Giovanni Carestini (13 December 1700 in Filottrano, near Ancona – 1759 in Bologna) was an Italian castrato of the 18th century, who sang in the operas...

Giacinto Fontana ("Farfallino") (1692–1739) Giuseppe Aprile (1731–1813) Giovanni Carestini ("Cusanino") (c. 1704 – c. 1760) Carlo Broschi ("Farinelli") (1705–1782)...

each of the next four Carnivals at Milan, with renowned castrato Giovanni Carestini appearing in many of the performances, so the reaction to Artaserse...

performed in England. The lead role was written for the castrato Giovanni Carestini. It is now performed by either a countertenor or soprano. The opera...

to be the finest English soprano of the day, and the virtuoso castrato Carestini, whose astonishing technique and huge vocal range Handel made full use...

countess's hair. On the left there is an opera singer, based upon either Giovanni Carestini, Senesino or possibly Farinelli, all celebrated Italian castrato opera...

soprano William Savage Ruggiero, a knight mezzo-soprano castrato Giovanni Carestini Bradamante, Ruggiero's betrothed, disguised as her own brother, the...

notably containing music composed for the mezzo-soprano castrato Giovanni Carestini, was released on the EMI/Virgin label in the UK on 1 March 2010. In...

Bernacchi (1722), Giovanni Carestini (1726) and the celebrated castrato singer Carlo Farinelli (1730). The composer and teacher Giovanni Battista Martini...

England, in 1738, creating the title roles in Faramondo and Serse Giovanni Carestini (c. 1704 – c. 1760), contralto castrato, one of the foremost of his...

unrelated orchestral suite. The revival of the spring of 1734, in which Giovanni Carestini took the role of Mirtillo, was far more successful, but Handel significantly...

the other hand, this was the golden age of the castrati, among whom Giovanni Carestini, Carlo Broschi "Farinelli", Nicolò Grimaldi "Nicolini", Francesco...

Vincenzo Re designed the sets used in the premiere. The cast included Giovanni Carestini in the title role, Caterina Gabrielli as Fulvia, Maddalena Galli as...

and two new arias inserted at St. Thomas Church, Leipzig. Castrato Giovanni Carestini goes to work for Maria Theresa of Austria. Nicola Porpora Laetatus...

profile (in French) Ossi had a vocal range from alto to mezzo-soprano: "Giovanni Ossi", profile (in French) "Vinci: Artaserse | Warner Classics". www.warnerclassics...

Handel engaged an equally renowned castrato for the role of Teseo, Giovanni Carestini, of whom 18th century musicologist Charles Burney wrote: “His voice...

that by Metastasio by Giovanni Boldini first shown in Venice on 11 February 1730. Artaserse premiered at the Teatro di San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice...

and presented the new version with a star role for celebrated castrato Carestini. This production ended Handel's 1733-34 season at the King's Theatre in...

October 2006, Auditorium de l'Ecole Nationale de Musique, Brest, France) Carestini, the story of a castrato. Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm. Virgin...

already been set by Pollarolo and Antonio Maria Bononcini (Tomaso Albinoni, Giovanni Bononcini and Antonio Vivaldi would later produce versions). It is based...

were further appearances in Venice, including in 1731 and 1732 with Giovanni Carestini, Antonio Bernacchi and Faustina Bordoni. He was a member of the Wiener...

Giovanni Battista Minelli Alceste, king of Sparta soprano castrato Giovanni Carestini Telamone, king of Ithaca contralto castrato Giuseppe Domenico Galletti...

to appear there were Farinelli, Giacinto Fontana ("Farfallino"), Giovanni Carestini, and Luigi Marchesi. From 1798 when Rome came under French rule, women...

Conductor: Demofoonte castrato Dircea soprano Adrasto tenor Matusio bass Creusa soprano Cherinto castrato Olinto castrato Timante castrato Giovanni Carestini...

Master Goodwill William Savage Joad, High Priest alto Walter Powell Giovanni Carestini Mathan, Priest of Baal, formerly a Jewish Priest tenor Phillip Rochetti...

Voice type Premiere cast, 13 March 1734 Apollo mezzo-soprano castrato Giovanni Carestini Clio, a muse soprano Anna Maria Strada Orfeo mezzo-soprano castrato...

prince of the Celtiberians, in love with Elvira soprano castrato Giovanni Carestini Indibile, prince of Ilergetes, brother to Elvira and in love with...

Signorini Poro (Porus), Indian king, lover of Cleofide, premiered by Giovanni Carestini Cleofide (Cleophis), Indian queen and lover of Porus, premiered by...

The castrato Giovanni Carestini sang the role of Medarse. In Davide Perez's 1740 setting, the singers were Caffarelli as Siroe and Giovanni Manzuoli as...

needed] Caffarelli, Matteuccio, Siface, Senesino, Gizziello, Marchesi, Carestini, and some others were very famous and extremely gifted in their own right...