As an aside, he was responsible for the appointment of a student of his as his successor, Antonio Salieri, Mozart’s old friend. He was eventually appointed Court Composer by Emperor Joseph II of Austria, enjoying a good deal of prestige and respect. I also find it pleasing in that it is evidence of his integrity and adherence to principles. Gassman was very well known in his day and definitely part of the establishment of his era. I have done a little more reading, and yes, it is a comedy, one where the composer skewers many of the players in the popular opera community of his day for their vanities. And I am willing to bet that the young performers will extract every ounce of enjoyment from it for your evening’s pleasure.” I am not familiar with this opera or the composer’s work, but given that the lead sopranos are named Smirky, Out-of-Tune, and Purple-Face, I am willing to venture that it is a comedy. I read that the opera is a satire on the state of opera seria in his day (opera seria is defined in Wikipedia as an Italian musical term which refers to the noble and “serious” style of Italian opera that predominated in Europe from 1710 to 1770). A fall from a carriage led to his untimely death. Witman, though he is apparently better known for his well-regarded symphonies and chamber music. “ L’Opera Seria (1769) by Bohemian composer Florian Gassmann (b.1729-d.1774) has played to recent acclaim in Europe according to Ms. I previously discussed this production in my blog post of March 17: This second of WTO’s summer triumvirate of operas and last one at the Barns, begins on Friday, July 15, with additional performances on July 17, 20, and 23.
Want a delightfully fun evening? Wolf Trap Opera takes a fresh look at L’Opera Seria, which until recently, was a little known classical opera, using their highly talented and accomplished, young performers.
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