Hidden treasures - Johann Simon Mayr - Atalia (1822) - “Si, quello e il volto“

Painting: “Samson tells a riddle at his feast“ by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. History (based on materials from ): The German-born Simon Mayr (1763-1845), known primarily as teacher to Gaetano Donizetti, is perhaps one of the greatest mysteries of the music world: how could such a prolific composer have been forgotten? Mayr’s astonishing list of works, among which are almost seventy operas, are rarely performed today, still lesser-known are his more than 600 sacred works, for h