| Автор | PORISS, HILARY |
| dc.description | Shortly following the premiere of Lucia di Lammermoor in 1835, performances of this opera often featured a strange substitution: sopranos performed the rondò-finale from one of Donizettiʼs earlier operas, Fausta, in place of the now-famous mad scene aria. At least four productions were affected and this alteration was performed by some of the most famous sopranos of the time. This article explores the brief tradition of altering the mad scene by looking carefully at its origin and subsequent appearances, discussing its effects on the experience of hearing Lucia di Lammermoor as a whole, and investigating the possible reasons why this substitution lasted only for a brief period of time. |
| Издатель | Cambridge University Press |
| Название | A madwomanʼs choice: aria substitution in Lucia di LammermoorI owe my gratitude to Mary Ann Smart for her careful reading of an earlier version of this essay. Her many thoughtful comments and insightful ideas have influenced almost every aspect of this article, and I can only hope that this exploration of Lucia di Lammermoorʼs performance history will offer a worthwhile companion to her own work on the opera. |
| DOI | DOI:10.1017/S0954586701000015 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1474-0621 |
| Print ISSN | 0954-5867 |
| Журнал | Cambridge Opera Journal |
| Том | 13 |
| Первая страница | 1 |
| Последняя страница | 28 |
| Выпуск | 1 |
