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On 24 December 1906, Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian inventor and radio pioneer, broadcast the first AM radio program, which started with a phonograph record of "Ombra mai fu ". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A 1980s electronic mix instrumental version of the aria can be heard in the cherry blossom viewing scene and forms a central part of Kon Ichikawa 's 1983 ...
The aria "Ombra mai fù" (originally written for the soprano castrato Caffarelli) from George Frideric Handel's Serse (1738) gained popularity in the 19th century, and proved enduringly popular, being adapted to many voice types and as a popular instrumental piece ("Handel's Largo").
Bononcini's Xerse was in turn adapted by Handel in his Serse with a third (and best known) version of "Ombra mai fu". Bononcini's song "Vado ben spesso cangiando loco" was used by Franz Liszt in his suite for piano Années de pèlerinage : Deuxième année: Italie under the erroneous title " Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa ".
File: Enrico Caruso, George Frideric Handel, Ombra mai fu (Serse).ogg
I think this is a fine example of the late-period Caruso, as well as being a fine example of the popular use of "Ombra mai fù" for the centuries before the revival of interest in Handel's operas. Nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday 03:11, 28 February 2009 (UTC) Support per nom. Durova Charge! 21:35, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
In March 1757, possibly without much involvement from the blind and aging Handel, the oratorio was further expanded and revised. The libretto was reworked into English, probably by the composer’s prolific last librettist, Thomas Morell, while John Christopher Smith Jr. probably assembled the score.
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