonte (Italy). He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Milan Conservatory under Bernardo Ferrara (violin) and Nicola Vaccai (composition). He made his debut in 1843 as a director at Vercelli, and it was there that he was made an honorary member of the Philharmonic Academy. Arditi conducted opera throughout Italy and in 1846 found himself conducting as far afield as Havana, Cuba. (This was where he first met Giovanni Bottesini.) He visited America, where he remained for a while, conducting operas in New York, Philadelphia and other cities with the Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company until 1856. Then, following a visit to Constantinople, he decided to settle in London, but made several trips again to America with the Royal Italian Opera Company. He also conducted in Germany, and in other major European cities such as St. Petersburg, Vienna and Madrid. After 1885, he was in England, conducting at Covent Garden and in various prestigious theatres and promenade concerts in London's parks.
He died at Hove, near Brighton (England); he is buried in Hove Cemetery.
Works
Arditi's best-known operas are: I Briganti, II Corsaro, and La Spia, ("The Spy"). In addition he wrote numerous songs and vocal waltzes, the most popular of which are "Il Bacio" ("The Kiss", dedicated to Marietta Piccolomini, to a text specially written by baritone Gottardo Aldighieri),[1] "Le Tortorelle" ("The Dove", dedicated to Etelka Gerster), "Se Saran Rose" ("Rosebuds", also titled in English "Love in Springtime", dedicated to Adelina Patti), and "Parla" ("Speak!").
His Inno Turco (1856) for Sultan Abdülmecid I set to a Turkish text was later sung in London during the state visit of Sultan Abdülaziz at Crystal Palace by a British choir of 1600 in July 1867. The world premiere recording of Inno Turco, by Turkish music historian Dr Emre Araci with the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Choir, was released in 2005 by the Brilliant Classics label.
References
- Notes
- Arditi, My Reminiscences, pp.68-70 and 325. Il bacio was to become famous as it was usually interpolated by Adelina Patti into the singing lesson in Act 2 of Rossini's The Barber of Seville (Luana D'Aguì, Bologna - Teatro Comunale: Il Barbiere di Siviglia, "OperaClick")
- Sources
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Luigi Arditi, My reminiscences, second edition, London, Skeffington, 1896 (accessible for free online at Internet Archive)
External links
- Free scores by Luigi Arditi at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Index at arditi.homestead.com
- World premiere recording of Inno Turco (1856) is featured on Emre Araci's Euro-Ottomania album released by Brilliant Classics
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[de] Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi (* 22. Juli 1822 in Crescentino bei Vercelli; † 1. Mai 1903 in Hove bei Brighton) war ein italienischer Violinist und Komponist.- [en] Luigi Arditi
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Luigi Arditi (Crescentino, 22 de julio de 1822 - Hove, 1 de mayo de 1903) fue un compositor, director de orquesta y violinista italiano. Como compositor es conocido por sus canciones y óperas italianas, mientras que como director de orquesta cosechó un gran éxito en Inglaterra y Estados Unidos.[ru] Ардити, Луиджи
Луиджи Ардити (итал. Luigi Arditi; 22 июля 1822, Крешентино, Италия — 1 мая 1903, Хоув, Англия) — итальянский дирижёр и композитор.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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