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| caption = The composer |
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| description = [[dramma per musica]] |
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| librettist = [[Apostolo Zeno]] |
| librettist = [[Apostolo Zeno]] |
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| language = Italian |
| language = Italian |
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| based_on = Boccaccio's ''[[The Decameron]]'' ([[Summary of Decameron tales#Tenth tale (X, 10)|X, 10]], "The Patient Griselda") |
| based_on = Boccaccio's ''[[The Decameron]]'' ([[Summary of Decameron tales#Tenth tale (X, 10)|X, 10]], "The Patient Griselda") |
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| premiere_date = {{Start date|1718|01|19|df=y}} |
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1718|01|19|df=y}} |
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| premiere_location = [[Teatro Regio |
| premiere_location = [[Teatro Regio Ducale]], Milan |
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'''''Griselda''''' is |
'''''Griselda''''' is an [[opera]] (''[[dramma per musica]]'') in three acts composed by [[Antonio Maria Bononcini]]. The opera uses a slightly revised version of the 1701 Italian [[libretto]] by [[Apostolo Zeno]] that was based on [[Giovanni Boccaccio]]'s ''[[The Decameron]]'' ([[Summary of Decameron tales#Tenth tale (X, 10)|X, 10]], "The Patient Griselda").<ref name="Oxford">''The Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', by [[John Warrack]] and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, {{ISBN|0-19-869164-5}}</ref> The opera was dedicated to Prince [[Maximilian Karl Albert, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort|Maximilian Karl von Löwenstein]], the Austrian governor of Milan, who died during the opera's world première on 26 December 1718 at the [[Teatro Regio Ducale]] in Milan. Nevertheless, Bononcini's opera was well received and enjoyed several revivals during the eighteenth century. |
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His brother, [[Giovanni Bononcini]], wrote an even more popular [[Griselda (Giovanni Bononcini)|version of his own]] to Zeno's libretto in 1722.<ref name="Grove">Malcolm Boyd, Lowell Lindgren: "Griselda (i)", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed November 21, 2008), |
His brother, [[Giovanni Bononcini]], wrote an even more popular [[Griselda (Giovanni Bononcini)|version of his own]] to Zeno's libretto in 1722.<ref name="Grove">Malcolm Boyd, Lowell Lindgren: "Griselda (i)", ''[[Grove Music Online]]'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed November 21, 2008), (subscription access)</ref> |
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==Roles== |
==Roles== |
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!Premiere cast<ref>{{ |
!Premiere cast<ref>{{Almanacco|dmy=26-12-1718|match=Griselda}}</ref><br>26 December 1718 |
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| url = http://amadeusonline.eu/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=26&Mese=12&Anno=1718&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa |
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| title = Almanacco 26 December 1718 |
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| publisher = AmadeusOnline |
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| language = Italian |
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| accessdate = 29 August 2010 |
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|}}</ref><br>26 December 1718 |
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|Griselda, ''wife of Gualtiero'' |
|Griselda, ''wife of Gualtiero'' |
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|Aurelia Marcello |
|Aurelia Marcello |
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|Gualtiero, ''King of Thessaly'' |
|Gualtiero, ''King of [[Thessaly]]'' |
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|[[contralto]] (originally a [[castrato]]) |
|[[contralto]] (originally a [[castrato]]) |
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|Domenico Tempesti |
|Domenico Tempesti |
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|Roberto, ''brother of Corrado'' |
|Roberto, ''brother of Corrado'' |
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|soprano (''en travesti'') |
|soprano (''[[en travesti]]'') |
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|Eleonora Scio |
|Eleonora Scio |
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|Corrado, ''Prince of |
|Corrado, ''Prince of [[Apulia]]'' |
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|[[tenor]] |
|[[tenor]] |
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|Giovanni Battista Pinacci |
|Giovanni Battista Pinacci |
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|Ottone, ''a Sicilian nobleman'' |
|Ottone, ''a Sicilian nobleman'' |
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|[[bass (vocal range)|bass]] |
|[[bass (vocal range)|bass]] |
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|Luca Mingoni |
|Luca Mingoni |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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[[File:The Story of Patient Griselda circa 1490.jpg|thumb|Detail from ''The Story of Patient Griselda'', painted circa 1500]] |
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===Act 1=== |
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Years before the action begins, Gualtiero, King of Sicily, had married a poor shepherdess, Griselda. The marriage was deeply unpopular with the king's subjects and when a daughter, Costanza, was born, the king had to pretend to have her killed while secretly sending her to be brought up by Prince Corrado of Apulia. Now, faced with another rebellion from the Sicilians, Gualtiero is forced to renounce Griselda and promises to take a new wife. The proposed bride is in fact Costanza, who is unaware of her true parentage. She is in love with Corrado's younger brother, Roberto, and the thought of being forced to marry Gualtiero drives her to despair. |
