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30/07/2010
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Recent releases - Emma d’Antiochia SPECIAL OFFER PRICE
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| The lovers Emma and Ruggiero (Nelly Miricioiu and Bruce Ford) are discovered by Corrado her husband (Roberto Servile) |
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Cast
Nelly Miricioiu, Roberto Servile, Bruce Ford, Maria Constanza Nocentini, Colin Lee, Rebecca von Lipinski, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Conductor David Parry
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Emma d’Anitochia is one of a number of important operas which Mercadante wrote in the years 1831-1837 - a period that began on his return from several years spent in Spain and Portugal. It was premiered at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice on the 8th March 1834 and tells the story of Emma (Nelly Miricioiu) on the rebound from an unyhappy marriage, marries Count Corrado (Robert Serville), only to discover that his favourtie nephew, Ruggiero (Bruce Ford) is her ex-lover. Ruggiero is to marry Corados daughter, Adelia (Maria Constanza Nocentini), but confesses to Emma that he still loves her. They agree to run away together but are interceptedby Corrado. Ruggiero is banished forever and Emma finding life impossible, takes poison and dies. The libretto of the opera written by Felice Romani, the librettist of Bellinis Norma, is centred more on present passion and anguish rather than detailing reasons and motives. Romanis libretto is right at the centre of the raison detre of Italian romantic opera: the depiction of human beings sweptaway by overwhelming passions. It is a libretto which lent itself admirably to the concern of all Italian composers to express heightened emotion through memorable melody. The 3CD set comes with a lavishly illustrated 156 page book including a complete libretto with an English translation.
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