Английская Википедия:Giustino (Legrenzi)
Il Giustino is an opera in three acts by composer Giovanni Legrenzi. The work uses an Italian-language libretto by Nicolò Beregan based on the life of Emperor Justin I. The opera premiered on 7 February 1683 at the Teatro San Salvador in Venice.[1]
Background and performance history
Considered one of Legrenzi's finest compositions, the work includes more than 70 arias.[2] The opera tells the story of Giustino's rise from the position of a simple poor farmer to being crowned the Byzantine emperor.[3] For several decades following its 1683 premiere at the Teatro San Salvador, Il Giustino was one of the most widely performed Venetian operas. According to musicologist Reinhard Strohm, its music was still being discussed as late as 1720 in Benedetto Marcello's pamphlet Il teatro alla moda.[4]
On 26 April 2007, Il Giustino had its first modern revival at the Schwetzingen Festival in a production directed by Шаблон:Ill with set designer Katrin Nettrod and costume designer Jorge Jara.[5] Musicologist and conductor Thomas Hengelbrock prepared the performance score for the production, and also led the Шаблон:Ill in performances of the work.[3] Soprano Elisabeth Kulman led the cast in the title role of Giustino, with Georg Nigl as Ariannas, Cornelia Ptassek as Arianna, Terry Wey as Andronico/Flavia, Delphine Galou as Eufemia, Peter Kennel as Vitaliano, and Hermann Oswald as Amantio.[5][6]
In May 2023, Giustino had its Australian premiere at City Recital Hall, Sydney, in a production by Pinchgut Opera with the Orchestra of the Antipodes conducted by Erin Helyard. It was broadcast on ABC Television on 16 July 2023.[7]
Roles
| Role[8] | Voice type |
|---|---|
| Emperor Anastasio | soprano |
| Empress Arianna | soprano |
| Giustino | soprano |
| Eufemia | soprano |
| Vitaliano | contralto |
| Andronico | soprano |
| Amanzio | tenor |
| Polimante | bass |
| Erasto capitano | bass |
| Brillo | bass |
| Ombra di Vitaliano | bass |
| Atlante | bass |
| Venere | soprano |
| Imeneo | mezzo-soprano |
| Fortuna | soprano |
| Allegrezza | soprano |
| Gloria | soprano |
| Eternità | contralto |
References
External links
Шаблон:Giovanni Legrenzi Шаблон:Portal bar Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Strohm, Reinhard (2005). "Vivaldi and Handel's Settings of Giustino", pp. 132–133. Music and Theatre: Essays in Honour of Winton Dean. Cambridge University Press. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite magazine
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
