Margherita d’Anjou
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Margherita d’Anjou is an operatic melodramma semiseria in two acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The Italian libretto was by Felice Romani after a text by René Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. It is the fourth of Meyerbeer's Italian operas and his first real success.
Performance history
Margherita d’Anjou was first given at the La Scala on 14 November 1820. It was successful and was subsequently performed throughout Europe in Italian, French and German. The French version, premiered at the Theatre Odéon in Paris on 3 November 1826 is a major revision with added music from other works by the composer. It was last given in New Orleans on 17 April 1854. There was a concert performance at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in November 2002.
Roles
- Margherita (soprano)
- Isaura (mezzo-soprano)
- Duke of Lavarenne (tenor)
- Carlo Belmonte (bass)
- Michele (bass)
- Riccardo (bass)
Recordings
There is a recording made in 2002, published by Opera Rara ORC 25.
External sources
http://www.meyerbeer.com/Margh_critics.htm Page of background information for the performance in London in 2002
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