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Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria

IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA: Claudio Monteverdi, 1639. Ulysses returns home to his wife Penelope, to find her beseiged by free-loading suitors. His revenge is swift and bloody. Original commission from Birmingham Opera Company for Graham Vick’s production subsequently reworked for English National Opera (Benedict Andrews), The Royal Opera House (John Fulljames) and The Kilkenny Festival (Patrick Mason). Please get in touch if you would like any of the sections in a separate format.

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L’Orfeo

L’ORFEO: Claudio Monteverdi, 1607. The earliest opera that is still regularlyperformed, with significant elements of chorus and dance as well as the classic tale of Orpheus and his descent to the Underworld. Original commission from English National Opera. The edition includes all the material used for the ENO production. Please get in touch if you would like any shorter sections of the opera in a separate format.

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La Cenerentola

LA CENERENTOLA: Gioachino Rossini, 1817. A fairytale opera with no fairy and no glass slipper which has nevertheless established itself as a firm audience favourite. There are three versions; the completely uncut version used as the basis for ETO’s 2023 production, a version without chorus, suitable for small companies and finally the ’60 Minute Cinders’, commissioned by the Royal Opera House for a school audience.

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La Rondine

LA RONDINE: Giacomo Puccini, 1917. A Parisian kept woman has to abandon her bucolic fantasy with a young lover ignorant of her past. Original commission from City Opera. There is a complete version of the piece as well as a condensed version with a running time of about seventy-five minutes commissioned by OperaCoast.

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Tamerlano

TAMERLANO: Georg Frideric Händel, 1724. Tamburlaine wishes to marry the daughter of his captive enemy, who chooses suicide rather than dishonour. Original commission from Opera by Definition. There are significant performing cuts in both recits and arias. Please get in touch if you would like any of the arias in a separate format.

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Partenope

PARTENOPE: Georg Frideric Händel, 1730. Partenope, warrior-queen and founder of Naples, is pursued by three suitors, including her neighbouring enemy. One of the suitors has left behind a previous fiancée, who now pursues him disguised as a man. Original commission from Iford Arts. N.B. This is in ‘full score’ format rather than piano score. There are cuts in the recits and some arias to bring the running time to within 3 hours with an interval. Please get in touch if you would like any of the arias in a separate format.

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La Forza dell’amor paterno

LA FORZA DELL’AMOR PATERNO: Alessandro Stradella, 1678. A father relinquishes his claim on his beautiful fiancée when he discovers that his son’s madness is caused by his love for the same woman. Original commission from Barber Opera. This rare baroque romantic comedy has been condensed to a performing time of about 2 hours 40 minutes, which gives ample opportunity to experience the melodic invention of Stradella in his prime. There is comedy and tragedy, madness and ecstasy, all in a seamless blend of flowing recitative and bravura arias.

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L’Ormindo

L’ORMINDO: Francesco Cavalli, 1644. Two moorish princes vie for the love of Erisbe, unhappily married to the aged Hariadeno. While one eventually returns to his earlier love, the other is discovered to be Hariadeno’s son, and ends happily in possession of his father’s kingdom. Original commission from The Royal Opera House. This baroque rarity is in a version substantially cut for performance in Kasper Holten’s production at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre.

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Orfeo

ORFEO: Luigi Rossi, 1647. An unusual telling of the Orpheus myth with much comic intervention from the characters of Olympus and a sub-plot involving the shepherd, Aristæus, who is haughtily spurned by Eurydice for daring to help her as she lies dying. Original commission from The Royal Opera House. Rossi’s piece ran for well over four hours at its premiere – this is the shortened edition used for the ROH production by Keith Warner at the Wanamaker Theatre. Please get in touch if you would like any shorter sections of the opera in a separate format.

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La Périchole

LA PERICHOLE: Jacques Offenbach, 1868. The Viceroy of Peru installs a street-singer who has taken his fancy in his palace; her lover believes her to have been unfaithful and is imprisoned when he challenges the Viceroy.  Original commission from Morley Opera. This is the three act version and includes no dialogues, only the musical numbers.

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