Doctoral Dissertation in Music Interpretation
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Ionian University Thursday 28 September 2023 Doctoral Dissertation in Music Interpretation Excellent Unanimously Subject of the Doctoral Thesis: The thesis also includes a live performance of eleven operatic arias by George Frideric Handel, *Licence for use: CC BY-NC-SA
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| Three-member committee: Ekaterini Michopoulou Assistant Professor, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University (supervisor). Irmgard-Lerch Kalavritinou Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University and Department of Music Studies, University of Athens. Miranda Kaldi Professor Emeritus, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University. & Rosa Poulimenou Associate Professor at the Department of Music Studies of the Ionian University Angeliki Kathariou Associate Professor, Department of Music Science and Art, University of Macedonia, Greece Dimitris Ktistakis Assistant Professor, Department of Music Studies, Ionian University Yannis Toulis Professor, Department of Mystical Studies, Ionian University |
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Summary of Doctoral Thesis The investigation and comparison of the voice of the castrati, the singers of one of the darkest chapters in music history, with the contemporary, peculiar, and androgynous voice of the countertenors, who are closer to them in terms of sound, forms the field of research of the present thesis, which aims at the interpretation of the da capo aria in Georg Friedrich Händel's opera serie. The research also concerns the physiology of voices and the anatomy of the body, the differences in resonance and the mechanism of sound production, the function of breathing, the historical recording of the registri, the analysis and clarification of falsetto and head voice, as well as the unique historical recording of the last castrato, Alessandro Moreschi. Castrato Francesco Bernardi, known as Senesino, as the lead (Primo Uomo) in Händel's eighteen most famous operas, gained fame with his masterful interpretive transgressions and stunning performances, showcasing, among other things, the composer's motive to evoke emotions, passions, and profound sentiments in the audience. The historical path linking Senesino with the manuscript ornaments written by Domenico Corri, through Nicola Porpora, is also explored, and information is drawn from relevant sources of the time on the interpretation of the arias. The author, as a contemporary countertenor, interprets with baroque period instruments the ten most famous da capo arias from five operas composed by Händel for Senesino, adding ornaments to them, following a study of theoretical treatises of the era and research on the composer's annotated ornaments, providing a comprehensive rendition of Händel's vocal writing.
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This thesis is available online here.
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Music Library of Greece ‘Lilian Voudouri’ Doctoral Dissertation Nikos Spanatis It contains bibliographical references. Ionian University
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Händel | Radamisto | “Ombra cara di mia sposa” |
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Händel | Ottone, re di Germania | “Deh, non dir, che molle amante” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin | Angie Kasda, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Friday 21 June 2023 |
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Händel | Ottone, re di Germania | “Tanti affanni, ho nel core” Angie Kasda, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Wednesday 28 June 2023 |
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Händel | Giulio Cesare in Egitto | “Empio, dirò tu sei” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Tuesday 27 June 2023 |
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Händel | Giulio Cesare in Egitto | “Va tacito e nascosto” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Tuesday 27 June 2023 |
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Händel | Giulio Cesare in Egitto | “Se in fiorito ameno prato” Angie Kasda, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Wednesday 28 June 2023 |
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Händel | Giulio Cesare in Egitto | “Αure, deh, per pietà” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Friday 23 June 2023 |
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Händel | Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi | “Dove sei, amato bene” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Suturday 24 June 2023 |
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Händel | Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi | “Dove sei, amato bene” Domenico Corri (1782) | Angie Kasda, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Wednesday 28 June 2023 |
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Händel | Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi | “Con rauco mormorio” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Suturday 24 June 2023 |
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Händel | Tolomeo, re d'Egitto | “Stille amare, già vi sento ” Sergiu Nastasa, baroque violin Iason Ioannou, baroque cello | Alexis Mastichiadis, harpsichord Parnassos Literary Society | Tuesday 27 June 2023 |
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