La falena
The source identifies the principal characters as Albina, King Stellio, Uberto and Falena, and refers to a conflict between a virtuous king and an evil protagonist.
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The source identifies the principal characters as Albina, King Stellio, Uberto and Falena, and refers to a conflict between a virtuous king and an evil protagonist.
Set in Imperial Rome during Nero’s reign, the opera explores tensions between the Imperial religion and Christianity and concludes with the Great Fire of Rome.
Marussa and Lorenzo, two young villagers, love each other. Her miserly father Menico is persuaded by the village fiddler Biaggio to marry her to the wealthier Nicola, who offers to waive a dowry. Marussa is tricked into believing Lorenzo has been unfaithful, and the wedding is arranged. Shortly before the ceremony, she begs Nicola to release her, but he refuses. Lorenzo, hidden behind a curtain, attacks Nicola with a knife; Nicola stabs him, and Lorenzo dies in Marussa’s arms.
In a village in Roman Syria, Nersa is being courted by the elderly Vadar. A sea spirit, Ers, tells her stories of the sea and its god Init. After the villagers punish Nersa for trying to leave by sending her to spend three days and nights alone on the shore, Init appears and courts her, naming her Oceàna. Vadar and his brother Hareb arrive by boat; Init’s sirens drive the men toward madness. Nersa returns to the village with Vadar and agrees to marry him, though she still dreams of Init. On the wedding day, Init persuades her to flee with him. Vadar lets her go and asks the god to cure Hareb and make him insane instead.
The source identifies the principal characters as Albina, King Stellio, Uberto and Falena, and refers to a conflict between a virtuous king and an evil protagonist.
Set in Imperial Rome during Nero’s reign, the opera explores tensions between the Imperial religion and Christianity and concludes with the Great Fire of Rome.
Marussa and Lorenzo, two young villagers, love each other. Her miserly father Menico is persuaded by the village fiddler Biaggio to marry her to the wealthier Nicola, who offers to waive a dowry. Marussa is tricked into believing Lorenzo has been unfaithful, and the wedding is arranged. Shortly before the ceremony, she begs Nicola to release her, but he refuses. Lorenzo, hidden behind a curtain, attacks Nicola with a knife; Nicola stabs him, and Lorenzo dies in Marussa’s arms.
In a village in Roman Syria, Nersa is being courted by the elderly Vadar. A sea spirit, Ers, tells her stories of the sea and its god Init. After the villagers punish Nersa for trying to leave by sending her to spend three days and nights alone on the shore, Init appears and courts her, naming her Oceàna. Vadar and his brother Hareb arrive by boat; Init’s sirens drive the men toward madness. Nersa returns to the village with Vadar and agrees to marry him, though she still dreams of Init. On the wedding day, Init persuades her to flee with him. Vadar lets her go and asks the god to cure Hareb and make him insane instead.