90. Maria di Rudenz (Gaetano Donizetti)

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti Libretto: Salvadore Cammarano, after Anicet-Bourgeois, Cuvelier & Maillan’s La nonne sanglante; Matthew Lewis’ The Monk First performed: Teatro La Fenice, Venice, 30 January 1838 MARIA DI RUDENZSopranoCarolina UngherMATILDE di Wolf, her cousinSopranoIsabella CasaliCORRADO WaldorfBaritoneGiorgio RonconiENRICO, believed to be his brotherTenorNapoleone MorianiRAMBALDO, old relative of the Rudenz houseBassDomenico RaffaeliThe CHANCELLOR of RudenzTenorAlessandro GiacchiniKnights, squires, and vassals of … Continue reading 90. Maria di Rudenz (Gaetano Donizetti) →

65. Caterina Cornaro (Gaetano Donizetti)

CATERINA CORNARO Opera seria in a prologue and two acts By Gaetano Donizetti Libretto: Giacomo Saccherò First performed: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 12 January 1844 Great minds think alike; my friend Phil posted about this opera on his blog this morning. CATERINA CORNAROSopranoFanny GoldbergANDREA CORNARO, her fatherBassMarco AratiGERARDO, a young Frenchman (in the prologue betrothed to … Continue reading 65. Caterina Cornaro (Gaetano Donizetti) →

A quiz for opera enthusiasts

Here's a simple quiz for people who think that Wagner, or Mozart, or Verdi, or Stockhausen, or whoever is the greatest opera composer who ever lived. Not just their favourite composer, whose wonderful operas they want everyone to love as much as they do. Not just a composer with a huge influence on the genre. … Continue reading A quiz for opera enthusiasts →