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Nino Sanzogno

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(b Venice, 1911; d Milan, 1983). It. conductor, composer, and violinist. Cond. La Fenice Orch., Venice, from 1937. Cond. at La Scala from 1939, being esp. assoc. with 20th‐cent. ...

Sanzogno, Nino

Sanzogno, Nino (1911)   Quick reference

The Oxford Dictionary of Music (6 ed.)

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2013
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..., Nino ( b Venice , 1911 ; d Milan , 1983 ) Italian conductor , composer , and violinist Cond. La Fenice Orch, Venice, from 1937 . Cond. at La Scala from 1939 , being esp. assoc. with 20th‐cent. works and cond. f.ps. in Italy of Lulu (Venice, 1949 ), Troilus and Cressida ( 1956 ), A Midsummer Night's Dream ( 1961 ), Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk , and world (stage) première of The Fiery Angel (Venice 1955 ). Inaugurated Piccola Scala 1955 . Music dir. La Scala, 1962–72 . Composer of vla and vc concs., and chbr...

Nino Sanzogno

Nino Sanzogno  

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(b Venice, 1911; d Milan, 1983).It. conductor, composer, and violinist. Cond. La Fenice Orch., Venice, from 1937. Cond. at La Scala from 1939, being esp. assoc. with 20th‐cent. works and cond. f.ps. ...
Fiery Angel, The

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A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2 ed.)

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2008
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...Angel, The ( Ognennyj Angel ) ( Prokofiev ). Lib. by comp.; 5 acts; f.p. Paris 1954 (concert), cond. Charles Bruck ; Venice 1955 (stage), cond. Nino Sanzogno . Germany, 16th cent.: Ruprecht falls in love with Renata who is thought to be a witch. She is searching for Count Heinrich , who deserted her after a year, believing him to be her protecting angel. Together, Ruprecht and Renata use magic to try to find Heinrich, asking for help from Agrippa von Nettelsheim . When they meet Heinrich , he and Ruprecht fight a duel. Ruprecht is injured and...

Taddei, Giuseppe

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Harold Rosenthal and Alan Blyth

The Grove Book of Opera Singers (2 ed.)

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2009
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Music, Opera, Performing arts
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...roles. In 1947 he sang Scarpia and Rigoletto at the Cambridge Theatre, London, and in 1948 W.A. Mozart's Figaro at the Salzburg Festival. At La Scala ( 1948–61 ) his roles included Pizarro, Malatesta, the four villains in Les contes d'Hoffmann and parts in operas by Nino Sanzogno and Ferrari Trecate . Elsewhere in Italy he sang (in Italian) Hans Sachs, Gunther, Wolfram and the Dutchman. Later he specialized in Mozart, singing Papageno, Figaro and Leporello. He appeared at Covent Garden between 1960 and 1967 as Macbeth, Rigoletto, Iago and Scarpia...

Dialogues des Carmélites, Les

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A Dictionary of Opera Characters (2 ed.)

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2008
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...des Carmélites, Les ( Dialogues of the Carmelites ) ( Poulenc ). Lib. by composer; 3 acts; f.p. Milan 1957 , cond. Nino Sanzogno . Compiègne and Paris, 1789–92 : The Marquis de la Force worries about his highly strung daughter Blanche . She announces her intention to join the Carmelite Order, hoping to find peace of mind. She is interviewed by the sick old Prioress, Mme de Croissy . Sister Constance has a premonition that she and Blanche will die together. The Prioress entrusts to Mother Marie the care of Blanche. An outsider, Mme Lidoine...

Fiery Angel, The

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The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)

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2008
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...Fenice, 14 September 1955 (Act 2, abridged, Paris, Opéra, 14 June 1928 ; concert performance, Paris, Théâtre des Champs‐Elysées, 25 November 1954 , as L'ange de feu ). At the Venice première Dorothy Dow sang Renata and Rolando Panerai was Ruprecht; the conductor was Nino Sanzogno . Ruprecht a knight baritone Renata dramatic soprano Hostess contralto Jakob Glock tenor Agrippa von Nettesheim tenor altino Count Heinrich silent Mephistopheles tenor Faust bass Porter bass Fortune Teller mezzo‐soprano Mathias tenor Doctor tenor Host baritone Mother...

Boulevard Solitude

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The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)

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2008
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...Armand des Grieux, as well as its carefully regulated mixture of idioms, ensured immediate and considerable success. The first performance was conducted by Johannes Schüler; it was staged twice in Italy in 1954 (in Naples, conducted by Ionel Perlea, and Rome, conducted by Nino Sanzogno). The British première took place in London (at Sadler's Wells) in 1962 where the cast included April Cantelo , John Carolan and Peter Glossop . S cene i A railway‐station waiting‐room in a large French town After a brief introduction built up from percussion...

Dialogues des Carmélites

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The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.)

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2008
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... Georges Bernanos' play; Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 26 January 1957 . The cast at the première included Virginia Zeani (Blanche), Leyla Gencer (the new Prioress), Eugenia Ratti (Constance) and Fiorenza Cossotto (in the small part of Mathilde); the conductor was Nino Sanzogno . At the Paris première the singers were Denise Duval (Blanche), Régine Crespin (the new Prioress), Rita Gorrg (Mother Marie) and Liliane Berton (Constance); Pierre Dervaux was the conductor. The story of the Compiègne Carmelites was first told by one of their number,...

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