Emilia di Liverpool (Emilia of Liverpool) is a dramma semiseria, ("half-serious") dramatic opera, in two acts with music by Gaetano Donizetti. Giuseppe Ceccherini wrote the Italian libretto after the anonymous libretto for Vittorio Trento's Emilia di Laverpaut, itself based on Stefano Scatizzi's play of the same name. It premiered on July 28, 1824 at the Teatro Nuovo, Naples.
The libretto has a complex history. The original story by Scatizzi formed the original basis of the first, anonymous libretto of 1824, which had the title of Emilia di Liverpool. This first libretto included the introduction of the Count, a Neapolitan character, as comic relief per the theatrical tradition of the Teatro Nuovo. The changes to the cast of characters caused confusion among the relationships of the characters and ran contrary to the structure of the original play. The libretto revisions by Ceccherini, circa 1828, removed much of the material of the 1824 version, with further revisions to the characters, but maintaining the plot chronology of the 1824 version. The 1828 revision, known as L'Eremitaggio di Liverpool (The Hermitage of Liverpool), also reduced the amount of spoken dialogue.[1]
Contents |
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 28 July 1824 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Emilia | soprano | Teresa Melas |
| Claudio di Liverpool, her father | bass | Giuseppe Fioravanti |
| Federico | tenor | Domenico Zilioli |
| Dom Romualdo | Carlo Casaccia | |
| Candida, his daughter | mezzo-soprano | Francesca Ceccherini |
| Luigia | soprano | |
| Il conte | bass | |
| Villains | ||
Synopsis
Recordings
- Opera Rara OR 8: Yvonne Kenny, Chris Merritt, Geoffrey Dolton, Sesto Bruscantini; Philharmonia Orchestra; David Parry, conductor[2]
References
External links
- Libretto (Italian)
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