- Il giuramento
"Il giuramento" ("The Oath") is an
opera in three acts by the Italian composerSaverio Mercadante . Thelibretto , byGaetano Rossi , is based onVictor Hugo 's play "Angélo, tyran de Padoue". The opera was first performed atLa Scala ,Milan on11 March 1837 .Roles
ynopsis
Setting: Syracuse
Time: 14th centuryBianca has been married against her will to Count Manfredo, although she is secretly in love with an unknown knight. Elaisa, a young woman in search of the daughter of her benefactor, and Viscardo arrive in the city. The disgraced courtier Brunoro discovers that Viscardo is the knight loved by Bianca. He tells Elaisa in order to make her jealous but she finds out that Bianca was the very woman she had been looking for. The count suspects Bianca of infidelity and locks her in the family tomb, intending to poison her. But Elaisa, who is loved by the count, manages to substitute a strong narcotic for the poison. Viscardo believes that Elaisa is responsible for Bianca's death and stabs her just as Bianca wakes from her deep sleep.
Recordings
*"Il giuramento"
Agnes Baltsa ,Mara Zampieri ,Placido Domingo , Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conducted byGerd Albrecht (Orfeo, 2006 - live recording from 1979)ources
*"The Viking Opera Guide" ed. Holden (Viking, 1993)
* [http://www.delteatro.it/dizionario_dell_opera/g/giuramento_il.php Del Teatro (in Italian)]
* [http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco.php?Start=0&Giorno=11&Mese=03&Anno=1837&Giornata=&Testo=&Parola=Stringa Amadeus Online]
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