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Maria Padilla is a melodramma, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Gaetano Rossi and the composer wrote the Italian libretto after François Ancelot's play. It premiered on 26 December 1841 at La Scala, Milan. The plot is loosely based on the historical figure María de Padilla, the mistress of Pedro the Cruel, King of Castile.
73rd Wexford Festival Opera 18 October to 2 November 2024: Le Maschere (Mascagni); The Critic (Stanford); Le convenienze e inconvenienze teatrali (Donizetti)
María Díaz de Padilla (c. 1334 [a] – Seville, July 1361) was the mistress of King Peter of Castile, whom he posthumously recognised as his wife. [1] Family. She was a Castilian noblewoman, daughter of Juan García de Padilla (died between 1348 and 1351) and his wife María de Henestrosa [b] (died after September 1356).
Maria Padilla is a melodramma, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Gaetano Rossi and the composer wrote the Italian libretto after François Ancelot's ...
Maria Padilla, IGD 50: Act 1. Cavatina: "Un amore cinto di regal serto" Gaetano Donizetti - Topic. •. 210 views • 2 years ago. 6.
Maria de Padilla seems a part tailor made for Miricioiu’s style of dramatic virtuoso singing. Donizetti’s vocal line is complex, but the character undergoes dramatic extremes. Donizetti hints at the sort of simpler dramatic utterance which would become common later in the century.
Maria Padilla is a melodramma, or opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Gaetano Rossi and the composer wrote the Italian libretto after François Ancelot's play. It premiered on December 26, 1841 at La Scala, Milan.
