In this lecture, we deal with the particular position of Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s tragédie en musique David et Jonathas (1688) on the libretto by François Bretonneau, one of two operas based on the Old
Continue reading…David et Jonathas, the biblical opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Born in New York. Studied piano at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, film and music at Tel Aviv University, graduated from the American University of Rome. Directs opera and
In the period of late Renaissance, at the height of Mantua’s artistic splendour, a young Jewish violinist burst through the barriers of discrimination and became one of the most renowned composers and performers at the court of the Gonzaga dukes. … Continue reading…Hebreo: The Search for Salomone Rossi
