Only a ados was in frenh, and rihard farnes reorded an english version for chandos in 2009. Amahl and the night visitors by giancarlo menotti cast amahl boy soprano amahls mother soprano or mezzosoprano king kaspar tenor king melchior baritone king balthazar bass the page bass the shepherds only act amahl sits outside a poor shack of a house, gazing earnestly at the sky. Title page of a libretto for performances at the teatro pagliano in florence in aprilmay 1869. Verdis don carlo verdis enigmatic yet profoundly beautiful opera takes just about every moral dilemma imaginable and gives them all recognizable, human faces, the sort. Jul 03, 2018 don carlo is sung by another great, though less known singer catalonian tenor jaume aragall. The consul 1950 english libretto spanish translation. He was one of the most influential composers of italian opera in the 19th century. Donna anna theres no hope, unless you kill me, that ill ever let you go. Don giovanni libretto english opera by wolfgang amadeus.
The following article is a detailed look at the original source. Don quichotte 1910 french libretto german translation. Donna anna, donna elvira, don ottavio the villain thinks his trick will serve to hide his villainy. First performance at the paris opera on 11th march 1867. Don carlo, pale and amazed, wandered under the vault of the cloister. Don carlo by giuseppe verdi at the 2020 salzburg easter. Rodrigo ed eboli scambiano deicenniconledame,siallontanano,efiniscono per. The voice of the old emperor is heard and a figure comes forward, the old emperor or a monk in disguise, to take don carlos into the safety of the monastery. Don carlos is a fiveact grand opera composed by giuseppe verdi to a frenchlanguage. Libretto by camille du locle and joseph merynew grove. But the characters don carlos, king philip of spain, elisabeth da valois, princess eboli are actual historical figures.
Includes the libretto in french and italian and the english performing translation of andrew porter, and commentary includes bibliographical references p. Don carlo pallido ed esterrefatto erra sotto le volte del chiostro. I am sorry to say, i find many errors in the italian. Giuseppe fortunino francesco verdi october 9 or 10, 18 january 27, 1901 was an italian romantic composer, mainly of opera. The opera is most often performed in italian translation, usually under the title don carlo. They are ordered by composer and name of the opera. Scena seconda don carlo, il frate tuttora in preghiera. This is an index of libretto pages in the internet known to me. Dramma lirico in 4 parti libretto di francesco maria piave personaggi.
Don carlo roberto alagna, the spanish crown prince, and elizabeth of valois marina poplavskaya, daughter of the king of france, fall in love, only to be torn apart by international politics when carlos father, king philip ii ferruccio furlanetto, decides to marry elizabeth himself. Don giovanni libretto italianenglish opera by wolfgang. In the first act, don carlo and his betrothed sing of their love. And what i say, too, thanks to the following experience i had at the metropolitan opera, where i saw don carlo a few months ago. Nov 29, 2009 metropolitan opera house march 7, 1964 matinee broadcast in italian don carlo franco corelli elizabeth of valoisleonie rysanek rodrigo.
The medium 1946 english libretto spanish translation. Cdrom with pdf booklet including original booklet notes and complete libretto in sung language, english, french and german will be included in each opera set. Stanco son di seguir una esistenza oscura in questo suol. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Libretto english and italian edition verdi, giuseppe on. Don carlo roberto alagna, the spanish crown prince, and elizabeth of valois marina poplavskaya, daughter of the king of france, fall in love, only to be torn apart by international politics when carlo s father, king philip ii ferruccio furlanetto, decides to marry elizabeth himself. Don ottavio to don giovanni, pistol in hand dont try to trick us. It is also used, less commonly, for a musical work not intended for the stage. San francisco operas verdis don carlo california content standards kindergarten through grade 12 language arts word analysis, fluency, and vocabulary development phonics and phonemic awareness. Don pasquale, act 1 don pasquale, an old man, tells his nephew, ernesto, that he has found a young woman for ernesto to marry, but ernesto refuses. It is written in blank verse in imitation of shakespeare. A list of the top opera music composers and their compositions. My translation of the libretto of don carlo is now available on my website evi. In addition, it has been noted by david kimball that the fontainebleau scene and autodafe were the most substantial of several incidents borrowed from.
