Ponchielli - Marion Delorme

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Shortly before his death, in 1888 he was appointed director of Parma Conservatory on Verdi's recommendation. Bottesini died in Parma on 7 July 1889. His solo works remain standard repertoire for accomplished double bassists to this day. Bottesini was a freemason, initiated 20 June 1849, in the Bank of England Lodge No. 263, London. Marion Delorme (3 October 1613 – 2 July 1650) was a French courtesan known for her relationships with the important men of her time. Marion and Didier enter. They have hidden themselves among a troupe of traveling comedians and are given roles. Didier is desperate to flee with Marion, and asks her again to marry him. Marion is spotted by Savergny, who passes the information to Laffemas. He realizes that the fugitive he seeks must be among the actors. Didier discovers that the woman he loves is none other than Marion de Lorme, the courtesan. Revolted, he denounces himself to Laffemas, who arrests him. Saverny, in an attempt to save Didier, unmasks himself, but he is arrested too. Marion chce zachránit život svého milence a stráví proto noc s královským soudcem. Didier se dozví o její minulosti a odmítne uprchnout za takovou cenu a navíc nyní Marion pohrdá. Na konci hry se objeví jako hlas z nosítek i Richelieu, ale i on odmítne udělit milost. Didier i de Saverne jsou popraveni, ale ještě před tím Didier Marion její minulost odpustí. Hluboká láska Marion k Diderovi jí tak vrací morální čistotu.

Based on a drama by Victor Hugo (source of so many 19th-century libretti), it is far from being the best plotted of operas. Taking place in 1638 France, dominated by Cardinal Richelieu, it concerns that favourite Romantic figure of the good-hearted demi-mondaine, the Marion of the title, who is greatly loved by the youthful, unhappy Didier, who has no idea of her courtesan past in Paris. Eventually he learns about it and of her numerous lovers, among them the devil-may-care Severny (who eventually goes to the stake with Didier, as a punishment for duelling, outlawed by the Cardinal) and the Scarpia-like Laffemas. As with Tosca and Scarpia, Marion agrees to give herself to him to save Didier, all to no avail. Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference After a choir sings the beauty of courtesan Marion Delorme ("A Marion, reine des belles"), Fontrailles, Montrésor, Montmort, de Brienne, Monglat, and the other courtesans discuss the increasing influence of Cinq-Mars over the King. The nobles are dissatisfied with the excessive power that the Cardinal of Richelieu has assumed, and they wonder if Cinq-Mars will join finally their cause. Marion reports that the Cardinal threatens to exile Cinq-Mars; Fontrailles is surprised, and is sure that Paris would become very boring without its elegant salons ("On ne verra plus dans Paris"). Marion announces that she will organize a ball the next day, which will give them the opportunity to cast the basis of an intrigue to eliminate the Cardinal. Cinq-Mars appears and is welcomed by the courtesans ("Ah! Monsieur le Grand Ecuyer"). Marie has just arrived at the Court, and the two lovers are reunited ("Quand vous m'avez dit un jour"). However, just after this blessed moment, Father Joseph comes to announce that, in spite of the King's informal agreement of Cinq-Mars's marriage with Marie, the Cardinal refuses to formalize their union, preferring rather to follow the original plan of marrying Marie to the King of Poland.Adaptace [ editovat | editovat zdroj ] Francouzská herečka Marie Dorvalová jako Marion de Lorme při premiéře hry roku 1831, autor kresby Achille Devéria Hudba [ editovat | editovat zdroj ] He went on to obtain international success in 1996 when he replaced Luciano Pavarotti in a concert with the New York Philharmonic and went on to make his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2001. He performed 39 times with the company including a highly praised revival of “I Vespri Sicilianni,” and productions of “Tosca” and “Il Trovatore.”

The tenor died on Thursday, Sept. 26 in Providence, Rhode Island due to health issues. The news broke on social media with family members revealing his death. Hra se odehrává roku 1638 a její hlavní postavou je francouzská kurtizána Marion de Lorme, známá pro své vztahy s významnými lidmi své doby. Zamiluje se však do venkovského důstojníka Didiera, který neví nic o její minulosti, a odejde s ním do Blois stranou královského dvora. Pak však do města přijede markýz de Saverne, dřívější Marionin milenec, který ji chce získat zpět. Mezi oběma muži dojde k souboji, které byly kardinálem Richelieuem zakázány. Jsou za to odsouzeni k smrti, a přesto, že se jim podaří nejprve uprchnout, jsou dopadeni. Král na přímluvu svého šaška L'Angelyho udělí nejprve odsouzencům milost, ale tu pak z obavy, co by tomu řekl kardinál, odvolá. Změní pouze způsob popravy z oběšení na stětí. The first of three collaborations with Antonio Ghislanzoni, this one-act comic opera, premiered in 1873 and was also left unrevised for the rest of Ponchielli’s life. It was also the biggest gap in the composer’s output, coming 10 years after his previous work. After “La Gioconda,” the composer wrote this opera, based on a libretto by Angelo Zanardini. The opera premiered at La Scala in 1880, the fourth opera to do so after “I Lituani” and “La Gioconda.” In reality, the composer’s famous work has lost its status in recent years, and by extension, the composer’s profile has dropped rapidly.Cinq-Mars, subtitled Une conjuration sous Louis XIII, is an opera in four acts by Charles Gounod to a libretto by Paul Poirson [ fr] and Louis Gallet loosely adapted from Alfred de Vigny's historical novel.

The plot faithfully follows the external events of the failed revolt of the French nobility against Richelieu's consolidation of power ( Count de Soissons's conspiracy [ fr]), but adds a secret love affair between the Marquis of Cinq-Mars and princess Marie de Gonzague. Whereas de Vigny's character yearned to become her social equal, the opera's hero enters politics only on learning of a planned marriage between Marie and the king of Poland. After the conspiracy is discovered, she is given a chance to save him by agreeing to the match, but her sacrifice is in vain: before their escape plans can be put into effect, the hour of execution is suddenly moved forward. Last season (2003) he sang Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at Covent Garden and at Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden; Barbiere di Siviglia at Vienna State Opera and Dvorak´s Dimitri (Chouiski) in concert. At Deutsche Oper Berlin, he made his role-debut as Renato in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. At the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin he made his role-debut as Posa in a new production of Don Carlo.Amilcare Ponchielli, born on August 31, will always be remembered for one work of opera – “La Gioconda.” And some might add that not even these days the opera is as popular as to give him sufficient clout as one of opera’s legendary composers.