User talk:Ricordiplease

Pertaining to the score of Bajazet
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Secondly, thanks for asking your question pertaining to the score of Bajazet. Unfortunately, there is no available full published score of Bajazet. There are some arias (most likely only Sposa son disprezzata) that have come published compilation of Vivaldi areas, but there is no full score that one can use. Your best bet would be to consult the National Library of Turin, the current holding place of the manuscripts to Bajazet, and request visitation to see the manuscripts - it's unlikely that they would let anyone in to see the manuscripts, but it's worth a shot.

Keep in mind that, when looking at the manuscripts, you will have to reconstruct and repair many parts of the opera - unfortunately it is not preserved in complete edition, and the Europa Galante recording of Bajazet requires many arias to be drawn from other operas by the composer and put into the score (three arias are missing from the score: "Quel ciglio vezzosetto" Act I Scene 4, "Cruda sorte, avverso fato" Act II Scene 5, and "Son tortorella" Act III Scene 8, as mentioned in the linear notes of the Europa Galante recording. This repairs will vary from small changes in bass figuring to complete reconstructions.

I myself am willing to find a score to a Vivaldi opera - the only one I have found so far is the oratorio Juditha triumphans (RV 644), but I have not looked upon it yet. I would definitely love to look at the score to Motezuma, but because of my age, my lack of funds, and my lack of college education (being 15 and quite intelligent is a cruel, oxymoronic combination), this would not be possible. Since you are studying at a university, your chances of looking at a manuscript may be higher.

Also, if you're interested specifically in Dov'e la figlia? [sic], then I would recommend the version preserved in Motezuma. The first semistrophe is a bit longer and in my opinion a bit more likable, but which ever you like goes with you.

I would advise asking Prof. Michael Talbot of the University of Liverpool with further questions regarding the manuscript. He has probably seen it himself and knows much more than I can at the moment.

Thanks for leaving a message, and have a nice day. --DannyDaWriter 03:36, 14 October 2007 (UTC)