Ugo, conte di Parigi
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Ugo, conte di Parigi (Hugo, Count of Paris) is a tragedia lirica, or tragic opera, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Hippolyte-Louis-Florent Bis's Blanche d'Aquitaine. It premiered on 13 March 1832 at La Scala, Milan.
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 13 March 1832 (Conductor: – ) |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca | soprano | Giuditta Pasta |
| Adelia, Bianca's sister | soprano | Giulia Grisi |
| Ugo, Count of Paris | tenor | Domenico Donzelli |
| Folco | bass | Vincenzo Negrini |
| Luigi V, King of France | contralto | Clorinda Corradi Pantanelli |
| Emma | mezzo-soprano | Felicita Baillou-Hillaret |
| Knights, soldiers, band | ||
[edit] Synopsis
- Time: 10th century
- Place: Paris[1]
[edit] Recordings
| Year | Cast (Bianca, Ugo, Luigi, Emma) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Janet Price, Maurice Arthur, Della Jones, Eiddwen Harrhy |
Alun Francis, New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Geoffrey Mitchell Choir |
Audio CD: Opera Rara Cat: ORC1 |
| 2003 | Doina Dimitriu, Yasuharu (Yasu) Nakajima, Sim Tokyurek, Milijana Nikolic |
Antonino Fogliani, Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo. |
Audio CD: Dynamic Cat: CDS 449/1-2 |
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Osborne, p. 205
- ^ Source for recording information: Recordings of Ugo, conte di Parigi on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Cited sources
- Osborne, Charles, The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1994 ISBN 0931340713
- Other sources
- Ashbrook, William, Donizetti and His Operas, Cambridge University Press, 1982, ISBN 052123526X ISBN 0-521-23526-X
- Holden, Amanda (Ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam, 2001. ISBN 0-140-29312-4
- Weinstock, Herbert, Donizetti and the World of Opera in Italy, Paris, and Vienna in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century, New York: Pantheon Books, 1963. ISBN 63-13703
[edit] External links
- Libretto (Italian)
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