Count rodolfo bass teresa mezzosoprano amina soprano elvino. But emis refurbished sound is more natural and production values are. He used music by vittorio rieti based on themes from several of vincenzo. Act two act two scene one a wood a group of villagers come in.
Its not quality of sets and costumes that make production good or bad, its a brilliance of singing and acting. Act two scene one a wood a group of villagers come in. Luca crippas painted backdrops and realistic settings are as authentic as his period. In 1833 four of bellinis operas were staged in london with the unprecedented success. He sets bellinis opera in the nineteenthcentury swiss village specified in felice romanis libretto. The story takes place in a picturesque, pastoral village in switzerland.
Amina remains an orphan, and when rodolfo meets her, he sees in her eyes a reflection of the beautiful young woman he loved so many years back. Although this aspect of the plot was dropped, there are still traces of it in the final version of the libretto. Orchestra and chorus of the teatro dellopera di roma. From the international harp archives at brigham young university as digitally mirrored at. Allalzarsi del sipario odonsi da lungi suoni pastorali e voci lontane che gridano. The libretto, by romani, the foremost italian librettist of the time, sets forth a rather childish if simple and natural story of lowly life in a swiss village.
Amina, an orphan who has been adopted by teresa voice part. Nycb s performance programs credit the music, choreography scenery, costumes, and. But one question about the ballet re mained murky until a few months ago, when i rashly agreed to undertake this research. Chorus here the wood is thick and dark, let us rest here by. Most of the libretti are in html or simple ascii text format, some others are pdf files or ms word documents. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Watch movie and read libretto and translation of ah. To read these you need a pdf reader like the adobe acrobat reader or a ms word viewer. Synopsis, libretto, highlights, midi, noten, sheet music. In may 1997, the company presented the world premiere of bal seros, an opera by robert ashley with libretto by world renowned cuban writer maria irene.
After a series of exotic divertissements, the elegantly attired guests go in to supper, leaving the poet to himself. Alessio ah, you wily girl, not always will you flee from me like this. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. The heroine, amina, is a rustic damsel who walks in her sleep. The ballet had premiered in paris in september 1827 at the. In some cases we have included scores of operatic works, mainly for most important works, or if a libretto was not available.