I puritani
I puritani è un’opera in italian di Vincenzo Bellini.
I puritani is an 1835 opera by Vincenzo Bellini. It was originally written in two acts and changed to three acts before the premiere on the advice of Gioachino Rossini, with whom the young composer had become friends. The music was set to a libretto by Count Carlo Pepoli, an Italian émigré poet whom Bellini had met at a salon run by the exile Princess Belgiojoso, which became a meeting place for many Italian revolutionaries. The opera is based on Têtes Rondes et Cavaliers, a historical play written by Jacques-François Ancelot and Joseph Xavier Saintine and set in the English Civil War. Except for its title, the opera is not in any way based on Walter Scott's 1816 novel Old Mortality, despite some claims to the contrary.
Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835) — compositore italian, periodo Romantic.
Trama di I puritani
Scene 1: A fortress near Plymouth, commanded by Lord Gualtiero Valton At daybreak, the Puritan soldiers gather in anticipation of victory over the Royalists. Prayers are heard from within, and then shouts of joy as the ladies and gentlemen of the castle come out announcing news of Elvira's wedding. Left alone, Riccardo shares with Bruno his plight: Riccardo had been promised Elvira's hand in marriage by her father Lord Valton but, returning to Plymouth the previous evening, he has found that she is in love with Arturo (a Royalist), and will marry him instead. He confides in Bruno. (Aria: Ah! Per sempre …Bel sogno beato / "Ah! Forever have I lost you, flower of love, oh my hope; ah! life from now on will be full of sorrow".) As he pours out his sorrows to Bruno, Riccardo is called upon by his soldiers to lead them but he declares "I am aflame, but the flame is love, not glory". Scene 2: Elvira's apartments Elvira welcomes Giorgio, her uncle. He treats her with fatherly love, but when he tells her that she will soon be married, she is horror-struck. (Aria, then extended duet: Sai com'arde in petto mio / bella fiamma onnipossente / "You know that my breast burns with overwhelming passion".) She continues, stating a determination never to be married. But when Giorgio tells her that her cavalier, Arturo, will be coming, he reveals that it was he who persuaded her father, Lord Valton, to grant Elvira's wish. She is overjoyed. Then the sound of trumpets is heard announcing Arturo'…
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Cast e personaggi di I puritani
7 personaggi documentati da Wikidata con indicazione del registro vocale:
- personLord Gualtiero Valton (bass)
- personSir Giorgio Valton (bass)
- personLord Arturo Talbo (tenor)
- personSir Bruno Robertson (tenor)
- personElvira (soprano)
- personSir Riccardo Forth (baritone)
- personEnrichetta di Francia (mezzo-soprano)
Libretto di I puritani
Il libretto è scritto da Carlo Pepoli. L’opera è classificata nel genere opera.
Da Têtes rondes et Cavaliers all’opera
I puritani è un adattamento di Têtes rondes et Cavaliers — soggetto letterario di partenza per il libretto.
Altre opere di Vincenzo Bellini
- Adelson e Salvini
- Beatrice di Tenda
- Bianca e Fernando
- Bianca e Fernando
- Il pirata
- La sonnambula
- Zaira
- La straniera (1828)
- I Capuleti e i Montecchi (1830)
- Norma (1831)
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