Raphael (opera)

Raphael (full title: Raphael: Musical Scenes from the Renaissance; Russian: Рафаэль: Музыкальные сцены из эпохи Возрождения; Italian: Raffaello), op. 37, is an opera in one act by Anton Arensky. The libretto, by A. A. Kryukov, is based on the life of the Renaissance artist Raphael. The opera was composed in 1894 for the First Congress of Russian Artists and dedicated to the Moscow Society of Lovers of the Arts. It premiered at the Moscow Conservatory on 6 May (old calendar: 26 April), with set-design by Leonid Pasternak; Yevgeniya Mravina took the role of Fornarina, Raphael's model and mistress.[1][2][3] Arensky chose a work on non-Russian subject matter and distanced himself from the nationalistic tendencies of his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov.[4][5] Raphael was less well-received than its predecessor, Arensky's first opera Dream on the Volga.[3]

Structure

Introduction (Overture)
I. Chorus of Apprentices
II. Arioso of Raphael
III. Duet of Raphael and Fornarina
IV. Aria of the Cardinal
V. Trio
VI. Finale

Recordings

There is a recording with the Philharmonia of Russia conducted by Constantine Orbelian on the Delos label, featuring Marina Domashenko in the title role (mezzo-soprano); Tatiana Pavlovskaya as Fornarina (soprano); Alexander Vinogradov as Cardinal Bibbiena (bass); and Vsevolod Grivnov as an off-stage folk-singer (tenor).[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Warrack, John Hamilton; West, Ewan, eds. (1996). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. p. 351. ISBN 0-19-280028-0.
  2. ↑ Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (1977). California Slavic Studies X. University of California Press. p. 91. ISBN 0-520-09564-2.
  3. 1 2 Sadie, Stanley, ed. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians I. Oxford University Press. p. 868. ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2.
  4. ↑ Frolova-Walker, Marina (2011). "A Ukrainian Tune in Medieval France: Perceptions of Nationalism and Local Color in Russian Opera". 19th-Century Music. University of California Press. 35 (2): 115. doi:10.1525/ncm.2011.35.2.115. JSTOR 10.1525/ncm.2011.35.2.115.
  5. ↑ Keller, James M (2011). Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-538253-2.
  6. ↑ "Arensky: Raffaello". Delos. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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