Gioachino Rossini's opera "La donna del lago"
E620837
Gioachino Rossini's opera "La donna del lago" is a bel canto opera set in medieval Scotland, renowned for its virtuosic vocal writing and romantic, dramatic adaptation of Sir Walter Scott’s narrative.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La donna del lago | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
melodramma
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheatre | Teatro San Carlo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Lady of the Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogue | Rossini opera catalogue ⓘ |
| composer | Gioachino Rossini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionDecade | 1810s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dramaticSource | narrative poem ⓘ |
| dramaticTheme |
clan rivalry
ⓘ
love ⓘ political conflict ⓘ royal disguise ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceType | public opera performance ⓘ |
| genre | bel canto opera ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Andrea Leone Tottola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovementOfSource | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive coloratura passages
ⓘ
romantic and dramatic narrative ⓘ virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| orchestration | orchestra and voices ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1819-09-24 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Teatro San Carlo, Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCharacter |
Duglas d'Angus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elena NERFINISHED ⓘ Giacomo V (James V of Scotland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Malcolm Groeme NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodrigo di Dhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalVoiceType |
bass
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ soprano ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | medieval period ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| style | Italian bel canto ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Lady of the Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | ornate coloratura ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.