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- Gaetano Donizetti
La Favorita (1840)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by William Weaver for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- Libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz. English translation by William Weaver.
- English, Italian
Programme Note
Cast List:
ALFONSO, King of Castile: Baritone
FERNANDO, novice at the Monastery of St. James: Tenor
DON GASPARO, the King's minister: Tenor
BALDASSARE, Fernando's father and superior of the Monastery: Bass
LEONORA de Guzman, the King's favorite: Mezzo-Soprano
INES, her confidante: Soprano
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Guards, Soldiers, Monks
Synopsis:
Nemorino spends his last pennies on a love potion, supplied by the quack Dulcamara, in order to woo Adina. But Adina, irritated by his advances, decides to marry Sgt Belcore instead. Dulcamara offers Nemorino a different potion, which he buys, despite being forced to join the army to pay for it. But it is not the potion, but the death of a rich uncle, that is the eventual cause of Nemorino’s popularity with the local girls.
ALFONSO, King of Castile: Baritone
FERNANDO, novice at the Monastery of St. James: Tenor
DON GASPARO, the King's minister: Tenor
BALDASSARE, Fernando's father and superior of the Monastery: Bass
LEONORA de Guzman, the King's favorite: Mezzo-Soprano
INES, her confidante: Soprano
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Pages, Guards, Soldiers, Monks
Synopsis:
Nemorino spends his last pennies on a love potion, supplied by the quack Dulcamara, in order to woo Adina. But Adina, irritated by his advances, decides to marry Sgt Belcore instead. Dulcamara offers Nemorino a different potion, which he buys, despite being forced to join the army to pay for it. But it is not the potion, but the death of a rich uncle, that is the eventual cause of Nemorino’s popularity with the local girls.