Simon Mayr.
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Mayr nació en Baviera en 1765 y estudió teología en la Universidad de Ingolstadt, continuando sus estudios en Italia desde 1787.
Estaba asociado cercanamente con los Illuminati bávaros de Adam Weishaupt mientras era un estudiante en Ingolstadt, y los ideales de los franceses de la Ilustración eran una fuerte influencia en su filosofía como músico, como es corroborado por su famoso Zibaldone o "Cuaderno", compilado hacia el final de su carrera.
Luego, tomó clases de música con Carlo Lenzi y más tarde con Ferdinando Bertoni.
En 1802 se mudó a Bérgamo, y fue nombrado maestro de capilla en la Catedral de Bérgamo, sucediendo a su antiguo maestre Lenzi.
Mayr mantuvo el puesto hasta su muerte y se convirtió en una figura central en la vida musical de la ciudad, organizando conciertos e introduciendo la música de Ludwig van Beethoven en ella.
Fue el profesor de música de Gaetano Donizetti. Hacia el final de su vida, Mayr estaba ciego. Está enterrado en la Básilica de Santa María la Mayor de Bérgamo, justo enfrente de la tumba de su famoso pupilo.
La asombrosa lista de trabajos de Mayr, entre las cuales hay casi setenta óperas, son raramente interpretadas hoy en día.
He was born in Mendorf near Altmannstein, Landkreis Eichstätt, Bavaria, and studied theology at the University of Ingolstadt, continuing his studies in Italy from 1787. He was closely associated with the Bavarian Illuminati of Adam Weishaupt while a student in Ingolstadt, and the ideals of the French Enlightenment were a strong influence on his philosophy as a musician as corroborated by his famed Zibaldone or "Notebooks" compiled toward the end of his career.
Shortly thereafter, he took music lessons with Carlo Lenzi, and later with Ferdinando Bertoni. He moved to Bergamo in 1802 and was appointed maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Bergamo, succeeding his old teacher Lenzi. He held the post until his death, and became a central figure in the city's musical life, organizing concerts and introducing Ludwig van Beethoven's music there. He was music teacher to Gaetano Donizetti. By the end of his life, he was blind. He died in Bergamo and is buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore there, just in front of the tomb of his famous pupil.
Mayr's astonishing list of works, among which are almost seventy operas, are rarely performed today.
- Ginevra di Scozia - Elisabeth Vidal (soprano); Daniela Barcellona (mezzo-soprano); Antonio Siragusa (tenor); Luca Grassi (baritone); Giuseppina Piunti (soprano); Marco Lazzara (countertenor); Orchestra del Teatro Verdi di Trieste; Tiziano Severini (conductor). Label: Opera Rara ORC23
- Fedra (Chiaudani, Nelsen, Zagorski, Lee; Schaller) OEHMS Classics 920
- Medea in Corinto (Eaglen, Kenny, Ford, Miles; Parry) Opera Rara ORC11
- La Rosa Bianca e la Rosa Rossa (Antonacci, Anselmi, Serraicocca, Canonici, Facini; Briccetti) Fonit Cetra RFCD 2007
- Verter (Herrmann, Gemmabella, Cicchetti, Salsi, Zarelli; Terracini) Bongiovanni GB 234
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