Lunchtime Recital - Dr. Barbara Gentili (An Italian at the Court of Queen Victoria)
Schedule
Wed Sep 25 2024 at 01:10 pm
UTC+01:00Location
PATS Studio One, PATS Building, University of Surrey, GU2 7XH | Guildford, EN
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This concert follows the life and career of Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916), Italian composer of many favourite songs and the singing teacher to Queen Victoria’s family. The music is accompa-nied by an insightful narrative that music critic Ivan Hewett created to illustrate Tosti’s musical be-ginnings in his native Abruzzo region and his upsurge to fame from the late nineteenth century in London and Italy. An Italian at the Court of Queen Victoria’ describes follows the colourful life and career of Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916), the Italian composer of many favourite songs and singing teacher to Queen Victoria’s family.
The music is accompanied by an insightful narrative that music critic Ivan Hewett created to illustrate Tosti’s musical beginnings in his native Abruzzo region and his rise to fame from the late nineteenth century in London and Italy.
Tosti, Sogno
Tosti, Vorrei
Tosti, My love and I
Tosti, Beautiful Eyes (for piano solo, arranged by Felix Arndt)
Tosti, Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta
Tosti, Goodbye (for piano solo, arranged by Felix Arndt)
Tosti, Avec toi
Puccini, Sole e amore
Puccini, Ninna nanna
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Where is it happening?
PATS Studio One, PATS Building, University of Surrey, GU2 7XH, Guildford, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
