[Letter, 21 November 1777]
- Type:
- manuscript
- Titel:
- [Letter, 21 November 1777]
- Jaar:
- 1777
- URL:
- https://uv-v4.netlify.app/#?manifest=https://sharedcanvas.be/IIIF/manifests/15a5ef90-497d-11ed-8eb8-aae9191ee851 IIIF
https://sharedcanvas.be/IIIF/manifests/15a5ef90-497d-11ed-8eb8-aae9191ee851 IIIF manifest - Onderwerp:
- Graun, Carl Heinrich
Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin, Germany)
18th Century (1701-1800)
Castrato
Correspondence
Opera
Flute
Potsdam (Germany) - Taal:
- Italiaans
- Uitgever:
- Potsdam 1777
- Plaatsnummer:
- ORPH.KTS1 C1.34 07E71c (Orpheus Instituut)
- Paginering:
- 1 page
- Nota:
- Incipit: "Sig. Maestro, In dato 19.N.br. ricevei la sua gentilissima lettera…"
Giovanni Coli was a castrato at the Königliches Opernhaus of Berlin who regularly sang for Frederick the Great at Sanssouci castle in Potsdam. His letter refers to an "Aria con il flauto". Coli also asks for an aria from 'Rodelinda', which most probably refers to Carl Heinrich Graun's opera 'Rodelinda regina de' Longobardi' (Berlin, 1741; GraunWV B:I:6). - Permalink:
- https://cageweb.be/catalog/orp01:000001666