The Great Tenor Tragedy: The life and death of Adolphe Nourrit at Online event, London on Tuesday 23rd February 2021

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The Great Tenor Tragedy

The life and death of Adolphe Nourrit

Add to my Calendar 23-02-2021 10:30 23-02-2021 12:30 36 The Great Tenor Tragedy The great tenor tragedy: the life and death of Adolphe Nourrit Online lecture with Alex Aldren, tenor Adolph Nourrit was the foremost tenor at Paris Opéra for thirteen years, during a golden age of grand opera in the 1830s. He created the roles of Arnold (Rossini’s William Tell), Éleazar (Halévy’s La Juive) and Raoul (Meyerbeer’s Les Hugenots).  However, when a new rival arrived on the scene (Gilbert Louis-Duprez - famous for singing the first full-voice high C), Nourrit was consumed with envy. Convinced that this new singing style was the future, he embarked to Italy to retrain with Donizetti. However, the ensuing crisis of vocal identity proved overwhelming for Nourrit, who tragically took his own life by jumping from the roof of his apartment building in Naples.  Join Alex Aldren on a journey through a singer’s psychological turmoil, and the music that he sang, at a pivotal moment in the evolution of the modern tenor.  *** Opera Prelude Online  Opera Prelude invites you to join their Young Artists online for a feast of lectures, discussions and masterclasses. All of our Young Artists are rising stars in the opera world and are joined by some of the greatest performers, conductors and directors to explore hidden aspects, surprising facts and behind-the-scenes knowledge of this amazing art form. All lectures are available at http://www.operaprelude.org to watch directly for a suggested donation between £4-£25 from 10.30am on the day of release and thereafter. Online event, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Online event

London
England

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
10:30 AM

Programme

Gioachino Rossini – Guillaume Tell: 'Asile hereditaire'
Franz Schubert – Die Sterne, D.939
Gaetano Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor: 'Tombe degli avi miei'

Performers

Alex Aldren – Tenor

Opera Prelude

Programme Note

The great tenor tragedy: the life and death of Adolphe Nourrit

Online lecture with Alex Aldren, tenor

Adolph Nourrit was the foremost tenor at Paris Opéra for thirteen years, during a golden age of grand opera in the 1830s. He created the roles of Arnold (Rossini’s William Tell), Éleazar (Halévy’s La Juive) and Raoul (Meyerbeer’s Les Hugenots).

However, when a new rival arrived on the scene (Gilbert Louis-Duprez - famous for singing the first full-voice high C), Nourrit was consumed with envy. Convinced that this new singing style was the future, he embarked to Italy to retrain with Donizetti. However, the ensuing crisis of vocal identity proved overwhelming for Nourrit, who tragically took his own life by jumping from the roof of his apartment building in Naples.

Join Alex Aldren on a journey through a singer’s psychological turmoil, and the music that he sang, at a pivotal moment in the evolution of the modern tenor.

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Opera Prelude Online

Opera Prelude invites you to join their Young Artists online for a feast of lectures, discussions and masterclasses. All of our Young Artists are rising stars in the opera world and are joined by some of the greatest performers, conductors and directors to explore hidden aspects, surprising facts and behind-the-scenes knowledge of this amazing art form. All lectures are available at http://www.operaprelude.org to watch directly for a suggested donation between £4-£25 from 10.30am on the day of release and thereafter.

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