The “Overture” to The Impresario is a staple of symphonic concerts and was played at the first Cape Symphony concert, along with the other pieces on our anniversary program. Both works were performed at the Emperor’s luncheon, and although Salieri’s piece was judged the best, as we know, Mozart triumphed in the end. In Mozart’s piece, an opera company manager hires two sopranos who fight over who will star and how much they’ll be paid, each singing an aria to prove her worth. Salieri’s piece was called Prima la musica e poi le parole (First the music, then the words), and made fun of the relationship between Mozart and his librettist (i.e. There was more to it than that, though – the Emperor set up a competition between Mozart and his rival Antonio Salieri. The Impresario was a musical comedy by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, written at the request of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II to be performed for guests at a private luncheon in Vienna. The program was a delightful musical smorgasbord, and we’re delighted to present it to you, re-imagined for 2022. The Cape Symphony’s inaugural concert in April 1962 featured a wide variety of composers, from Austria, Italy, France, Spain, England, and Russia, and musical types from opera to concerto to rhapsody to toccata.
UNA VOCE POCO FA (A VOICE A LITTLE WHILE AGO) from THE BARBER OF SEVILLE ProgramĭEPUIS LE JOUR (SINCE THE DAY) from LOUISE This performance was made possible in part by theĭavid Bruce Cole Classical Music Fund of The Cape Cod Foundation. Abigail Rethwisch, Soprano Table of Contents
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