Il mondo della luna
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Il mondo della luna (The World in the Moon) is an opera buffa by Joseph Haydn with a libretto by Carlo Goldoni, first performed at Eszterháza, Hungary on 3 August 1777. It was written for the wedding celebrations of Count Nikolaus Esterházy, the younger son of Haydn's patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy.[1] Goldoni's libretto had previously been set by four other composers. It is sometimes known by its German title Die Welt auf dem Monde.[2] The overture was later used as the first movement to Haydn's own Symphony No. 63.[3]
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, August 3, 1777 (Conductor: - ) |
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| Ecclitico, a would-be astrologer | tenor | |
| Ernesto, a cavalier | baritone | |
| Buonafede | bass | |
| Clarice, daughter of Buonafede | soprano | |
| Flaminia, another daughter of Buonafede | soprano | |
| Lisetta, maid of Buonafede | mezzo-soprano | |
| Cecco, servant of Ernesto | tenor |
[edit] Synopsis
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[edit] Act 1
Ecclitico, a false astronomer, seeks to free Clarice and Flaminia, as well as their maid, Lisetta, from their over-protective father Buonafede, so that they might marry the husbands of their choosing, which are (respectivley) Ecclitico, the cavalier Ernesto, and his servant Cecco.
[edit] Act 2
Buonafede is drugged, taken to Ecclitico's garden, and tricked into thinking that he is on the moon. Once here, Cecco appears as the emperor of the Moon, with Ernesto as his servant. The women now join the men, who are all now engaged, before Buonafede realizes that he had been tricked.
[edit] Act 3
The three couples are married, eventually with Buonafede's consent.
[edit] Selected recordings
- Il mondo della luna, Domenico Trimarchi, Luigi Alva, Frederica von Stade, Arleen Auger, Edith Mathis, Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and Suisse Romande Radio Chorus, conducted by Antál Dorati (Philips, 1978)
[edit] References
- ^ New Grove, online edition, article "Joseph Haydn". Copyright 2007 by Oxford University Press.
- ^ "J.A.W." (no full name given), "Reviews of Music: Die Welt auf dem Monde (Il mondo della luna)" (October 1959). Music & Letters, 40 (4): pp. 399-400.
- ^ HC Robbins Landon, Haydn: Chronicle and Works, 5 vols, (Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1976-) v. 2, Haydn at Eszterhaza, 1766-1790
[edit] Sources
- The Viking Opera Guide edited by Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993)
- Naxos Opera Synopsises http://www.naxos.com/education/opera_synopses.asp?char=M#
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