Imelda de' Lambertazzi
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melodramma tragico or tragic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti from a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on the tragedy Imelda by Gabriele Sperduti. It received its first performance on 5 September 1830 at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
Performance history
The opera was not a great success and performances of it are very rare. A concert performance was given on 10 March 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, conducted by Mark Elder, which was recorded by Opera Rara.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 5 September 1830 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Imelda | soprano | Antonietta Galzerani |
| Bonifacio Geremei | baritone | Antonio Tamburini |
| Lamberto | tenor | Berardo Winter |
| Orlando Lambertazzi | tenor | Giovanni Basadonna |
| Ugo | bass | Michele Benedetti |
| Ubaldo | bass | Gennaro Ambrosini |
| Customers, followers of Lambertazzi, friends of Gieremei, soldiers, people | ||
Synopsis
"Imelda e Bonifacio": death of Bonifacio in Imelda's arms, by Giovanni Pagliarini (1809-1878)
(This is a variation of the story of Romeo and Juliet.)
- Time: 16th century
- Place: Bologna[1]
Imelda Lambertazzi (of the family supporting the Guelfs) loves Bonifacio, heir of the Geremei (of the family supporting the Ghibelline). When Bonifacio proposes peace between the families, to be sealed by their marriage, he is met with the ire of Imelda's father and brother. When Bonifacio attempts to see Imelda, he is stabbed with a poisoned dagger by her brother. Imelda pleads for forgiveness from her father before expiring herself.
Recordings
| Year | Cast: Imelda, Lamberto, Orlando Lambertazzi, Andrea Martin |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Floriana Sovilla, Diego D' Auria, Fausto Tenzi, Andrea Martin |
Marc Andreae, Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Orchestra (Recorded at performances in Lugano, 15-19 February) |
Audio CD: Nuova Era Cat: 6778/6779 |
| 2007 | Nicole Cabell, Massimo Giordano, Frank Lopardo, James Westman |
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Geoffrey Mitchell Choir |
Audio CD: Opera Rara Cat: ORC 36 |
References
Notes
- ↑ Osborne 1994, p. 192
- ↑ Source for recording information: Recording(s) of Imelda de' Lambertazzi on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
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
- Osborne, Charles, (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 0931340713
- 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
- (Italian) Libretto
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