Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Stiffelio
Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
503.00 €
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Delivery time: 2 - 3 weeks (Denmark)
Details
- For
- Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
- Product Type
- Score (with critical report)
- Author / Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Editor
- Kathleen Kuzmick Hansell
- Product number
- 192411
- Lyrics
- Francesco Maria Piave
Description
The performance history of Stiffelio as Verdi envisioned it began only in 1993. Composed with Rigoletto, and sharing many of its characteristics, Stiffelio suffered from the censors' strictures. From its premiere in 1850, its text was diluted to appease the authorities, making a mockery of the action and Verdi's carefully calibrated music. The story of Stiffelio, a protestant minister who eventually divorces his adulterous wife but forgives her from the pulpit in the final scene, shocked conserv...
