Un Ballo in Maschera
Un Ballo in Maschera
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is a work full of intrigues, tortures and difficulties since its first staging, Verdi, in fact, he found many obstacles to achieve it, we will try to summarize the story hour. The Teatro San Carlo in Naples commissioned Verdi to January 1858, what will be its twentieth work. The Master began to reduce the Gustave III ou Le Bal Masque, Scribe, performed in Paris in 1833 to music by Auber, loosely based on a true story in 1792. Is, in fact, assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden, at the hands of this Anckarström Johan Jacob, a former army captain, expelled for slander towards the king. The work had already been set to music and was fascinated Bellini also Mercadante libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, with the title of "The Regent", originally developed in Scotland of the sixteenth century. Antonio Somma, commissioned by Greens in the drafting of the book, agrees with the condition: "I would like - the poet writes to Verdi - if you do not mind, to remain anonymous for this job, or make up a pseudonym. So I will write with more freedom. " Somma had officially requested anonymity to avoid signing a non-original work, not his, but in fact there were other reasons: Sum, had participated actively in Venice, to rebellion against the Austrians and was guarded by police Bourbon. Given these assumptions, including, in another light, because the poet would prefer the anonymity of having to deal with a story that had as a conspiracy plot and ending a regicide. When Green decided to put the book of his Gustav III, the Bourbon censorship begins the battle to prevent the composition of the work. He asked Verdi to change too many things to become the King Duke, as long as the story takes place must be anticipated that they believed in the magic, the conspirators must act solely for personal reasons. When Giuseppe Verdi arrived in Naples in January 1858, Napoleon III suffered an attack and censorship is even more severe. Green is no longer willing to distort, further, his work, as are required. Does not fulfill the contract terms and the Teatro San Carlo, is the cause. Green responded with a lawsuit for damages. The legal battle ended with a withdrawal of charges by the Theatre and a commitment by the composer to prepare another work by the autumn. Gustav III thus becomes "a vendetta in domino " and then " Adelia
of Adhemar," wants to remember the first performance of La Scala in Milan, but the Greens gives the Teatro Apollo in Rome, here, the complaint papal poses as the only condition to carry out the action outside the European courts. Finally, the work is staged by the name of
"Un Ballo Maschera a" February 17, 1859.
The opera was to be set in Sweden, not to arouse suspicion, he jumped back in time a hundred years and moved in space, even overseas, Mass., to Boston, but with the setting of a court typically European Union, and who sacrificed himself as a victim, is an anonymous, unidentified, Richard Warwick, who was elected to the title of count, hypothetical British governor of Massachusetts. Some commentators and critics approach the figure of Richard the libertine Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, which we will later also if his soul is more noble and his adultery only fantasy. The murderess
Jacob Johan Anckarström Renato becomes a close friend of the governor and his advisor.
Amelia is supposed to, only the result of romantic composition already Eugène Scribe, the sorceress Ulrica in no case holds that name, typical of northern European countries, is the woman who, in a sense, marks the fate of Richard and named after the mother of Gustav III: Luisa Ulrica of Prussia
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among these was a most bitter political enmity that the relationship between mother and loving son. A critique of the work considered to be maudlin tale of love and the approaches to the beam, but this writer disagrees with the comparison. "The Ball" has a more complex plot and the bad and the evil are mixed with love and friendship. Plots, alliances, love, betrayal live in a setting of absolute respectability. For the record, we must say that after 146 years as opposed to the opera, commissioned by the San Carlo, was finally represented. The Gustavus III went on stage, without the intervention of the censors, January 18, 2004 at his San Carlo in Naples. Critics, however, noted that the complex events had positive effects are the composition of continuous transformations in which Verdi has improved, not just the first draft of the work.
