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Viva, viva il nostro Alcide!

by | 11:04 am | Jun 25, 2012

Congratulations to Cesare15 (pictured, right) who came, saw and—after a false start or two—conquered in the very challenging “Piangerò” quiz devised by Our Own DeCaffarrelli! With a perfect score (even Roberta Invernizzi!) Cesare wins not only the palm but a coveted Amazon.com Gift Card.

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7 comments

  • kashania says:

    Roberta who? Congratulations, Cesare. That was one tough quiz.

    on June 25, 2012 at 11:59 AM
  • armerjacquino says:

    Congratulations to Cesare and decaffarrelli (and to CF, too, who was so nearly there).

    La cieca, let me know when you fancy doing another of these as I have one (quite fiendish, I think) ready to send to you.

    on June 25, 2012 at 12:05 PM
  • Camille says:

    All hail Cesare15!

    Quite a feat, and who the devil IS Roberta Invernizzi?

    on June 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM
  • phoenix says:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Invernizzi

    she is also on facebook….

    on June 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM
  • DeCaffarrelli says:

    Congratulations to Cesare15 for “his” intrepid march toward the complete solution. I had thought that this was a difficult quiz and possibly no one would get all fifteen correct. Clearly I needn’t have been concerned. I will add, however, that Cesare15 is incorrect in venturing that the Schaefer clip comes from Amsterdam 2001--it does not.

    I’m pleased that many seemed to find this exercise interesting and challenging; in fact, I have nearly completed another quiz, one that I hope may prove equally stimulating. However, I’m eager to see what armerjacquino (and others?) come up with too.

    on June 25, 2012 at 3:15 PM
  • CerquettiFarrell says:

    Great quiz!. Bravo Cesare15! I enjoyed every minute of it, so big thanks to DeCaffarrelli!!

    Can’t wait for AJ’s quiz !

    Invernizzi is arguably the reigning Italian baroque soprano (definitely not Ciofi), for better or worse.

    She has sung a lot with Spinosi, Alessandrini and de Marchi.

    on June 25, 2012 at 6:29 PM
    • Cesare15 says:

      Many thanks for DeCaffarrelli for the great quizz and to a a participant of handel-l that attracted me as a Handel enthusiasts whi is usually not reading Paterre.com. Having seen about 30 Cesare performances and quite a bit more recordings, some of the the 15 sound bits where still really hard to identify.

      I am a bit surprised that Invernizzi is still that unknown. I had heard her only a week before at the Halle Handel festival.

      on June 26, 2012 at 3:52 AM