ORC 26 Book ED.Qxd
MERCADANTE EMMA D’ANTIOCHIA ORC 26 in association with Slipcase : Destiny, 1900 (oil on canvas) by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley, Lancashire/Bridgeman Art Library Booklet cover : Giuditta Pasta, Mercadante’s first Emma Opposite : Saverio Mercadante –1– Saverio Mercadante EMMA D’ANTIOCHIA Tragedia lirica in three acts Libretto by Felice Romani Emma, Princess of Antioch ......................................................Nelly Miricioiu Corrado di Monferrato, Count of Tyre .....................................Roberto Servile Ruggiero, his nephew ..................................................................Bruce Ford Adelia, the daughter of Corrado, betrothed to Ruggerio .........................................Maria Costanza Nocentini Aladino, a young Muslim slave belonging to Emma ............................Colin Lee Odetta, lady-in-waiting of Adelia ...................................Rebecca von Lipinski The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir Knights, crusaders, ladies and maidens, troubadours, soldiers, pages, squires and minstrels The London Philharmonic Orchestra Pieter Schoeman, leader David Parry, conductor The bass clarinet solo in Act II is played by Richard Addison –2– David Parry Producer and Artistic Director: Patric Schmid Managing Director: Stephen Revell Assistant Producer: Jacqui Compton Assistant Conductor: Robin Newton Répétiteur: Stuart Wild Italian coach: Maria Cleva Assistant to the Artistic Director: Marco Impallomeni Article, synopsis and libretto: Jeremy Commons Recording
[Show full text]