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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, Milan .
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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Dec 26, 2017 · Learn about the plot, history and musical highlights of Donizetti’s opera ‘Lucrezia Borgia’, which features a challenging soprano role. Watch and listen to Renée Fleming and Michael Fabiano in a recent production of the work.
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.
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.
- Gaetano Donizetti
- Felice Romani
- Italian
- 26 December 1833: Milano (Teatro alla Scala)
San Francisco Opera - Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia. A notorious femme fatale renowned for her ruthless pursuit ofpower reveals poignant vulnerability when she comes face to facewith her...
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Lucrezia Borgia Synopsis. PROLOGUE. Gennaro leaves his friends and falls asleep on a terrace. He is discovered by Lucrezia Borgia, who is masked. He wakes and, charmed by her concern, tells her of his life and how he was raised by a lowly fisherman.
