Il Guarany
Vorlage:Gomes operas Il Guarany (The Guarany) is an Italian opera-ballo by Carlos Gomes, based on the Brazilian novel O Guarani, written by José de Alencar. The libretto was written by Antonio Scalvini and Carlo D'Ormeville.
Performance history
The world premiere was at La Scala, Milan on March 19, 1870. The opera received additional European productions. The first Brazilian performance was in Rio de Janeiro on 2 December 1870, at the Theatro Lyrico Fluminense. The opera is notable as the first Brazilian opera to gain international acclaim outside of Brazil.[1]
The duet 'Sento una forza indomita' for tenor and soprano had a vogue: it was in the recorded repertoire of Francesco Marconi with Bice Mililotti, 1908, and of Enrico Caruso with Emmy Destinn, 1914.[2]
Maria Alice Volpe has analysed the historical subtext of the Indianismo movement behind the opera.[1]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, March 19, 1870 (Conductor: Eugenio Terziani ) |
|---|---|---|
| Don Antonio de Mariz, a Portuguese nobleman | bass | Teodoro Coloni |
| Cecilia, his daughter | soprano | Marie Constance Sass |
| Peri, son of the Guarani tribal chief | tenor | Giuseppe Villani |
| Gonzales, a Spanish adventurer | baritone | Enrico Storti |
| Cacico, chief of the Aymoré Indians | bass | Victor Maurel |
| Alonso | bass | Severino Mazza |
| Don Alvaro | tenor | Giuseppe Masato |
| Ruy-Bento | tenor | Annibale Micheloni |
| Pedro | bass | Severino Mazza |
References
Sources
- Amadeus Almanac
- Guarany, Il by Gerard Béhague, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Opera', ed. Stanley Sadie (London, 1992) ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- ↑ a b Volpe, Maria Alice, "Remaking the Brazilian Myth of National Foundation: Il Guarany" (Autumn-Winter 2002). Latin American Music Review/Revista de Música Latinoamericana, 23 (2): pp. 179-194.
- ↑ John R. Bennett, Voices of the Past Volume II: The Italian Catalogues of The Gramophone Company, etc (Oakwood Press 1967).