Parisina (opera)
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This article is about the Donizetti opera. For the Pietro Mascagni opera, see Parisina (Mascagni).
Parisina is a melodramma, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after Byron's poem Parisina (1816). It premiered on March 17, 1833 at the Teatro della Pergola, Florence.
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[edit] Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, March 17, 1833 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Parisina | soprano | Carolina Ungher |
| Ugo | tenor | Gilbert Louis Duprez |
| Azzo | baritone | Domenico Cosselli |
| Ernesto | bass | Carlo Ottolini Porto |
| Imelda, Parisina's bridesmaid | mezzo-soprano | Teresa Zappucci |
| Knights, bridesmaids, gondoliers, squires, soldiers | ||
[edit] Synopsis
[edit] Selected recordings
(Lugano, 1997) Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Daniela Barcellona, Eldar Aliev, Amedeo Moretti, Ramón Andrés, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, Choro Della RTSI, dir. Emmanuel Plasson. DINAMIC DYN 277, 2 hr. 11 min. Stereo. CD
[edit] External links
- Libretto (Italian)
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