'Il Medonte' [1780, Roma] castrato bravura aria; by: Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781)

The music was written by the famous Czech composer Josef Mysliveček (1737, Prague - 1781, Rome), was mentioned more than any other contemporary in W.A. Mozart's letters - who expressed admiration for the stylistic/compositional model of "Boemo" (his stage pseudonym).
In this modern world premiere performance/recording, German soprano Susanne Bernhard sings a rousingly spectacular bravura aria: 'Frà gl'affanni, oh Dio, ch'io provo' - written for the famous soprano castrato Tommaso Consoli (1753-after 1811).

[@albinojuanbazzanella6142]

Grande il Boemo!!! Bravissima soprano!!

[@theophilos0910]

Myslevecek was dying of tertiary syphillis at the time he compos’d his final opera Medonte-what a trooper to keep working when doctors were gradually removing the skin lesions off his face - and his nose was ‘as good as gone’ too according to Mozart who visited him in 1777 in a Munich hospice (the two became fast friends in Naples in 1770 & Mozart was agog with his music using it as his main operatic ‘stile’ along with the operatic style of J.C. Bach) he finally succumbed to the disease dying all alone in a monastery hospital bed in Rome in 1781-what a loss to the world of music when he died with a head full of beautiful Melodies-as Mozart was to do only ten years later … just think what could have come from both these great men’s pens if they had lived into the 1830s !!

[@cinziavidali411]

Un'aria di bravura ricca di varietà e di abbellimenti. Brava alla cantante.

[@johnpont2442]

A Bravura aria is supposed to elicit a 'bravo' response from the audience. I say: "Bravíssimi.!" So very well executed. I want to hear this singer singing Fiordiligi.

[@AloeAntinousAquila55]

strong magnificent timber …💖✨🪐

[@pierreantisn8045]

Une belle prouesse vocale soutenue par une musique extraordinaire.

[@Mateoalcovershorts12]

Fabulous!

[@joaoaurelio1534]

This is absolutely stellar, thanks so much for the upload!!!

[@Capetenor1]

Exsultate Jubilate...clear where the young Mozart picked up some ideas. Wonderful singing!

[@fiumesimonini6169]

Brava!!!!

[@АнастасияКузнецова-о6ж]

Браво!!!

[@danielrodriguez9630]

An sonado dos notas.Y me he puesto en pie....

[@veronikacanti4658]

Does someone know where I can find partiture of this opera?