Lindpaintner: Die sicilianische Vesper, Op. 332 (Sung in Italian as Il vespro siciliano) [Live]

Featuring

Federico Longo
Carlos Natale
Danilo Formaggia
Daniele Caputo
George Vlad
Marco Simonelli

Damian Whiteley
Dario Russo
Ana Victória Pitts
Silvia Dalla Benetta
Matija Meić
César Arrieta
Sara Bañeras
Bartosz Żołubak
Jędrzej Wróblewski
Sara Blanch
Virtuosi Brunensis
Camerata Bach Choir Poznań
Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner

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Composition History

Lindpaintner composed 21 operas in various genres, including opera seria, German Romantic opera, German comic opera, and historical grand opera.

Compositional Technique

Lindpaintner's opera, Il vespro siciliano, incorporates German elements such as advanced harmonies, enriched orchestral language, and popular folksong-like strophic songs, while still maintaining a Franco-Italian operatic feel.

Composer Biography

Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, born in Koblenz in 1791, was decorated with the Knight's Cross of the Crown of Württemberg in 1844, elevating him to personal nobility.

Composer Biography

Felix Mendelssohn, a renowned composer, considered Lindpaintner to be the best orchestral conductor in Germany.

Critical Reception

The premiere of Lindpaintner's Il vespro siciliano on May 10, 1843, was met with unprecedented enthusiasm in Stuttgart, a city known for its 'frosty' audience.

Historical Context

The opera's revolutionary subject matter, depicting the successful Sicilian uprising against French rule in 1282, became problematic during the German revolutions of 1848-49, leading to its neglect.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Lindpaintner, despite his success, felt Stuttgart was a 'gilded cage' due to its provincial artistic scene and lack of public enthusiasm for the arts.