Sonnambula (the sleepwalker in french) Is an opera on two actions vitamin -- in music by a trustworthy bellini A Felice libretto gypsy.Created in the theater drunk of Milan on the 6 March 1831. It is seen, with the puritans and rule, like one of the three masterpiecesfor the typesetter Catanese.Genesis of the work [changing | changing the code]Bellini composed sonnambula In only two months, during his stay to Moltrasio in the Villa in counties Лучини Passalacqua, near to the residence of Giuditta Turina, young man woman with whom it, was keeping a sentimental relation.The work is made in the drunk theater in Milan on the 6 March 1831, Furore in love dedicated to Musician Francesco the Chickens, the Friend of Bellini during a Evening copulated with the ballet. The typesetter directs the orchestra, the two main performers being Giuditta alimentary paste and ruby young men.About the premiere, she gets a great success. In the months and the years that follow, it is represented in the main italian and foreign theaters. Besides new york and Paris, it is staged to a Drury lane to londons with Troubled María Ibran in the titled role, in a version partially translated in english.

The libretto is drawn by the sleepwalker, single Vaudeville D 'Eugène copyist (1819) that had already makes the an adaptation object, the arrival of a new lord created with even the name by Pierre the er of the Aum Shinrikyo Jean in 1827 and under title by this for the ballet dumb show up.Opera drawn of Hernani of Victor Hugo had order at Bellini in a First Time, Duc Litta of Milan, (put later in music on Verdi) An opposition of the austrian censoring inspired the musician to abandon the original plan and to choose, at the suggestion of gypsy, an more innocent subject, with pastoral and idyllic character. A part of the music already written was «recycled» in Sonnambula Mais as well by the Entourage in Norma however for Hernani.With the concurrence of Bellini, romans, bring in numerous changes to the copyist text. In particular, concluding that wills that the shire Rodolfo turns out being per natural father in Amina eliminates the patrilineage by an already finished libretto Bellini.Musical analysis [changing | changing the code]The theme of tender love and contrast between meat Elvino Amina offers Bellini the opportunity to laud his lyrical vein: the typical melodious arc length conjugates, with the respect, in a dreamy motion and a digressing, the orchestra is contented what here about a natural way by accompanying the voice with an admirable simplicity. The work culminated in one of the airs for a the most sublime soprano to know observes it He ah He did not believe aiming you that the personage of Amina sings in a scene about somnambulism.An orchestration [changing | changing the code]The partition anticipates the use of 2 flûtes (does 1 children), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, kettles, Grosse Caisse, cymbals, triangle, organ, harp, cords. A wings (fires of a scene):, 2 drums, 4 horns

Claviers

Organ

Cordes

First violins, second violins, violas,

Cellos, string basses, 1 harps

Bois

1 children 2 Flûtes, 2 oboes,

2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,

Coppers

4 horns, 2 cornets, 3 trombones

Percussions

Kettles, Grosse Caisse, cymbals, 1 triangles

Melodrama in two acts

Booklet of Happy Romans

Stroke from the Eugène Scribe "mime show ballet" and PR Man Aumer entitled The

Somnambule ou THE arrivée of a nouveau seigneur, represented (with L. J. F music.

Personalities:

The Earl Rodolfo, gentleman in village (bass )

Teresa, molinara (mezzo-soprano )

Amina, orfanella gathered from Teresa (soprano )

Elvino, rich owner in village (tenor )

Lisa, host loving Elvino (soprano )

Lezhë loving Lisa (low), farmer

A notaro (tenor )

Rural and rural

Place of the action a village of Switzerland.

Indefinite epoch.

Act first.

Act second.

Composer Pretty, Vincenzo

Movements/ Sections 2 acts

Year/ Dates of Composition 1831

Performance First 1831-03-06 in Milan: Theatre Carcano

First Publication 1831 (vocal score), ca.1890 (full-house score )

Librettist Happy Romans (1788-1865 )

after The somnambule, ou THE arrivée of a nouveau seigneur

by Eugène Scribe (1791-1861) and Jean Aumer (1774-1833 )

Language Italian

Style Piece Romantic

Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra [arrears ]

Related Works Pieces based on 'The sonnambula'

External Links Wikipedia article

Movements/

Sections

2 acts

Composition

Year

1831

Genre

Categories

Opera semiseria; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus,

orchestra;Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed

chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with

orchestra; Italian language; For piano (arr);For 1 player; Scores

featuring the piano