Giovanni Carestini

Giovanni Carestini known as Cusanino (born v. 1705 with Filottrano, close to Ancône, in the Steps - died v. 1760 in its birthplace) was a singer Castrat of opera Italy N of the 18th century.

Biography

Giovanni Carestini begins in 1721 like Soprano with Rome in the Griselda from Alessandro Scarlatti. Its voice will be transformed into Mezzo-soprano towards the 25 years age.

After an Italian career where he sings operas of Porpora, Vivaldi ( Siroe , 1727) and Vinci ( Artaserse , 1730) and Hasse ( Clemenza di Tito ), he is with the service of the Électeur of Bavaria Charles Albert in 1731, then is made engage with London by Haendel which prefers it with Farinelli for his operas with the King' S Theater. Its most outstanding roles were that of Teseo ( Arianna in Creta , 1734), of Ariodante (1734) and Ruggiero ( Alcina , 1735). One then finds it with the service of the Électeur of Saxony (1747-1748), then at the court of Frederic II of Prussia (1750-1754), finally at the court of Saint-Pétersbourg of Pierre Large the.

Hasse and Haendel regarded it as the best singer of their time, as well because of its virtuosity as of its direction of elegance in the ornamentation.

Sources

Gods and Divas of the Opera of Roger Blanchard and Roland de Candé - Plon 1986

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