Fausta (opera)
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melodramma, or opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was by Domenico Gilardoni, who died while writing it: the remainder was written by Donizetti. The opera debuted on 12 January 1832 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, and was written with prima donna Giuseppina Ronzi de Bergis in mind. When the opera was revived in 1833, Donizetti added a new love scene and duet.
The opera, based on historical events, involves the complications that ensue when Fausta falls in love with her stepson.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 12 January 1832 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Constantino il Grande, emperor of Rome | baritone | Antonio Tamburini |
| Fausta, his second wife | soprano | Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis |
| Beroe, a prisoner, Crispo's beloved | mezzo-soprano | Virginia Eden |
| Crispo, son of Constantino and Minervina | tenor | Giovanni Basadonna |
| Massimiano, Fausta's father | bass | Giovanni Campagnoli |
| Licinia | contralto | Edvige Ricci |
| Albino, jailer | tenor | Giovanni Revalden |
| Kinsmen and confidantes of the emperor, senators, soldiers, people | ||
Synopsis
- Time: 326 A.D.
- Place: Rome[1]
Fausta is in love with Crispus and finally both die because of it.
Recordings
| Year | Cast (Costantino il Grande, Fausta, Crispo, Massimiano) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Renato Bruson, Raina Kabaivanska, Giuseppe Giacomini, Luigi Roni |
Daniel Oren Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance at Rome, November) |
Audio CD: Gala Cat: GL 100617 |
References
Notes
- ↑ Osborne 1994, p. 202
- ↑ Source for recording information: Recording(s) of Fausta on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Cited sources
- Osborne, Charles, (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 0931340713
Other sources
- Allitt, John Stewart (1991), Donizetti: in the light of Romanticism and the teaching of Johann Simon Mayr, Shaftesbury: Element Books, Ltd (UK); Rockport, MA: Element, Inc.(USA)
- Ashbrook, William (1982), Donizetti and His Operas, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052123526X ISBN 0-521-23526-X
- Ashbrook, William (1998), "Donizetti, Gaetano" in Stanley Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. One. London: MacMillan Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-333-73432-7 ISBN 1-56159-228-5
- Ashbrook, William and Sarah Hibberd (2001), in Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam. ISBN 0-140-29312-4. pp. 224 - 247.
- Black, John (1982), Donizetti’s Operas in Naples, 1822—1848. London: The Donizetti Society.
- Loewenberg, Alfred (1970). Annals of Opera, 1597-1940, 2nd edition. Rowman and Littlefield
- Sadie, Stanley, (Ed.); John Tyrell (Exec. Ed.) (2004), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 2nd edition. London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0195170672 (hardcover). ISBN 0195170679 OCLC 419285866 (eBook).
- Weinstock, Herbert (1963), Donizetti and the World of Opera in Italy, Paris, and Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 63-13703
External links
- Donizetti Society (London) website
- Libretto (Italian)
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