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La donna del lago (English: The Lady of the Lake) is an opera composed by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola (whose verses are described as "limpid" by one critic) based on the French translation of The Lady of the Lake, a narrative poem written in 1810 by Sir Walter Scott, whose work continued to popularize the image of the romantic Scottish Highlands.
- Italian
- 24 September 1819, Teatro San Carlo, Naples
Feb 23, 2015 · La Donna del Lago is the first of many operas that borrowed their subject from a work by the famous Scottish poet Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). The exaltation of individual passions, the feeling for nature and the use of local colour are all elements typical of the rising Romantic aesthetic.
La Donna del Lago. An all-star cast assembled for the Met’s first-ever performances of Rossini’s romantic retelling of Sir Walter Scott’s epic poem The Lady of the Lake. Joyce DiDonato is Elena, the title heroine, who is being pursued by not one, but two tenors—setting off sensational vocal fireworks. Juan Diego Flórez is King James V ...
La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake) is an opera by Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, based on The Lady of the Lake, a poem by Sir Walter Scott. This opera was the first to be based on Scott's romantic works. By 1840, barely 20 years after La donna del lago, there were 25 Italian operas based on works by Scott (the ...
- Giaochino Rossini
- La Donna del lago Libretto
- Italian
- La Donna del lago Synopsis
La Donna del lago Synopsis. Act 1. Scene 1. Shepherds are watching flocks at dawn on the shores of Loch Katrine, and men in the nearby forests are hunting (Chorus: "Del di la messaggiera"). Elena crosses the lake and sings of her longing for her true love, Malcolm (Cavatina: "Oh mattutini albori"). At the edge of the lake, Elena meets King ...
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Feb 18, 2015 · For years, the superb mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato has sung “Tanti affetti,” the final showpiece aria from Rossini’s “La Donna del Lago” (The Lady of the Lake), as a surefire encore in ...
Synopsis: La Donna del Lago Select a language to update the synopsis text. Composer. Gioachino Rossini. Librettist. Andrea Leone Tottola. Sung In. Italian. Met titles ...
