An imperial wedding and a new opera ascanio in alba. They act like the choir in antique greek tragedy, commenting on and guiding the action, in which mozart displays his innate brio in writing for ensembles and choral masses. The name was changed to ascanio to avoid confusion with the berlioz opera benvenuto cellini. Ascanio in alba find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Provided to youtube by kontor new media ascanio in alba, k. Teatro regio ducal, milan, 17 october 1771 dramatis person. It was commissioned by the empress maria theresa for the wedding of her son, archduke ferdinand karl, to maria beatrice deste on 15 october 1771.
Her son, ascanio, has been betrothed to sylvia, a girl he has never met. Whether you place the piano, guitar, wind instruments, string instruments, percussion, or something else, we have the musical scores youre. Ascanio in alba work wolfgang amadeus mozartgiuseppe. The young man burns with desire to return to his betrothed, the nymph sylvia soprano. The 15yearold mozart felt free to ignore the strict conventions of the opera seria and culled his forms from a variety of sources such as concert arias, pastoral idylls, mass sections, recitatives both secco and accompagnato. Venere venus soprano ascanio, her grandson, son of aeneas male soprano silvia, a nymph descended from hercules soprano.
Luckily for us, the music to ascanio in alba is a delight from beginning to end. Ascanio in alba, kv 111 by wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791. The fifteenyearold mozart received the commission along with two others as a result of the success of his opera seria mitridate, re di ponto. Described as a festa teatrale in two acts, ascanio in alba was composed to celebrate the wedding of archduke ferdinand of austria and maria beatrice ricciarda deste of modena in milan in 1771. The rather silly plot could hardly have given mozart cause for rejoicing, it is full of nymphs and shepherds with a pair of lovers going through some vastly unnecessary complications before.
Venus stands for empress maria theresia, ascanio for the young archduke. Ascanio in alba is an allegorical, mythological wedding opera. The operas french libretto, by louis gallet, is based on the 1852 play benvenuto cellini by french playwright paul meurice which was in turn based on the 1843 historical novel by alexandre dumas, pere. Ascanio in alba was written for wedding celebrations of the habsburg archduke ferdinand to maria ricciarda berenice deste in milan, when mozart was 15.
Maria beatrice is personified by the nymph silvia, who has to pass a. Your presentation grade depends in part on your showing evidence of having. Pdf a dispute involving the musico giovanni manzoli and. In my image, i illustrated the happy celebration with all the fun characters from the play. To read these, youll need the adobe acrobat reader, which you can obtain for free here. It was first performed at the teatro regio ducal in milan, on 17 october 1771. It was commissioned by the empress maria theresa for the wedding of her son, archduke ferdinand karl, to. Ascanio is a grand opera in five acts and seven tableaux by composer camille saintsaens. Contributor names moreira, antonio leal 17581819 composer. If youre looking for sheet music for ascanio in alba k. Ascanio in alba, an opera in two parts by wolfgang amadeus mozart to an italian libretto by giuseppe parini. Sylvia ends up falling in love with this foreigner and refuses to agree to the arranged marriage with ascanio. Finally, she entrusts to the lovers the prosperity of alba. Ascanio in alba philips complete mozart edition, vol.
Arias from operas, for soprano musical score, 1958. Abert praises ascanio in alba for its remarkable use of dancing and choruses, a concession to viennese taste. The early operas, ascanio in alba brilliant classics. Ascanio in alba soli, mixted choir and accompaniment soli, mixted choir, orchestra barenreiter. Dec 08, 2014 in the opera ascanio in alba, two people get married, and thats the extent of the plot which is spread over three hours, but any tension that may appear in the play occurs because the goddess venus venere keeps the lovers superficially at bay. Ascanio in alba libretto english translation opera. Forbesiocrinus spinifer hall visually similar work. Use precise geolocation data actively scan device characteristics for identification some partners do not ask for your consent to process your data, instead, they rely on their legitimate business interest. When the french took milan in 1796, parini, rather uncomfortably, held a government post for three years. This youthful opera by mozart contains outstanding arias and brilliant moments of musical drama. We and our partners process personal data such as ip address, unique id, browsing data for.
Apr 28, 2020 posts about ascanio in alba written by sesquiotic. We offer original sheet music in a range of formats including, digital, hardcover, and softcover. All that happens in it is that some people get married and everyone sings about it. Read the libretto, translated to english, of the italian opera ascanio in alba by wolfgang amadeus mozart on. Ascanio in alba, kv 111 by wolfgang amadeus mozart 1756. Ascanio in alba download free sheet music and scores scorser. Venus soprano boasts to her son ascanio sopranocastrato, son of aeneus, of the beauty of the city of alba, over which he is to reign. A dispute involving the musico giovanni manzoli and mozarts ascanio in alba. Austria 1756 1791 2461 sheet music 1874 mp3 891 midi. This release is performed by vocal ensemble cocu, musica ad rhenum under the baton of jed wentz. Request pdf on jul 1, 2000, f savoia published parini as librettist. Maria beatrice is personified by the nymph silvia, who has to pass a test as the future bride of the king to prove her virtue.
View our list of partners to see the purposes they believe they have a legitimate interest. Tritaxilina suturata bermudez, 1949 visually similar work. Poprve byla uvedena v milane v teatro regilo ducale 17. Join facebook to connect with alba ascanio and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. In the country of alba, inhabited by nymphs and shepherds in mythical times, lives ascanio, son of the goddess venus. If you use and like free, thank you to consider support donation. Pdf scanned by pllzu piupianissimo 20101222 editor. Sylvia then thinks that ascanio will not be her husband. Marginulina dominicana bermudez, 1949 visually similar work. This release is performed by vocal ensemble cocu, musica ad. It was first performed at the teatro regio ducal in.
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