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168: 186:, and Eginia is unhappy. She still longs for the love of Artidoro whom she had left in obedience to her father's wishes. The situation is complicated by the continued presence of Artidoro who is now in love with Casimiro's sister Enrichetta; by the dislike of Rosmondo for his new daughter-in-law; and by the revengeful slander of Valente (rejected by Enrichetta) who spreads false rumours about Eginia and Artidoro. Eginia eventually decides to run away. However this is prevented during a complex act 2 finale set in the garden at night, in which Valente's plot is uncovered and the newly-weds resolve to make a fresh attempt at their marriage. 68: 906: 19: 944: 932: 956: 314:, p. 45: "It has been said that Anna persuaded the Emperor to offer it to her brother because they were lovers, but there is no evidence of this. The letter quoted above indicates rather the contrary. She may certainly have recommended her brother, and the Emperor would respect her musical judgment." 302:, p. 13: "It was certainly Nancy who influenced Emperor Joseph II into commissioning Stephen to write his first opera, probably out of respect for her professional judgment rather than any purported intimacy between them." 151:
Storace called for a Viennese classical orchestra including flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, timpani and strings. The music includes many ensembles, as well as duets, arias and
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At the première, Nancy's voice failed during the performance, and it took her some weeks to recover. Nevertheless, the opera was a success, with further performances at the Burgtheater.
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The opera, the score of which was unpublished at the time, was subsequently performed in Prague, Leipzig and Dresden, and some of its music was arranged for wind ensemble by
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in which a series of sections follow one another, and the action and music become increasingly hectic until the end.
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A score in Dresden, probably prepared for the performances in Dresden in 1789, is available online.
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greatly admired Nancy which led him to commission this work from the novice composer.
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Essays on the Music of J.S. Bach and Other Divers Subjects: A Tribute to Gerhard Herz
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Histoire littéraire, critique et anecdotique du Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 1784–1884
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Eginia (from Livorno), formerly in love with Artidoro, now married to Casimiro –
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Anna...Susanna: Anna Storace, Mozart's First Susanna: Her Life, Times and Family
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English Opera in Late Eighteenth-Century London: Stephen Storace at Drury Lane
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who was engaged as a lead soprano in the Imperial Italian opera company.
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A bilingual Italian-German libretto was published in Dresden in 1788.
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Fiske, Roger (5 January 1960). "The Operas of Stephen Storace".
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Valente, a scholar in love with Enrichetta but rejected – tenor
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Apart from Nancy Storace as Eginia, the original cast was
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in summer 2019 in Bampton, at Westonbirt School, and at
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The opera, Storace's first, was first performed at the
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Index


opera buffa
Stephen Storace
libretto
Burgtheater
Nancy Storace
Emperor Joseph II

baritone
tenor
soprano
Caterina Cavalieri
Therese Teyber
Michael Kelly
Vincenzo Calvesi
Francesco Benucci
Mozart
recitativo secco
finale

Genoa
The Pirates
Johann Nepomuk Wendt
de
Pierre-Ulric Dubuisson
Théâtre Montansier
King's College, London
Brian Trowell
Bampton Classical Opera
St John's, Smith Square

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