Maria Tudor
| Maria Tudor | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Antônio Carlos Gomes | |
_-_Archivio_Storico_Ricordi_FOTO000918.jpg) Antônio Carlos Gomes in 1889 | |
| Librettist | Emilio Praga |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Hugo's Marie Tudor |
| Premiere | 27 March 1879 La Scala, Milan |
Maria Tudor is an opera in four acts composed by Antônio Carlos Gomes to an Italian-language libretto by Emilio Praga (completed by Arrigo Boito). The libretto is based on Victor Hugo's 1833 play Marie Tudor, which centers on the rise, fall and execution of Fabiano Fabiani, a fictional favourite of Mary I of England. The opera premiered on 27 March 1879 at La Scala, Milan, with Anna D'Angeri in the title role and Francesco Tamagno as Fabiani. The cast also included Joseph Kaschmann as the villainous Don Gil and Édouard de Reszke as Gilberto. The opera was a failure at its premiere and withdrawn, a heavy blow to Gomes who was facing serious financial and family difficulties at the time. He returned to his native Brazil the following year.[1][2]
Maria Tudor was revived in November 1998 at the Bulgarian National Opera in Sofia with Eliane Coelho in the title role. The performance was televised and a live recording released on CD by the Brazilian label ImagemData.[3][4]
References
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- ^ Appleby, David P. (2014). The Music of Brazil, p. 73. University of Texas Press Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Jones, Barrie (ed.) (2014). The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music, p. 397. Routledge. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ OCLC 56586299
- ^ Cruz, Leonardo (6 November 1998). "'Maria Tudor' estréia hoje na Bulgária". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 17 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
External links
[edit | edit source]- Complete libretto, published by Ricordi for the La Scala premiere in 1879
- Complete piano/vocal score, published by Ricordi in 1878
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