Maria stuarda is the fortyeighth opera by gaetano donizetti who, at the age of 35, had already established himself as a leading composer. His version was made from the prompters copy, before the play was published, and, like coleridges wallenstein, contains many passages not found in. Title tragediia lirica composer donizetti, gaetano. Based on schiller s 1800 play, the libretto is the work of giuseppe bardari. Sehr frei nach friedrich schillers tragodie entstand gaetano donizettis oper maria stuarda 1835. I masnadieri don carlos maria stuarda by friedrich schiller. Mary stuart by friedrich schiller overdrive rakuten.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Maria stuarda at the met this april stephen costello. Mary stuart, written in 1800 by friedrich schiller, is presented in this new version by mike poulton following his don carlos for sheffieldwest end. The first thing that i noticed was how the drama was stripped away, the situation is that maria stuart, queen of scots is being held in a secure facility at the pleasure of her cousin queen elizabeth of england, so far so historical, and historically we know that this situation ends with mary maria decapitated. Johann christoph friedrich schiller maria stuarda ousia. In his short life 17971848, he was forced to compose at a furious pace in order to meet the demands of the operatic world in an era when creating operas was much like film production in the 21st century. Maria stuarda the metropolitan opera 2016 maria stuarda the metropolitan opera 2016. Maria approaches the block in the presence of roberto, talbot, cecil and anguished supporters. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Stunningly directed by sir david mcvicar and conducted with exquisite musicianship by riccardo frizza, this production of maria stuarda is a perfect marriage of theatricality and emotional truth. Maria stuarda is an italian opera in three acts by gaetano donizetti, libretto by giuseppe bardari, after friedrich schiller s play maria stuart. She extends her love to roberto and pleads with god to have mercy on elisabetta and protect england. Maria stuarda listening guide canadian opera company. With the present release of this donizettian masterpiece, recorded live in 2001, dynamic makes an historic move, becoming the first italian label to produce a dvd opera. Maria stuarda gran teatre del liceu 20142015 maria stuarda gran teatre del liceu 20142015. Maria stuarda mary stuart is a tragic opera tragedia lirica, in two acts, by gaetano donizetti, to a libretto by giuseppe bardari, based on andrea maffeis translation of friedrich schiller s 1800 play maria stuart.
Dec 08, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Feb 01, 2016 radvanovsky already made a strong impression as the title character in anna bolena and made an equally vivid impact in maria stuarda, based on a friedrich schiller play that explores. Mary stuart by friedrich schiller free at loyal books. Jan 06, 2016 schiller s maria stuart, the play on which donizettis maria stuarda is based. Maria stuarda is the second of donizettis unofficial tudor trilogy, the drama focusing in on the rivalry between mary stuart and anna bolenas daughter elizabeth the first. I masnadieri don carlos maria stuarda by friedrich. This aroused my curiosity so while on holiday recently i downloaded this penguin edition of the play to my kindle. Which of them is the rightful queen of england mary stuart or elizabeth tudor. Using an intensely raked stage throughout the opera, set and costume designer john macfarlane works in a palette of white, black and gray, reserving. Maria stuarda select a language to update the synopsis text. The focus on maria, however sometimes weak, seems to bind the opera together, as gary schmidgall explains. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. The play had its premiere in weimar, germany on 14 june 1800. Pages in category operas based on works by friedrich schiller the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Suspected of complicity in the death of lord darnley, her second husband, she then flees from scotland to england. Met opera on demand delivers instant access to more than 500 met performances, including live in hd videos, classic telecasts and radio broadcasts. Live in hd series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the neubauer family foundation. But a personal conflict fired by rivalry between the two leading ladies was superimposed on the.
His version was made from the prompters copy, before the play was published, and, like coleridges wallenstein, contains many passages not found in the printed edition. Schiller s play is widely regarded as one of the finest literary distillations of these controversial historical events, and the text served as the basis for the opera maria stuarda. From her prison, the latter is allegedly an accessory to a series of plots to kill elisabetta. On that occasion in milan, caballe apparently scolded verrett as she deserved for her coarse singing and thus this recording is a failure.
Maria stuarda mary stuart is a tragic opera, tragedia lirica, in two acts, by gaetano donizetti, to a libretto by giuseppe bardari, based on friedrich schiller s 1800 play maria stuart. With carmela remigio, sonia ganassi, joseph calleja, riccardo zanellato. Maria stuarda hopkins center for the arts at dartmouth. This libretto is a reprint of the libretto used in the abc audio treasury series recording of maria stuarda ats 200103page 2 of cover. Maria stuarda the metropolitan opera 2016 production.