- we can see the contrasts, the passion, the mystery that surrounds the work that alternates moments of dark to the most cheerful or sentimental. Now, silence, after the overture, the curtain opens on
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Since opening chorus, seem to distinguish between two opposite feelings, with two different musical expressions but united in the same melodic track that make it up and complement each other, fusing together. We the followers of Richard, who praise him and honor and conspirators, among them Samuel and Tom, mixed with the first, who plot and curse. Good and evil coexist, as in the courts of kings in all of us. Oscar, the little page of Richard enters the stage announcing the entrance of the count that occurs immediately, affable with everyone and manifests consciousness, and its duty to its responsibilities. Oscar gives him just the invitation and the guest list, the upcoming masquerade ball. The application of the count, "you have no beauty forgotten" depicts him as a very gallant man who does not mind at all, the fair sex, is perhaps more appropriate to say beautiful women, from this expression, some critics, the approach, the Duke of Mantua, of "Rigoletto." Reading the list of invitees, Richard sees the name of his beloved Amelia, his dream, the romance of a bygone age, which go into a trance his soul and his whole being. Somma also had to be ecstatic when he conceived the beginning of the romance because he used an expression, at the time, a little 'weird, but then re-evaluated, possibly by the advertisers of detergents, will say to Richard, speaking of his soul " L to revise the ecstasy beaming pallor "(that is so white that shines whiter or can not). At which point all those present retreat, no longer the center of attention and the conspirators, mixed together follow them without considering the right time to act. After , his romance Richard also dismisses the importunate Oscar, to keep in ecstasy alone. On leaving, the door, giving way to Oscar Renato entering. Renato, mulatto (no historian and critic, has never understood what he was doing a Creole, from England, with that social position in Boston in those days), Renato is the secretary and faithful friend, Richard, and also, guess what '? .... Amelia's husband! Ricardo, herself, Amelia thinks, we do not know how, but when Renato, bends greeting: "Count ..." Richard trembles as if it had been discovered in adultery "(Heavens groom her!). Renato asks the reason for his trouble and Richard replied that thoughts are personal secrets and further investigation Renato avoids the answer to this point, Renato, invading the privacy of his friend tells him: "I know all the reason I Dirolla ... .. "completely terrified Richard asks him to continue to understand what he knew, so Renato puts him aware of the plots that weave against him. At this point. Richard, breathing a sigh of relief: "Ah, and what you talking about?" He adds, "Others do not know?" I think that Richard is alluding to the conspiracy Renato is ready to show the names of the conspirators. A Renato enough to know that Richard has not read his thoughts and refuses to know it would otherwise have sentenced to death and Greens do not want to finish the work before. Richard is expressed, then, by an act of faith mixed religion and politics: " my love of the people look at me and protect me God" . He would do better to entrust everything to God! ; The romance that follows,
Renato, expresses a prophetic warning that, at that time, not thought to relate to himself: " Dell ' love is more alert hate his victims with blows . Without even asking permission, Oscar breaks into the scene and announces "
the first judge." Thus begins suddenly, a cause, or at least an investigation, the judge presents a paper to the count, containing the request of exile for a woman that "
Renato disagrees, fears an attack on his count, Samuel and Tom think, in fact, there to make their murderous plan.
- is a sum that Scribe and Verdi himself are not entirely unrelated to the esoteric and superstitious tendencies, from how to express themselves in this regard, some critics, but here s'inneggiava and woos and Satan, even if unintentionally, the authors, denunziano nel racconto, le cause e gli effetti dell’occulto da parte di chi non rispetta il primo comandamento. Questa non vuole essere una bigotta, lezione di morale Cristiana, ma è, purtroppo, la verità che a chi non crede, e, purtroppo, non solo a loro, piace ignorare.
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Le luci si riaccendono nell’antro di Ulrica. Il coro affolla la scena nelle vesti di un popolo curioso e speranzoso di ricevere consigli e buoni presagi, coscienti che questi vengono dal demonio che è invocato da Ulrica “Re dell’abisso, affrettati”. Qui possiamo vedere raffigurati i creduloni, superstiziosi e i maghi che oggi non sono più un caso isolato, ma pullulano nelle città e nelle televisioni, con la differenza che questi, che oggi si camuffano come devoti a Dio e ai Santi, in realtà sono, come Ulrica, intermediari del demonio.
Tra la folla si mischia Riccardo che considerato e trattato come un popolano, segue, divertito, gli eventi. “Su fatemi largo saper vò il mio fato”. È Silvano, un marinaio del conte che denuncia il fatto di non aver ricevuto mai un compenso adeguato. La maga prevede per lui: ” In breve dell’oro ed un grado T’avrai”. Riccardo per non far passare Ulrica per menzognera, nasconde in tasca a Silvano un rotolo, su cui aveva scritto poco first and gold because they do not refute the words spoken. A knock at the door, is a servant of Amelia, which is recognized by Riccardo, this hearing asks the sorceress but secret. All have turned away except Richard, who is hiding in the closet. The request for Amelia is further complicated by the verses of Antonio Somma, it seeks to forget ("Peace ... . pluck from his chest"), Richard (" who longed so fatal and conquer!
