Orchestra della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
Coro della Fondazione Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi di Trieste
Giovanni Paisiello
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Composer Biography
Paisiello studied at the Sant'Onofrio Conservatory in Naples from 1754 to 1763, focusing primarily on sacred music.
Composer Biography
In 1776, Paisiello was invited to St. Petersburg by Count Yelaguine, director of the imperial theatres, to serve as maestro di cappella for Catherine II.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Paisiello, the composer, was born in Roccaforzata, near Taranto, in 1740 and showed extraordinary musical gifts while attending Jesuit school.
Composer Biography
During his return journey to Naples, Paisiello stopped in Vienna, where he met Mozart and composed twelve Sinfonie concertanti.
Composition History
Paisiello's Il Barbiere di Siviglia, based on Beaumarchais' play, premiered at the Russian court theatre on September 15, 1782, during his time in St. Petersburg.
Composition History
Paisiello's career in opera began after a successful comic intermezzo led to a commission for an opera, Il Ciarlone, at the Bologna Theatre.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Paisiello excelled in comic and semi-serious opera, where his melodic invention led to scenes of delightful sentimental spontaneity, but struggled to move beyond Metastasio's aesthetics in serious opera.