Although giuseppe bardari 18171861, was the librettist for maria stuarda, he was not donizettis first choice because, at that point, he was only 17. He will also discuss friedrich schillers adaptation of history in his play, maria stuart, which was the basis of donizettis opera. Schiller s maria stuart, the play on which donizettis maria stuarda is based. It was first performed in naples, on october 18,1834, under the name of buondelmonte due to censorship problems, and in its original version in milan, on december 30, 1835. Friedrich schiller was born on 10 november 1759, in marbach, wurttemberg, as the only son of military doctor johann kaspar schiller 17331796 and elisabeth dorothea kodwei. In maria stuarda, sondra radvanovsky makes a vivid. Twfyawegu3r1yxjkysaorg9uaxpldhrplcbhywv0yw5vkq identifier imslp stuarda donizettigaetano. Mary stuart, celise kalke, giving some background on. Librettist, giuseppe bardari 18171861, after friedrich schiller 17591805.
The drama pits the two queens against one another, though the truth is that they never actually met in real. Mary stuart, by friedrich schiller project gutenberg. Mary stuart has made a legitimate claim to the throne currently occupied by elizabeth. Maria stuarda had a troubled genesis, despite its musical and theatrical brilliance, and only recently achieved a place in the repertory as a prime example of the mid19th century bel canto style. At the sound of the third cannon maria walks toward the executioner. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. The queens advisers urge her to finally execute her rival for the throne. Majella cullagh in the title role of maria stuarda dallas opera, 2007. One of donizettis finest work, it is notable for the confrontation scene. A searingly dramatic setting of friedrich schiller s play about mary, queen of scots, and her political and personal rivalry with queen elizabeth i of england, maria stuarda had a troubled genesis, despite its musical and theatrical brilliance, and only recently achieved a place in the repertory.
Operas based on works by friedrich schiller wikipedia. Please wait as there is about one minute of dead time at the beginning. My introduction to the play was at second hand via donizettis splendid opera maria stuarda. Elisabetta, queen of england, is holding maria stuarda, the former queen of scotland, prisoner. Maria stuarda radio broadcast and live in hd transmission of saturday, january 19, 1 p.
The play formed the basis for donizetti s opera maria stuarda 1835. Download the new ipad app to watch on your tv with apple tv via airplay. Maria stuarda at the metropolitan, with joyce didonato. This very high quality production by teatro donizetti di bergamo features, in the roles of the two queens, carmela remigio. Stephen returns to the met to sing in this dramatic retelling of frederich schiller s play about mary queen of scots and her political and personal rivalry with. In 1800, friedrich schiller produced his masterful literary monument to this conflict. The play consists of five acts, each divided into several scenes. While based relatively closely on historical characters and events, the operas central scene is fictional.
The translation of mary stuart is that by the late joseph mellish, who appears to have been on terms of intimate friendship with schiller. Fortunately on the same label is a far superior caballe maria stuarda with carreras as leicester, no less, and a far more cogent elizabeth. Full text of anna bolena, maria stuarda, and roberto. Maria stuarda simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The play formed the basis for donizettis opera maria stuarda 1835. Elisabetta, however, is more interested in affairs of the heart. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Fotheringay castle, northamptonshire, england, 1567 range. Maria stuarda is a searingly dramatic setting of friedrich schiller s play about mary, queen of scots, and her political and personal rivalry with queen elizabeth i of england. Hanna, dramaturg of the houston grand opera, will discuss the creation of maria stuarda and the historic and dramatic sources used by its creators, especially the work of the playwright.
Maria stuart is a verse play by friedrich schiller that depicts the last days of mary, queen of scots. Opera in tre atti libretto di giuseppe bardari da schiller personaggi. After seeing schillers play maria stuart, donizetti created a new tudor. The two fearsome females embody different perceptions of royaltyin direct conflict at that moment in timeand the operas drama is true to. Maria stuarda this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The play was produced at clwyd theatr cymru 730 may 2009. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Maria stuarda mary stuart is a tragic opera tragedia lirica, in two acts, by gaetano donizetti, to a libretto by giuseppe bardari, based on andrea maffeis translation of friedrich schiller s 1800 play maria stuart the opera is one of a number of operas by donizetti which deal with the tudor period in english history, including anna bolena named for henry viiis second wife, anne boleyn. Elisabetta, regina dinghilterra mezzosoprano maria stuarda, regina di scozia soprano anna kennedy, nutrice di maria mezzosoprano roberto, conte di leicester tenore lord guglielmo cecil, gran tesitore baritono giorgio talbot, conte di shrewsbury. With a libretto by giuseppe bardari, based on a play by schiller.