Opera in three acts by Donizetti to a libretto by Cammarano (1843, Vienna).
Maria di Rohan
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Maria di Rohan is a melodramma tragico, or tragic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Salvadore Cammarano, after Lockroy and Edmond Badon's Un duel sous le cardinal de Richelieu, which had played in Paris in 1832.
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Performance history
It premiered at the Kärntnertortheater, Vienna on June 5, 1843.
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 5 June 1843 (Conductor: - ) |
|---|---|---|
| Maria, countess of Rohan | soprano | Eugenia Tadolini |
| Riccardo, count of Chalais | tenor | Carlo Guasco |
| Enrico, duke of Chevreuse | baritone | Giorgio Ronconi |
| Armando di Gondì | tenor (then contralto) | Michele Novaro |
| The visconte of Suze | bass | Friedrich Becher |
| de Fiesque | bass | Gustav Hölzel |
| Aubry, secretary of Chalais | tenor | Anton Müller |
| A familiar of Chevreuse | bass | |
| Knights, the king's cabinet, pages, guards and domestic servants of Chevreuse | ||
Synopsis
The comte de Chalais, lover of Marie de Rohan, intercedes with the king, Louis XIII, to save the life of the duc de Chevreuse, condemned to death for having killed in a duel a nephew of Cardinal Richelieu. But Chalais discovers that Marie has secretly married the duke, when he takes part in a duel with Armand de Gondi. And Chevreuse, deciding to replace his benefactor in the duel, discovers that his friend has been the lover of his wife.
Recordings
(1996, Vienna). Edita Gruberova, Octavio Arévalo, Ettore Kim, Ulrika Precht, Ivan Urbas, Wiener Konzertchor, Radio Symphonieorchester Wien cond. Elio Boncompagni. Nightingale NC 070567-2
References
- Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
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