Oberto (opera)
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Oberto (1839) |
Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio is an opera in two acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on a libretto by Antonio Piazza. It was Verdi's first opera and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on November 17, 1839. The British premiere did not take place until February 1982, at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, November 17, 1839[1] (Conductor: - ) |
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| Cuniza, sister of Ezzelino da Romano | mezzo-soprano | Mary Shaw |
| Imelda, her confident | mezzo-soprano | Marietta Sacchi |
| Riccardo, Count of Salinguerra | tenor | Lorenzo Salvi |
| Oberto, Count of San Bonifacio | bass | Ignazio Marini |
| Leonora, his daughter | soprano | Antonietta Ranieri-Marini |
| Lords, ladies, vassals | ||
[edit] Noted arias
- "Son fra voi! Già sorto è il giorno...Già parmi udire il fremito" - Riccardo in Act I, Scene I
- "Sotto il paterno tetto...Oh potessi nel mio core" - Leonora in Act I, Scene I
- "L'orror del tradimento...M tu superbo giovane" - Oberto in Act I, Scene II
- "Parmi che al fin quest' anima...Da tanta gioia assorta" - Cuniza in Act I, Scene II
- "Oh, chi torna l'ardente pensiero?...Più che i vezzi e lo splendore" - Cuniza in Act II, Scene I
- "Ciel che feci?" - Riccardo in Act II, Scene II
[edit] Selected recordings
| Year | Cast (Oberto, Leonora, Cuniza, Riccardo) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
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| 1989 | Rolando Panerai, Ghena Dimitrova, Ruza Baldani, Carlo Bergonzi |
Lamberto Gardelli, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chorus of Bavarian Radio |
Audio CD: Orpheus ASIN: B00000598O |
| 1997 | Samuel Ramey, Maria Guleghina, Violetta Urmana, Stuart Neil |
Neville Mariner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields |
Audio CD: Philips Cat: 454 472-2 |
| 2007 | Ildar Abdrazakov, Evelyn Herlitzuis, Marianne Cornetti, Carlo Ventre |
Yves Abel, Orquestra Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias, Chorus of Opéra de Bilbao |
DVD: Opus Arte Cat: OA 0982 D |
[edit] See also
The historical Cunizza da Romano, whose life was as at least as interesting as this fictionalised account.
[edit] Notes
- ^ List of singers taken from Budden, Julian: The Operas of Verdi (Cassell), vol 1, p. 44.
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