Gilbert Bezzina

Gilbert Bezzina is a French violinist and conductor of baroque opera.

Gilbert Bezzina studied violin at the Conservatory of Nice and continues to perform and record as a violinist.

In 1965 he founded the “Société de Musique Ancienne de Nice”, and in 1982 the “Ensemble Baroque de Nice”, with which he has presented, and in some cases recorded, a series of revivals of baroque operas.[1]

A selection of Bezzina's major opera revivals include:

• Vivaldi's L'incoronazione di Dario: Gérard Lesne, Henri Ledroit, Dominique Visse, Michel Verschaeve, Isabelle Poulenard, dir. Gilbert Bezzina, recorded for Harmonia Mundi.
• 2003 Vivaldi's Rosmira fedele, Opéra de Nice.[2]
• 2007 Handel's Teseo at the Opéra de Nice.[3]

Bezzina also has revived oratorios:

• In 2007 Bezzina premiered a little-known second setting by Alessandro Scarlatti of La Giuditta in a mise en espace by Gilbert Blin.[4]
• 2009 Alessandro Scarlatti: Agar et Ismaele esiliati.

References

1. "Ensemble Baroque de Nice". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
2. "Entretien avec Gilbert Bezzina Opéra de Nice, Rosmira Fedele (mars 2003) par Alexandre Pham". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
3. "Gilbert Bezzina, entretien. Teseo de Haendel, Journées Buxtehude. Nice, Mars et avril 2007. par Alexandre Pham". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
4. "22 Mai 2009 - Retour à Scarlatti Une interview de Gilbert Bezzina, directeur musical de l'Ensemble Baroque de Nice". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2010-04-19.