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26 December 1833. ( 1833-12-26) La Scala, Milan. Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramatic opera in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play Lucrezia Borgia by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala ...
Sep 27, 2011 · Lucrezia Borgia is an historical figure, as were several other Donizetti characters in his operas written in the 1830s (many, but not all, of those in “Anna Bolena”, “Maria Stuarda” and “Roberto Devereux” for example). Second, none of these operas are documentaries, and they mix fact and fiction. However, in none of these quasi ...
Synopsis. Gennaro and his friends have been instructed to go to Ferrara on political business with the Duke, and his wife, Lucrezia Borgia. The very name ‘Borgia’ puts fear into them, as each one of them has been affected by her murderous actions. While his friends share stories, Gennaro sleeps on a bench, not wanting to listen.
About the opera Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramma, or opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan with Lelande and Pedrazzi.
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Dec 26, 2017 · “Lucrezia Borgia” may not belong to the “Tudor Trilogy” of Donizetti operas, but it is still among the most challenging operas for the lead soprano in the composer’s oeuvre. The work had its world premiere on Dec. 26, 1833 at La Scala and while it did well throughout the 19th century, it struggled to find an audience throughout the 20th {…}
Donizetti’s operatic portrayal of Lucrezia Borgia is one of the most demanding roles for a soprano, and only such ccomplished stars as Joan Sutherland have r...
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Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia is based on a play, Lucrèce Borgia, by Victor Hugo, which was, in turn, based on an historical figure. The actual Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI of the infamous Borgia family. She was married three times—each match was a political strategy planned by her father.
