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unusual facts about Spontini



Antonietta Stella

She can also be heard on an Italian radio broadcast of Spontini's rarely performed work Agnes von Hohenstaufen, opposite Montserrat Caballé, released on CD.

Ermonela Jaho

She has won many international competitions including the Giacomo Puccini competition in Milan, Italy 1997, Spontini International Competition in Ancona, Italy 1998, Zandonai in Rovereto, Italy 1999, and The Best Singer at the Wexford Festival, 2000.

Louis Hersent

In 1831 Hersent made his last appearance at the Salon with portraits of Louis Philippe, Marie Amélie and the duke of Montpensier; that of the king though good, is not equal to the portrait of Spontini (Berlin), which is probably Hersent's chef-d'œuvre.

Lucio Gregoretti

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, Solistes Européens (Luxembourg), Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, ISCM Buchartest, Festival Pergolesi-Spontini (Jesi), Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti (Naples), Progetto Sonora (Cologne), Todi Music Fest (Todi), Klangspectrum (Villach); and they are regularly performed worldwide in contemporary music festivals.

Maiolati Spontini

Maiolati Spontini borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Ostrense, Castelbellino, Castelplanio, Cupramontana, Jesi, Monte Roberto, Rosora, San Marcello.


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