Auber: Overtures, Vol. 4 Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra & Dario Salvi

• Daniel Auber (1782 - 1871): Le duc d'Olonne, S. 35 (Excerpts):
• 1 Auber: Le duc d'Olonne, S. 35 (Excerpts): Overture 07:43
• 2 Auber: Le duc d'Olonne, S. 35 (Excerpts): Act II Entr'acte et introduction 01:14
• 3 Auber: Le duc d'Olonne, S. 35 (Excerpts): Act III Entr'acte 02:00
• Fra Diavolo, S. 18 (Excerpts):
• 4 Auber: Fra Diavolo, S. 18 (Excerpts): Overture 08:05
• 5 Auber: Fra Diavolo, S. 18 (Excerpts): Act III Entr'acte 01:10
• Le philtre, S. 20 (Excerpts):
• 6 Auber: Le philtre, S. 20 (Excerpts): Overture 07:17
• 7 Auber: Le philtre, S. 20 (Excerpts): Act II Entr'acte 02:01
• La fête de Versailles, S. 29:
• 8 Auber: La fête de Versailles, S. 29: Divertissement de Versailles 26:18
• La fiancée du roi de Garbe, S. 49 (Excerpts):
• 9 Auber: La fiancée du roi de Garbe, S. 49 (Excerpts): Overture 08:41
• 10 Auber: La fiancée du roi de Garbe, S. 49 (Excerpts): Act I Final. Danse 01:05
• 11 Auber: La fiancée du roi de Garbe, S. 49 (Excerpts): Act II Entr'acte 02:07
• 12 Auber: La fiancée du roi de Garbe, S. 49 (Excerpts): Act III Mélodrame 02:52
• Actéon, S. 26:
• 13 Auber: Actéon, S. 26: Overture 07:29
• Total Runtime 01:18:02

Info for Auber: Overtures, Vol. 4

Daniel-François-Esprit Auber was one of the most famous composers of the 19th century, giving definitive form to the uniquely French genres of grand historical opera and opéra-comique. His overtures became famous all over the world for their dancing elegance and fluent melodies, a reflection both of his genial personality and of the Parisian taste and refinement of his day. This programme includes overtures and entr’actes from Auber’s most famous opera about the notorious robber-chief Fra Diavolo, and from one of his least known works, La Fiancée du Roi de Garbe. Volume 2 of this edition (8.574006) was acclaimed as ‘wonderfully articulated and lovingly brought to life’ by MusicWeb International.

Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Dario Salvi, conductor

Dario Salvi
is a British-Italian conductor, researcher and musicologist. He is widely regarded as a fast-rising name in opera and operetta, and is known for his expressive gestures and precision of style.

A specialist in the restoration, recording and performance of rare Viennese works, comic opera, ballet and orchestral music—particularly the works of the Strauss family and their contemporaries such as Czibulka, Ziehrer, Suppè, Millöcker, Genèe, Kàlmàn and Mont—he is a busy recording artist with Naxos, and has completed projects documenting forgotten works by J. Strauss II, Auber, Meyerbeer, Humperdinck and more. He has been awarded a Lifetime Honorary Member of the Johann Strauss Society of Great Britain for his extensive contribution to Viennese music.

Salvi has guest conducted and recorded opera and operetta across the USA, the Middle East and Europe, including the closing concerts of the Zagreb Philharmonic’s 2018/19 Season, for which he received outstanding reviews:

‘[Salvi] is certainly the most astonishing phenomenon that has emerged recently with us. A real ballet master of the conductor’s baton, with big gestures, very expressive, sometimes with theatrical mimicry in communication with the orchestra, he was excellent in transferring his ideas to the orchestra. And these ideas were clearly dictated by his own taste, but also closely to the taste of the audience.’ (Jutarnji list, Croatia, 2019)

Other recent performance highlights include: his work with Willy Bietak Productions as music director and consultant on an opera ice skating show, commissioned by Royal Opera House Muscat in 2018; concerts with Katia Guerreiro, one of the world’s leading Fado singers, and the Zagreb Philharmonic; and his guest performances for the closing of Winter Opera St Louis’ 2019/20 Season, “La Fanciulla del West”.

Maestro Salvi is guest conductor and partner of Metamorphosis Chamber Orchestra in New York, and principal guest conductor for Concert Operetta Theater in Philadelphia. He has worked, amongst others, with Prague Philharmonia (CZ), Czech Chamber Orchestra (CZ), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus (BG), Malmö Opera (SE), Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (CZ), Neue Preußische Philharmonie (DE), Orchestra Al Chiaro di Luna (IT) and Ruse State Opera (BG). He has also worked with singers such as Markus Werba, Jorge Pita Carreras, Andrea Chudak, Gaia Petrone, Francisco Brito and Ira Lauren.

Born in Northern Italy and currently residing in Scotland, Salvi has received musical training in both Italy and the UK. After studying soprano saxophone with S. Cecilia Philharmonia, he became an in-demand saxophonist and alto clarinet player and worked with many bands as a performer and arranger, also holding the position of Director of Music in the Alpine Troops of the Italian Army. He is a professional bass guitarist and has toured the world playing for bands and orchestras. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Derby (UK) in 2011, followed by a Master of Music in Conducting from the University of East Anglia (UK) in 2012 under the tutelage of Sharon Choa (currently Chair of the School of Music at the HK Academy of Performing Arts). During this time, he worked as Assistant Conductor and Arranger for Chamber Orchestra Anglia and founded the Imperial Vienna Orchestra, specialising in the authentic reproduction of Viennese music.

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