Bomarzo is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera, his Opus 34, to a Spanish libretto by Manuel Mujica Laínez, based on his 1962 novel about the 16th-century Italian eccentric Pier Francesco Orsini. The opera had its world premiere at the Opera Society of Washington, Washington D.C., on 19 May 1967. The same production was first given at New York City Opera on 14 March 1968. The work had been scheduled for its first performance in Argentina on 4 August 1967 at the Teatro Colón, but the Argentine president, Juan Carlos Onganía, had banned the production, objecting to the sexual content of the story. The first performance in Argentina did not occur until 1972, with the composer in attendance. The first UK production was at English National Opera on 3 November 1976, in an English translation by Lionel Salter.
Librettist | Manuel Mujica Laínez (based on his 1962 novel about the 16th-century Italian eccentric Pier Francesco Orsini.) |
Date of composition | 1967 (1966-1967) |
Premiered | 1967, May 19th (Opera Society of Washington) in Washington, DC, United States |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | Op. 34 |
Spoken language | Spanish |
Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Pier Francesco Orsini, Duke of Bomarzo
Voice (Baritone) - Girolamo, elder brother of Pier Francesco Voice (Baritone) - Maerbale, younger brother of Pier Francesco Voice (Bass) - Bomarzo's father Voice (Contralto) - Bomarzo's grandmother Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Pantasilea, courtesan of Florence Voice (Soprano) - Julia Farnese, the Duke's wife Voice (Baritone) - Silvio de Narni, alchemist to the Duke Silent Role - Abul, slave to Bomarzo Silent Role - Nicolas, nephew to Bomarzo |
Autotranslations beta |
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