" " Him, all that, the referee put heaven "). Ulrica prescribes a recipe, a filter that will have to prepare herself. We should seize the same night una magica erba che cresce in un luogo funereo, il campo dei giustiziati ,“ove la colpa scontasi coll’ultimo sospir.” Riccardo che ha ascoltato il tutto decide di seguirla, per incontrarsi, con lei, col favore delle tenebre.
Il popolo da fuori, impaziente per l’attesa, chiede alla ” Figlia d’Averno ” d’aver riaperta la porta, così rientra e con esso i congiurati Samuel, Tom e Oscar, ufficiali e gentiluomini, tutti travestiti nei modi più bizzarri e a questi si unisce Riccardo che, dopo aver silenced the little page that asks the sorceress trying to predict the future, "Sybil Or you everything you know, I speak of my star . The count comes as a sailor, a complex history and a great attachment to the sea. This may be the synthesis of the intricate lines of Sum. We then move on to the palm-reading and Richard asks Oscar that had crashed first, to give him precedence. Looking at the hand Ulrica recognizes "the right ... a large, lived under the star of Mars, " but do not want to go further, having exclaimed, "Unhappy , " then gives to the insistent questions of the count, " Well, soon die " not in battle, how does Richard, but " hand of a friend " and concludes, mixing Heaven and Hell " So there is written !
. "Riccardo, to the point, seized by uncontrollable fit of laughter, says the news with the playful cabaletta"
starting the beautiful concert interrupted by the same Richard, who calls the name of his murderess, Ulrica's answer will be: "Who first clasp your hand today " and Richard's hand because everyone tends to prove the oracle a liar. No one dares make that hand is, however, close by Renato, who arrives at that moment and it is dark. Seeing that greets Richard Renato everyone is convinced that "the oracle
lied." The Count reveals his identity to wonder Ulrica, (odd for a witch), presenting Renato as his "most trusted friend" and announced that they wanted to ban, but reassures her and gives her a bag of money, but even this recognizing magnanimous warns him that is surrounded by more than a traitor. Richard adds, "No more
- " seeing and the act ends in triumph led to shouts of jubilation, dire prophecies and hidden plots.
The curtain opens "sull'orrido field still dimly lit by the moon, Amelia, trembling with fear for the place where he is, that the thought that once completed the mysterious and uncertain mission, he will lose the love for Richard, as if she had a husband, but force may be used for gathering water the grass, as recognized by those who know that, since the witch had described. Sounds midnight, do not leave unused orchestra bells, and imagine the fright of Amelia when she sees rise "... the head of a buried" in the field of the hanged. The head is emerging from the shadow of Richard, who is revealed to the woman, and begins to woo her in almost a Rossini crescendo, already knowing her feelings for him. The music beats, cleverly, the contrast, though fake, between the two like a delicate duel. It is pointless to defend the poor and hypocritical of her: "I leave am the victim moaning " pretending to care his name and all the conventions that had not considered before, fueling the love, adultery, for the count. After the romantic duet and the confession of Amelia, to reciprocate his love, Riccardo spin 'remorse, friendship, all "except the love!" we can say that what remains good, attentive listener is just masterful music by Verdi. The story and fate hound, guess, a little, who suddenly comes out in the moonlight? Just who was a little earlier denied as a friend and husband. Renato is ongoing research to help him flee the Count, as he knew he was in the middle of nowhere that is the mystery of melodramma. L'amico incita il conte a fuggire, indicandogli la via da seguire, perché i congiurati sono sulle sue tracce. Grande è lo stupore, la confusione dei due amanti, dopo aver capito che Renato non era lì per pigliarli, perlomeno a sganassoni e si tormentano, mentre Renato controlla i movimenti dei congiurati, indecisi se fuggire insieme o seguire il consiglio di Renato, che per prudenza, consigliava di separarsi, poiché la dama, a lui ancora misteriosa, avrebbe indicato ai congiurati la loro preda, poiché sapevano che il conte si accompagnava con “ un’ignota beltade ”. Quando il fedele, non ricambiato, amico e marito rientra in scena Riccardo gli affida la dama invitandolo, not to ask " neither said nor a look " and escort her to leave the gates of the city going to the opposite side. Renato as a loyal and devoted friend, but also stupid and makes oath already heard, even, "The footprint of the steps ruthless", with frantic calls Amelia Richard to leave. With regret of having betrayed his friend the Count thinks that if it were not for the presence of Amelia, would address the conspirators. Renato Commons Amelia invitation not to fear, even when the lady, mysterious to him, is startled: "It
