Adelaide di Borgogna
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Adelaide di Borgogna, ossia Ottone, re d'Italia (Adelaide of Burgundy, or Otto, King of Italy) is a two-act opera composed by Gioachino Rossini (with contributions by Michele Carafa) to a libretto by Giovanni Schmidt. It was premièred at the Teatro Argentina in Rome on 27 December 1817.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, December 27, 1817[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | soprano | Elisabetta Manfredini Guarmani |
| Ottone | contralto | Elisabetta Pinotti |
| Adelberto | tenor | Savino Monelli |
| Berengario | bass | Gioacchino Sciarpelletti |
| Eurice | mezzo-soprano | Anna Maria Muratori |
| Ernesto | tenor | Giovanni Puglieschi |
| Iroldo | mezzo-soprano or tenor | Luisa Bottesi |
[edit] Recordings
| Year | Cast (Ottone, Adelaide, Berengario, Adalberto) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Martine Dupuy, Mariella Devia, Armando Caforio, Aldo Bertolo |
Alberto Zedda, Martina Franca Festival Orchestra and New Cambridge Chorus (Recording of a performance at the Martina Franca Festival, August 4) |
Audio CD: Warner Fonit Cat: 3984 27591 |
| 2005 | Jennifer Larmore, Marjella Cullagh, Mirco Palazzi, Bruce Ford |
Giuliano Carella, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19 August) |
Audio CD: Opera Rara Cat: ORC 32 |
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Casaglia (2005)
- ^ Premiere cast from Casaglia (2005)
- ^ Recordings of Adelaide di Borgogna on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Sources
- Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. ISBN 0-140-29312-4
- Osborne, Charles, The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994 ISBN 0931340713
- Osborne, Richard, Rossini, Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press, 1990 ISBN 1555530885 ISBN 1-55553-088-5
[edit] External links
Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "27 dicembre 1817". Almanacco Amadeus (Italian)
