Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain: Castrato, Composer, and Cultural Leader

by Paul F. Rice

The remarkable career of Venanzio Rauzzini (1746-1810) sheds new light on changing musical tastes in late eighteenth-century Britain. Rauzzini was a leading soprano castrato who sang in the premiere of Mozart's Lucio Silla in 1772. Mozart was so pleased with the singer that he composed the famous motet Exsultate Jubilate for him. This book examines Rauzzini's career in Britain, starting with his three seasons as a principal singer at the King's Theatre...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580465323
• ISBN13: 9781580465328
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"