ccoli
- ", seeing the traitors, recognizes his voice, the conspirators are approaching threatening the couple, and when they realize not to be in front of the count, but to his credit are disappointed. One of them, Tom, wants to see the face of the lady but opposes Renato and when all are hurled against Renato, with their swords already drawn, Amelia drops her veil and involved "no, stop" the first to wonder who is the husband after the first moment of loss, repeats the name of his wife with harsh tone of reproach and menace. Among the derision and laughter of the conspirators, the pity, of Amelia, the prevailing anger, resentment and hatred of Renato, Samuel and inviting Tom to his house on tomorrow morning ", while pulling his wife with him to the third act, the curtain falls.
when the curtain rises on the scene that continues to drag Renato Amelia. found that the fault is so severe that the underwear: "Every previous is useless now, blood is demanded, and you die" are worthless and the reasons for the reassurance of the groom not betrayed him, but he has nothing to say, as all fools, blinded by anger that say "blood is demanded, and you will die" and "blood is demanded, and you die." Yields only the pleading di lei quando gli chiede di rivedere “L’unico figlio mio” e finalmente la lagna ha termine. Renato rimasto solo ripensa al suo primo impulso omicida e si convince che non è lei che deve uccidere, ma altro sangue dovrà scorrere e fissando il ritratto del conte esclama:
that leads to all the invitation to participate in the count, the same evening, at the masked ball has already been programmed. The classic cheese on macaroni, for the conspirators who see no better place to act. So the Oscar cabaletta that breaks with his easygoing presence that dramatic moment decantndo the upcoming holidays, becomes a quintet where everyone expresses their feelings. Amelia conscious that he had marked the fate of the beloved, think of pulling out the ticket alert Riccardo without betraying her husband. Renato already sees his rival on the ground surrounded by his blood, and Samuel and Tom already see accomplished their "vendetta in domino
. Released Oscar, Samuel Tom and Renato decided to recognize the password, this is: death. So turn off the lights up again in the private practice of the count that has already decided to terminate his love torment giving up his dream offense. To avoid any temptation, in fact, transferred Renato, with his wife in England. Oscar wears a sheet by the count of an unknown woman. In the paper it is written that during the dance will make an attempt on his life, but tells Oscar that he participate in it too because you do not think I'm afraid, and urges the page to go before "To rejoice with me at the party." The scene changes and music introduces the viewer in the middle of the party. Among the dancers move also recognizes that the conspirators and Renato and stop accusing him Oscar, using a wicked strategic tactic that they have abandoned the count, who was sleeping to the party. Oscar did not know whether the warning reached to Riccardo, the Count replies that there is present, but that does not satisfy the most unlawful, Renato curiosity to unravel in what form was disguised. Oscar, with its character of a little boy 'insolent responds with a mocking song "Oscar knows, but it not say," Renato
must resort to petty lies, saying that having to report "serious stuff" and that will fall on him fault if he does not grant to talk to him, Oscar has to give "wears a black cape with a pink ribbon on his chest." The notes of a delicate minuet is the mysterious, the crowd of guests, a meeting between Richard and Amelia, but despite the Count receives an invitation to escape, as in any self-respecting opera, with Amelia, go wild in a delicate duet, just to waste time and result, so the possibility of recognizing Renato Richard and approach him. Just when Richard here, after informing the mysterious, for others, a mask of his decisions concerning her and her husband gives her a last farewell at this point Renato had only heard the last word, stick the dagger in gives her chest, "and you get mine." Luckily for Renato Richard does not die instantly and have the time to stop the guards and guests, ready, almost, to lynch the murderess.
