Belfagor
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- for the similarly named demon see Belphegor
Belfagor (premiere 1923) is an Italian-language opera by the composer Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Claudio Guastalla (1880-1948) based on the comedy Belfagor of Ercole Luigi Morselli (1882-1921), itself loosely based on the novella Belfagor arcidiavolo by Niccolò Machiavelli. It was premiered in 1923 at La Scala in Milan, under the baton of Antonio Guarnieri, since Toscanini was unavailable. The cast featured Irish soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan as Candida, tenor Mariano Stabile as her lover Baldo, and baritone Francesco Merli as the titular Belfagor, a "arcidiavolo" who tries to marry a human maiden while in disguise as a nobleman, using gifts of money to her father.[1]
Recordings
- 1989 - Sylvia Sass (Candida, soprano), Giorgio Lamberti (Baldo, tenor), Lajos Miller (Belfagor), László Polgár (bass). Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus. Hungarian State Orchestra, conducted by Lamberto Gardelli. Hungaroton 1989.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 1923 |
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| Candida | soprano | Margaret Sheridan |
| Baldo | tenor | Mariano Stabile |
| Belfagor | baritone | Francesco Merli |
| Mirocleto (father) | bass | |
| Olympia (mother) | mezzo-soprano | |
| Fidelia (sister) | soprano | |
| Maddalena (sister) | soprano | |
| an old man | baritone | |
| a boy | soprano | |
| Menica | mezzo-soprano | |
| Don Biagio | bass | |
| Majordomo | baritone | |
| 1st companion | baritone | |
| 2nd companion | baritone | |
| Chorus (s,a,t,b) | ||
References
- ↑ Hungarian book review Volume 32; Volume 32 Magyar Könyvkiadók és Könyvterjesztők Egyesülése 1990 "Belfagor was Respighi's second opera; it tied him to the operatic stage for good. It was premiered in 1923 at La Scala in Milan, conducted by Antonio Guarneri, with an illustrious cast: the leading parts were sung by Mariano Stabile, Margaret Sheridan and Francesco Merli. The premiere was fairly successful, "
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