Cesti
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In fact, she’s more famous today than celebrated male contemporaries like Luigi Rossi, Giacomo Carissimi and Antonio Cesti.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2019
It devotes one program at Zankel Hall to Luigi Rossi, and the next to a mélange of Cavalli, Cesti, Monteverdi and Italian folk tunes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2017
Sharing the applause with Composer Cesti was Spanish Mezzo Berganza, 27, who combined some fine acting with effortless singing in the title role.
From Time Magazine Archive
Orontea, a typical Cesti product, is the story of a skittish Egyptian queen who spurns all suitors because in her "breast love dwells not."
From Time Magazine Archive
Luigi Rossi was contemporary with Cesti, and has left several cantatas which are conspicuous for length and pedantry rather than for elegance or melodious charm.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
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