Adelaide di Borgogna, ossia Ottone, re d'Italia (Adelaide of Burgundy, or Otto, King of Italy) is a two-act opera composed by Gioachino Rossini (with contributions by Michele Carafa) to a libretto by Giovanni Schmidt. It was premièred at the Teatro Argentina in Rome on 27 December 1817.[1]
| Adelaide di Borgogna | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Gioachino Rossini | |
 Rossini c. 1815 | |
| Librettist | Giovanni Schmidt |
| Language | Italian |
| Premiere | 27 December 1817 Teatro Argentina, Rome |
Performance history edit
20th century and beyond
Performances have included concert versions with Della Jones as Ottone and Eiddwen Harrhy as Adelaide given at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall in November 1978, and another at Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 19 August 2005[2] with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus with Jennifer Larmore as Ottone and Majella Cullagh as Adelaide.
The Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca in Italy presented staged performances in August 1984, with Ottone sung by Martine Dupuy and Adelaide by Mariella Devia. In addition, the Rossini Opera Festival staged it in Pesaro in August 2006, with Daniela Barcellona and Patrizia Ciofi singing the roles of Ottone and Adelaide respectively[3] and it was presented again in a new production in 2011, also with Barcellona as well as Jessica Pratt in the title role.
Roles edit
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 27 December 1817[1] |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | soprano | Elisabetta Manfredini-Guarmani |
| Ottone | contralto | Elisabetta Pinotti |
| Adelberto | tenor | Savino Monelli |
| Berengario | bass | Gioacchino Sciarpelletti |
| Eurice | mezzo-soprano | Anna Maria Muratori |
| Ernesto | tenor | Giovanni Puglieschi |
| Iroldo | mezzo-soprano or tenor | Luisa Bottesi |
Recordings edit
| Year | Cast (Ottone, Adelaide, Berengario, Adalberto) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Martine Dupuy, Mariella Devia, Armando Caforio, Aldo Bertolo |
Alberto Zedda, Martina Franca Festival Orchestra and New Cambridge Chorus (Recording of a performance at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca, southern Italy, 4 August) |
CD: Fonit Cetra Cat: 3984 27591 |
| 2005 | Jennifer Larmore, Majella Cullagh, Mirco Palazzi, Bruce Ford |
Giuliano Carella, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19 August) |
CD: Opera Rara Cat: ORC 32 |
| 2011 | Daniela Barcellona, Jessica Pratt, Bogdan Mihai, Nicola Uliviero |
Dmitri Jurowski, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Comunale di Bologna. (Recording of a performance at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro) |
Blu-ray DVD: Arthaus Musik, Cat: 108060 |
| 2018 | Margarita Gritskova, Ekaterina Sadovnikova, Baurzhan Anderzhanov, Gheorghe Vlad |
Luciano Acocella, Virtuosi Brunensis,Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań, Recorded live at the Rossini in Wildbad Festival |
CD:Naxos Records Cat:8.660419-21 |
References edit
- ^ a b Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Adelaide di Borgogna, 27 December 1817". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- ^ Tim Ashley, "Adelaide di Borgogna Usher Hall, Edinburgh", The Guardian (London), 22 August 2005
- ^ a b Details of performances and recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Further reading edit
- Gossett, Philip; Patricia Brauner, in Amanda Holden (Ed.) (2001), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam. ISBN 0-14-029312-4
- Osborne, Charles (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 0-931340-71-3
- Osborne, Richard, Rossini, Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press, 1990 ISBN 1-55553-088-5
- Osborne, Richard, "Adelaide di Borgogna", in Stanley Sadie, (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. One. p. 19. London: Macmillan, 1998 ISBN 0-333-73432-7, 1-56159-228-5
External links edit
Synopsis https://www.rossinioperafestival.it/en/stories/adelaide-di-borgogna/