Don ca rlo music by giuseppe verdi 181901 an opera in five acts, sung in italian. Don carlos in real life never really was in love with his stepmother, elisabeth. For so great and popular an opera, don carlo has received very few studio recordings. Gianni schicchi begins to pace about again, reading the will more carefully gianni schicchi stops suddenly niente da fare. Vocal scores french 1867 version, 5 acts 363 pages 10. There are more versions of verdis masterwork don carlo or don carlos than any other opera one could name from the 19thcentury italian canon. Metropolitan opera house march 7, 1964 matinee broadcast in italian don carlofranco corelli elizabeth of valoisleonie rysanek. The coro dei frati leaves the chapel, crosses the scene and gets lost in the corridors of the cloister. To read these you need a pdf reader like the adobe acrobat reader or a ms word viewer.
Don giovanni ah credete leporello what are you doing. The king has overheard and emerges from behind the tomb, with the grand inquisitor, demanding the death of his son. Schillers don carlos verdis don carlos was based upon friedrich schillers play. Don carlo dramma lirico in cinque atti musica giuseppe verdi le roncole, 10 ottobre 18 milano, 27 gennaio 1901 librett. Don carlo caballe, aragall, bumbry, bruson, estes orange. Don carlo roberto alagna, the spanish crown prince, and elizabeth of valois marina poplavskaya, daughter of the king of france, fall in love, only to be torn apart by international politics when carlos father, king philip ii ferruccio furlanetto, decides to. Evi, finally i have looked at one of your translations. Links to resources and lesson plans related to verdis opera, don carlo. Don carlo savvicina lenta mente ad elisabetta e sinchina senza alzar losguardosudilei.
In 1887, the maestro was still working off his original french template, still saddled with the encumbrances of a very large grand opera formatlarger than anything he had written before. I did actually find one translation of don carlo in my local library but its purpose was to provide an english translation which fitted in with the music, even though it meant that the text differed significantly in meaning from the italian. They are in a forest and don carlo, being the gentleman that he is, makes a fire. State reasons, however, induce the french monarch to set aside the engagement contracted by the young lovers, and to confer his daughters hand on philip ii. Grace bumbry, renato bruson and simon estes round up a great ensemble. Don carlos is twice the length of an ordinary play and on a much grander scale than schillers earlier works. Libretto in italian and english in parallel columns. Pasquale becomes angry at his nephews lack of respect, and in an effort to punish ernesto and cut him out of his. The telephone, or lamour a trois 1947 english libretto spanish translation. Second scene don carlo, the friar still in prayer don carlo i lost it.
Don carlo, infante di spagna tenor rodrigo, marchese di posa baritone il grande inquisitore, cieco, nonagenario bass. Amahl and the night visitors 1951 english libretto. The story of don carlo is largely fictional, and explores the conflicts between love, friendship, idealism, and duty. The opera ends as the queen and don carlos meet by the tomb of charles v. Ernesto tells pasquale that he has already found his lover, a poor young woman by the name of norina. Tutti i libretti delle opere di giuseppe verdi internet archive. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. First complete italian edition of the first version of the opera. Placido domingo, montserrat caballe, shirley verrett, ruggero raimondi, giuseppe verdi, carlo maria giulini, royal opera house covent garden orch. Read the libretto, translated to english, of the italian opera don carlo by giuseppe verdi on. Most of the libretti are in html or simple ascii text format, some others are pdf files or ms word documents. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of don carlo, opera on allmusic. In some cases we have included scores of operatic works, mainly for most important works, or if a libretto was not available. Don carlo grandeopera in cinque atti libretto francoisjoseph.
428 598 385 532 1129 949 470 1286 67 19 1504 1420 766 1231 76 149 1391 927 718 1249 811 1123 758 269 831 1511 16 1270 1387 956 1013 670 1230 876 1378 1092