Exsultate, jubilate
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Exsultate, Jubilate K. 165, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in 1773.
This religious motet was composed at the time Mozart was visiting Milan. It was written for the castrato Venanzio Rauzzini, Mozart's favourite for his operas. In modern times, it is usually sung by a soprano.
It is divided into three parts:
The final allegro section is an outstanding and cheerful "Alleluia".
Singers who have made recordings of this work are Elly Ameling of Holland, Arleen Augér of USA, Dame Janet Baker of Great Britain, Cecilia Bartoli of Italy, Kathleen Battle of USA, Maria Bayo of Spain, Erna Berger of Germany, Judith Blegen of USA, Barbara Bonney of USA, Lucrezia Bori of Spain, Donna Brown of Canada, Lella Cuberli of USA, Mariella Devia of Italy, Renée Doria of France, [Eileen di Tullio]] of Italy, Zara Dolukhanova of Armemia, Lyne Fortin of Canada, Gabriele Fuchs of Germany, Ria Ginster of Germany, Sumi Jo of Korea, Emma Kirkby of Great Britain, Erika Köth of Germany, Victoria de los Angeles of Spain, Felicity Lott of Great Britain, Elisabeth von Magnus of Australia, Olga Makarina of Russia, Margaret Marshall of Scotland, Edith Mathis of Switzerland, Sylvia McNair of USA, Anna Moffo of USA, Sigrid Onégin of Sweden, Lucia Popp of Slovakia, Leontyne Price of USA, Carolyn Sampson of Great Britain, Noriko Sasaki of Japan, Christine Schäfer of Germany, Elisabeth Schumann of Germany, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf of Poland, Maria Stader of Hungary, Eleanor Steber of USA, Teresa Stich-Randall of USA, Dame Joan Sutherland of Australia and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa of New Zealand.
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