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Anne Desler is a scholar and performer specializing in 18th-century dramma musica, particularly Italian serious opera. Her research centers on dramatic musical performance practice, the historical significance of star singers, historiography, aesthetics, and the cultural contexts surrounding music. Desler has published articles and book chapters focusing on 18th-century opera and is working on a monograph about the famous castrato, Carlo Broschi, known as 'Farinelli'. Between 2018 and 2019, she was awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship to study Nicola Grimaldi 'Nicolini' and authored a monograph entitled 'Opera Performed'. Desler's interests also extend to historiography in popular music studies, where she has examined the canonization of popular music. A performer, she has appeared in various baroque opera productions and concerts across Europe, including notable venues like the Opéra de Paris and the Getty Centre in Los Angeles. Her rendition of the title role in the complete recording of Vivaldi’s 'Orlando furioso' received international critical acclaim. Desler has experience teaching music performance and music history at several institutions, including Rose Bruford College and Birkbeck College, and has been at the University of Edinburgh since 2014.
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