Adelia (opera)
Opera by Gaetano Donizetti From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 partly by Felice Romani (acts 1 and 2) and by Girolamo Maria Marini (act 3), a part-time poet who had achieved notability the previous year with Otto Nicolai's Il templario. The opera premiered at the Teatro Apollo, Rome on 11 February 1841.
| Adelia | |
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| Opera by Gaetano Donizetti | |
.jpg) Gaetano Donizetti, portrayed by Josef Kriehuber in 1842 | |
| Other title | La figlia dell'arciere |
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| Language | Italian |
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Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 11 February 1841[1] Conductor: Emilio Angelini |
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| Carlo, Duke of Burgundy | baritone | Filippo Valentini |
| Oliviero, Count of Fienna | tenor | Lorenzo Salvi |
| Arnoldo, commander of the French archers in the service of the Duke | bass | Ignazio Marini |
| Adelia, his daughter | soprano | Giuseppina Strepponi |
| Comino, the Duke's chamberlain | tenor | Pietro Gasperini |
| Odetta, Adelia's friend | mezzo-soprano | Clementina Baroni |
| A squire of Oliviero | bass | Luigi Fossi |
Synopsis
- Time: "The past"[2]
- Place: Burgundy
The story features the protagonist, Adelia, the daughter of Arnoldo, one of Duke Carlo's bodyguards. The Duke returns from a successful battle to find a fellow nobleman, Count Oliviero, leaving Arnoldo's house which is on Carlo's estate. The chorus then sing rumors that Oliviero has slept with Adelia, taking her virginity. The Duke sentences Oliviero to death for this perceived transgression, but the other characters prevent this. By the end of the opera, all agree to the marriage.[3]
Notable arias and numbers
Act 1
- Arnoldo: "Siam giunti"
- Adelia: "Fui presaga; ah, tu lo vedi"
Act 2
- Duet: Adelia and Arnoldo: "Ah, no, non posso"
- Duet: Adelia and Oliviero: "Tutto di te sollecito"
Act 3
- Oliviero: "Che fia di me!"
- Adelia: "Ah! mi lasciate"
Recordings
| Year | Cast: Carlo, Oliviero, Arnoldo, Adelia |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Stefano Antonucci, Octavio Arévalo, Boris Martinovic, Mariella Devia |
John Neschling Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded at performances in the Teatro Carlo Felice, January/ February) |
CD: BMG Ricordi(Agorá) Cat: RFCD 2029 |
| 2006 | Giulio Mastronataro, David Sotgiu, Andrea Silvestrelli, Michela Sburlati |
Gustav Kuhn Haydn Orchestra of Bozen and Trient and the Haydn Choir (Recorded at concert performances in the Bolzano Auditorium, Bolzano, 11–16 December) |
CD: RCA Red Seal Cat: 88697 10813 2 |
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