Il diluvio universale
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Il diluvio universale (The great flood) is an azione tragico-sacra, or opera, by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Domenico Gilardoni after Lord Byron's Heaven and Earth and Padre Ringhieri's Il diluvio. It premiered at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples on February 28, 1830.
The opera is a telling of the biblical story of the great flood.
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, February 28, 1830 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Noè | bass | Luigi Lablache |
| Jafet | baritone | Gennaro Ambrosini |
| Sem | tenor | Giovanni Arrigotti |
| Cam | bass | Lorenzo Salvi |
| Tesbite | soprano | Fabiani |
| Asfene | soprano | Cecilia Grassi |
| Abra | mezzo-soprano | Edvige Ricci |
| Cadmo | tenor | Berardo Winter |
| Sela, Azael's mother | soprano | Luigia Boccabadati |
| Ada, Sela's friend | tenor | Maria Carraro |
| Artoo | tenor | Gaetano Chizzola |
| Azael, child | silent | |
| Chorus | ||
[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Selected recordings
(2005, London). Mirco Palazzi, Majella Cullagh, Colin Lee, Manuela Custer, Simon Bailey, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Giuliano Carella. Opera Rara. ORC31 [Revised Version 1834]
[edit] External links
- Libretto (Italian)
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