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Enea Scala as Cadmo and Maria Elena Pepi as Ada © Gianfranco Rota
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797–1848) Il diluvio universale Azione tragico-sacra in three acts (1830) Libretto by Domenico Gilardoni (1798–1831) Critical edition of the first version (Naples, 1830) by Edoardo Cavalli © Fondazione Teatro Donizetti, Bergamo, 2022 Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Soprano • Maria Elena Pepi, Mezzo-soprano Enea Scala, Tenor • Nahuel Di Pierro, Bass Coro dell’Accademia Teatro alla Scala Il diluvio universale (‘The Great Flood’) was premiered in Naples in 1830 but is better known in the much-revised version performed four years later in Genoa and Paris. The story, loosely drawn from the Bible, concerns Noah and his family, their conflicts, and the impending catastrophe of the flood. The opera offers a stream of attractive music, powerful choruses and refined harmonies, and represents a crucial stage in Donizetti’s musical thought. This acclaimed 2023 Donizetti Festival performance, conducted by Riccardo Frizza, employs the original 1830 edition. Orchestra Donizetti Opera Riccardo Frizza, Conductor
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Click to listen to Act I: Recitative: Di Cadmo la consorte (Jafet, Tesbite, Noè) – Scene 2 Sela? Tu piangi… (Noè, Sela) LISTEN
Companion titles – Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
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