Adelia (opera)
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Adelia, o La figlia dell'arciere ("Adelia, or The Archer's Daughter") is an opera
in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti
. The Italian libretto
was written by Felice Romani
and Girolamo Marini. The opera premiered at the Teatro Apollo, Rome on 11 February 1841.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti
Gaetano Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. His best-known works are the operas L'elisir d'amore , Lucia di Lammermoor , and Don Pasquale , all in Italian, and the French operas La favorite and La fille du régiment...
. The Italian libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
was written by Felice Romani
Felice Romani
Felice Romani was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist between Metastasio and Boito.-Biography:Born Giuseppe Felice Romani to a bourgeois family in Genoa,...
and Girolamo Marini. The opera premiered at the Teatro Apollo, Rome on 11 February 1841.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 11 February 1841 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo, a Duke | baritone Baritone Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or... |
Filippo Valentini |
| Adelia, the Duke's daughter | soprano Soprano A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... |
Giuseppina Strepponi Giuseppina Strepponi Clelia Maria Josepha Strepponi was a nineteenth century Italian operatic soprano of great renown and the second wife of composer Giuseppe Verdi... |
| Oliviero, a commoner in love with Adelia | tenor Tenor The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... |
Lorenzo Salvi Lorenzo Salvi Lorenzo Salvi was an Italian operatic tenor who had a major international opera career during the nineteenth century... |
| Arnoldo, the Duke's bodyguard | bass | Ignazio Marini Ignazio Marini Ignazio Marini was a celebrated Italian operatic bass. He sang in the world premieres of several operas by Gaetano Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante, and Giuseppe Verdi and appeared as a guest artist in major opera houses throughout Europe and in New York City and Cairo.-Biography:Ignazio Marini was... |
| Comino | tenor | Pietro Gasperini |
| Odetta, Adelia's maidservant and friend | mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... |
Clementina Baroni |
| Uno Scudiero | bass | Luigi Fossi |
Notable arias and numbers
- Siam giunti Act I aria for Arnoldo
- Fui presaga; ah, tu lo vedi Act I aria for Adelia
- Ah, no, non posso Act II duet for Adelia and Arnoldo
- Tutto di te sollecito Act II duet for Adelia and Oliviero
- Che fia di me! Act III aria for Oliviero
- Ah! mi lasciate Act III aria for Adelia
Recordings
| Year | Cast (Carlo, Oliviero, Arnoldo, Adelia) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Stefano Antonucci, Octavio Arévalo, Boris Martinovic, Mariella Devia Mariella Devia Mariella Devia is an Italian soprano, well known for performing many roles in the bel canto repertoire.Born in Chiusavecchia, Devia trained at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Iolanda Magnoni... |
John Neschling Teatro Carlo Felice Teatro Carlo Felice The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the Piazza De Ferrari.... , Genoa Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded at performances in the Teatro Carlo Felice, January/ February) |
Audio CD: BMG Ricordi(Agorá) Cat: RFCD 2029 |
| 2006 | Giulio Mastronataro, David Sotgiu, Andrea Silvestrelli, Michela Sburlati |
Gustav Kuhn Haydn Orchester von Bozen und Trient and the Haydn Choir (Recorded at concert performances in the Bolzano Auditorium, Bozen, 11-16 December) |
Audio CD: RCA «Red Seal» Cat: 88697 10813 2 |