Thus fulfilling the saying that describes the opera as the place where a man who was stabbed , instead of dying, he sings, effortlessly, In this video you shoot, as Gustavus III (not for nothing that the issue is Swedish!) so listen to the beautiful romance of Richard, who, before dying, swears her murderess " in the arms of death" that his wife, although he loves is pure God listen to me "and adds that having used" a novel burden ascended, would have to leave with her. Returning, then, almost, to court Amelia adds: " I loved her, unharmed but I wanted your name and your heart! " see some 'nice to find that, while the night before he was ready, without a second thought to extinguish remorse and friendship, but this decision is the conversion of Richard that impulse, that could not have imagined he had reached already knowledge of his friend. Renato taken, by remorse, he feels "much-maligned on earth, twisting, after the fact" of what blood and revenge which makes me thirst the infamous error "Amelia also feels the heart devoured by remorse of love divided" bleeding between the guilty and the victim dies "
. All remorse and repentance, now useless. Great havoc and commotion of the conspirators even when after a short but intense concert, Richard as an actor leaves the stage and, I want to get away from big and large, before bidding farewell to his sons and beloved America with a large acute when he can, but always remarkable for a dying man, almost bending over, even if by land, to the audience that saw him in the stage of life he concludes: "Thanks to everyone
: Mr. here are, shall perform all the my forgiveness "so the guards ready to arrest the conspirators and Renato can only conclude joined the chorus final
" Night of horror "on the rollers
- drum and timpani that accompany the closing of the curtain.
That's the end of the work, while artists will bend over to pick up the applause, we can define the character of the characters, but nothing will, this analysis, if not attempt to identify these characteristics, even in ourselves. Richard mild, just, if we identify him Gustavus III we see under torture and why he has enemies, forced to use force to assert its instinct for peace. In this work, Richard has the fault, just an infatuation for the wife of his most faithful friend, he likes to have fun and do not believe in magic, possibly even with the devil, and almost challenge him going, just, to provoke him to his mansion. Here is a man of good principles, which plays an important role and should be the example for others, reveals a childish character, affectivity estrinsecherà repressed, even if only partially, with the wrong person at the wrong time, a frustrated, impulsive, easy to enthusiasm until the temerity, not for nothing has the page, Oscar is the child presumptuous and nuisance, which does not command the contrary, we can say it is, almost commanded. In defense of Ulrica witnessing a complete absence of religion, and the lack of aware of the difference between good and evil, but to know the future, no matter who it predicts will agree with Lucifer, the important thing, even for Richard, is to satisfy their curiosity. Oscar for the work is also the element that streamlines brilliant, even from a musical standpoint, the tragedy, which, then, will he, unintentionally, to cause. Renato, is instead the wise, prudent holding all'incolumità friend. It is the conscious and careful, caring and faithful, but from an objective, no real facts, is blinded by jealousy, not entirely unjustified, for adultery only in the ecstasy .... loses his temper and is guided by quell'impulsività instinctive which will overthrow all the goodness of his being. Who would not be identified, even briefly, in one of these characters can be sure. And Amelia? .. . Amelia is in all this, the classic woman, fickle in his feelings, who plays the part of the poor, who pretends to escape what he really wants to producing only the damage, can be defined as the real bad opera disguised as weak naive! You can not lodarela for not bowing at once, his adulterous feelings because, in reality, his desire was and had it not been for the pressure of events, would gladly have betrayed her husband. Going to be freed from the witch His feeling flaw nick the first commandment is not to be able to manage itself, both
absolute lack of faith in God as well as intelligence. His eagerness to experience the love of danger, is in reality an excuse to see him back and makes it, almost an accomplice in the crime. And at the death of Richard back to be .... a faithful wife .... Classic example of hypocrisy, inconstancy and treachery, typically female. and morality, spirituality? The moral, the very presence of God we find it, right where the man falls, where (it will seem absurd) Love is stepped on or you see that. In the finale of the opera la musica, esalta il perdono di Riccardo nei confronti di Renato e i congiurati, è il trionfo dell’Amore cristiano, mentre la giustizia svedese decapiterà Anckarström dopo avergli amputato la mano destra con la quale ha sparato a re Gustavo III.
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