Herbert Handt
Herbert John Handt (May 26, 1926 – October 2, 2023) was an American operatic tenor and later conductor, particularly known for his conducting and editions of rarely performed Italian scores. Handt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Vienna Academy of Music. He made his debut as a singer at the Vienna State Opera in 1949 and his debut as a conductor in Rome in 1960. In the U.S., he sang with Arturo Toscanini conducting.He moved to Lucca, Italy, in the early 1960s. As a conductor, he worked at major theatres in Italy, including La Scala in Milan and the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, and abroad. He founded the Associazione Musicale Lucchese in Lucca in 1964, serving as its Artistic Director to 2006, and becoming its Honorary President then. In 1978, he founded there the International Festival of Marlia, fusing events of opera, dance, theatre, conferences and concerts. He contributed to the restoration and enhancement of the Theatre of the Reassured in Montecarlo.
He was awarded honorary citizenship from Lucca (in 2002) and Montecarlo (in 2010) for his work for music and local culture, especially research of the rich musical history of Lucca, such as the Puccini dynasty. He received a prize by the City of Florence "for his commitment to improving cultural relations between Tuscany and the United States".
Handt died on October 2, 2023, at the age of 97. Provided by Wikipedia
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Madrigali guerrieri by Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643
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Santa Teodosia by Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725
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Orfeo and Euridice music drama in four acts (Concert version) / by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
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Messa di Gloria per soli, coro e orchestra / by Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
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Julius Caesar opera in 3 acts / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
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Orfeo and Euridice [dramma per musica, London, 1791. / by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
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Mass in time of war in C (1796) "Paukenmesse." by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
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Historia divitis oratorio per soli, coro e orchestra / by Carissimi, Giacomo, 1605-1674
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Saul oratorio / by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
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Giuseppe, figlio di Giacobbe (Joseph, der Sohn Jakobs) by Rossi, Luigi, approximately 1598-1653
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Il vero omaggio Il Pianto delle Muse in morte di Lord Byron / by Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
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Saul by Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
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Dixit Dominus salmo CIX per soli, coro e orchestra ; Dies Irae : per soli, coro e piccola orchestra / by Lotti, Antonio, -1740
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Don Giovanni opera in two acts, K. 527, concert version. by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
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Gioas, Re di Giuda by Boccherini, Luigi, 1743-1805
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Don Giovanni by Gazzaniga, Giuseppe, 1743-1818
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Orfeo ed Euridice (L'anima del filosofo) Dramma per musica in four acts / by Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
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Don Giovanni [Drama giocoso in two acts. A complete recording] by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
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