Mirandolina
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Comedy on the Bridge (1937) |
Mirandolina (H. 346) is a comic opera in three acts by Bohuslav Martinů, with a libretto (in Italian) by the composer after Goldoni's play 'La locandiera' ('The [female] Inn Keeper').
The opera was written in 1953-4. It incorporates in places stretches of spoken dialogue between the characters, against an orchestral background. The opera was premiered on 17 May 1959 at the Prague National Theatre, Czechoslovakia (shortly before the composer's death), when it was conducted by Václav Kašlik. More recent productions have included a revival in the 2002 season of the Wexford Festival
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[edit] Roles
- Mirandolina, an inn-keeper, soprano (sung at the premiere by Maria Tauberová)
- Ortensia, an actress, soprano
- Dejanira, an actress, contralto
- Conte d'Albafloria , tenor
- Cavaliere di Ripafratta, bass
- Marchese di Forlimpopoli, bass
- Fabrizio, a waiter, tenor.
[edit] Synopsis
Although Mirandolina the inn-keeper is courted by various noblemen, including the sardonic Ripafratta, she ends up marrying the waiter Fabrizio.
[edit] Recording
The Wexford production was recorded by Supraphon; the Belarus National Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Riccardo Frizza.
