La donna del lago
La donna del lago è un’opera in italian di Gioachino Rossini, rappresentata per la prima volta nel 1819.
La donna del lago is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola based on the French translation of The Lady of the Lake, a narrative poem written in 1810 by Sir Walter Scott, whose work continued to popularize the image of the romantic Scottish Highlands. Scott's basic story has been noted as coming from "the hint of an incident stemming from the frequent custom of James V, the King of Scotland, of walking through the kingdom in disguise".
opera seria
Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) — compositore italian, periodo Romantic. Prima rappresentazione di La donna del lago nel 1819.
Trama di La donna del lago
Scotland under King James V (reigned 1513–1542) was in a state of unrest. Amongst the rebels were Douglas (Elena's father), Rodrigo (to whom she has been betrothed) and Malcolm (whom she loves). The King is in the habit of going about his lands disguised as Uberto. Seeing Elena he instantly falls in love with her, but she repels his advances stating that he is confusing hospitality and friendship for romantic interest. In the meantime he has realised that she is related to his enemies. The clans gather to overthrow the king, and Rodrigo and Douglas discover Elena's secret love for Malcolm. She tries to keep the peace, but the call to arms diverts the soldiers. The battle does not go well, and Rodrigo is killed. Again the king in disguise encounters Elena and gives her a ring to take to the king if she is ever in trouble. She decides to use it and goes to Stirling Castle where she finds that both Malcolm and Douglas are prisoners. She pleads their cases, and the king magnanimously pardons them and blesses the union, now unimpeded by Rodrigo, between Elena and Malcolm.
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Cast e personaggi di La donna del lago
8 personaggi documentati da Wikidata con indicazione del registro vocale:
- personDuglas (Douglas) d'Angus (tenor)
- personBertram (bass)
- personRodrigo (Roderick) di Dhu (countertenor)
- personSerano (tenor)
- personUberto di Snowdon (mezzo-soprano)
- personElena (Ellen) (soprano)
- personMalcom (Malcolm) Groeme (Graeme) (contralto)
- personAlbina (mezzo-soprano)
Libretto di La donna del lago
Il libretto è scritto da Andrea Leone Tottola. L’opera è classificata nel genere opera, opera seria.
Da The Lady of the Lake all’opera
La donna del lago è un adattamento di The Lady of the Lake — soggetto letterario di partenza per il libretto.
Altre opere di Gioachino Rossini
- Adelaide di Borgogna
- Adina
- Armida
- Aureliano in Palmira
- Bianca e Falliero, o sia Il consiglio di tre
- Ciro in Babilonia
- Demetrio e Polibio
- Eduardo e Cristina
- Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
- Ermione
Dati sull’opera provenienti da Wikidata (CC0, pubblico dominio).