Years before the action begins, Gualtiero, King of Sicily, had married a poor shepherdess, Griselda. The marriage was deeply unpopular with the king's subjects and when a daughter, Costanza, was born, the king had to pretend to have her killed while secretly sending her to be brought up by Prince Corrado of Apulia. Now, faced with another rebellion from the Sicilians, Gualtiero is forced to renounce Griselda and promises to take a new wife. The proposed bride is in fact Costanza, who is unaware of her true parentage. She is in love with Corrado's younger brother, Roberto, and the thought of being forced to marry Gualtiero drives her to despair. |
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Griselda returns to her home in the countryside where she is pursued by the courtier Ottone, who is in love with her. She angrily rejects his advances. Gualtiero and his followers go out hunting and come across Griselda's cottage. Gualtiero foils an attempt by Ottone to kidnap Griselda and allows her back to the court, but only as Costanza's slave. |
Griselda returns to her home in the countryside where she is pursued by the courtier Ottone, who is in love with her. She angrily rejects his advances. Gualtiero and his followers go out hunting and come across Griselda's cottage. Gualtiero foils an attempt by Ottone to kidnap Griselda and allows her back to the court, but only as Costanza's slave. |
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Ottone still resolutely pursues Griselda and Gualtiero promises him her hand as soon as he himself has married Costanza. Griselda declares she would rather die and, moved by her faithfulness, Gualtiero takes her back as his wife. He reveals the true identity of Costanza and allows her to marry Roberto. |
Ottone still resolutely pursues Griselda and Gualtiero promises him her hand as soon as he himself has married Costanza. Griselda declares she would rather die and, moved by her faithfulness, Gualtiero takes her back as his wife. He reveals the true identity of Costanza and allows her to marry Roberto. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.librettidopera.it/zpdf/griselda.pdf Libretto] |
*[http://www.librettidopera.it/zpdf/griselda.pdf Libretto] |
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 30 January 2024
Griselda | |
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Opera by Antonio Maria Bononcini | |
Librettist | Apostolo Zeno |
Language | Italian |
Based on | Boccaccio's The Decameron (X, 10, "The Patient Griselda") |
Premiere | 19 January 1718 Teatro Regio Ducale, Milan |
Griselda is an opera (dramma per musica) in three acts composed by Antonio Maria Bononcini. The opera uses a slightly revised version of the 1701 Italian libretto by Apostolo Zeno that was based on Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron (X, 10, "The Patient Griselda").[1] The opera was dedicated to Prince Maximilian Karl von Löwenstein, the Austrian governor of Milan, who died during the opera's world première on 26 December 1718 at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan. Nevertheless, Bononcini's opera was well received and enjoyed several revivals during the eighteenth century.
His brother, Giovanni Bononcini, wrote an even more popular version of his own to Zeno's libretto in 1722.[2]
Roles[edit]
Role | Voice type | Premiere cast[3] 26 December 1718 |
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Griselda, wife of Gualtiero | soprano | Aurelia Marcello |
Gualtiero, King of Thessaly | contralto (originally a castrato) | Domenico Tempesti |
Roberto, brother of Corrado | soprano (en travesti) | Eleonora Scio |
Corrado, Prince of Apulia | tenor | Giovanni Battista Pinacci |
Costanza, missing daughter of Griselda and Gualtiero | contralto | Agata Landi |
Ottone, a Sicilian nobleman | bass | Luca Mingoni |
Synopsis[edit]
Act 1[edit]
Years before the action begins, Gualtiero, King of Sicily, had married a poor shepherdess, Griselda. The marriage was deeply unpopular with the king's subjects and when a daughter, Costanza, was born, the king had to pretend to have her killed while secretly sending her to be brought up by Prince Corrado of Apulia. Now, faced with another rebellion from the Sicilians, Gualtiero is forced to renounce Griselda and promises to take a new wife. The proposed bride is in fact Costanza, who is unaware of her true parentage. She is in love with Corrado's younger brother, Roberto, and the thought of being forced to marry Gualtiero drives her to despair.
Act 2[edit]
Griselda returns to her home in the countryside where she is pursued by the courtier Ottone, who is in love with her. She angrily rejects his advances. Gualtiero and his followers go out hunting and come across Griselda's cottage. Gualtiero foils an attempt by Ottone to kidnap Griselda and allows her back to the court, but only as Costanza's slave.
Act 3[edit]
Ottone still resolutely pursues Griselda and Gualtiero promises him her hand as soon as he himself has married Costanza. Griselda declares she would rather die and, moved by her faithfulness, Gualtiero takes her back as his wife. He reveals the true identity of Costanza and allows her to marry Roberto.
Sources[edit]
- ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John Warrack and Ewan West (1992), 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5
- ^ Malcolm Boyd, Lowell Lindgren: "Griselda (i)", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed November 21, 2008), (subscription access)
- ^ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Griselda, 26 December 1718". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).