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Baritone
Gaetano Donizetti: Maria di Rohan (1843)
Act 1: Recitative, cavatina, recitative, cabaletta: “Son cifre di Riccardo!...Bella e di sol vestita…Voce fatal di morte…Ogni mio bene in te sperai” (Enrico, Duke of Chevreuse)
Roger Pines, Dramaturg, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Aria Talk •
5/3/2010
Editor's Note: OPERA America’s “Aria Talk” column focuses not on the tried-and-true pieces you undoubtedly already know, but on music generally considered somewhat off-the-beaten-track. The hope is that this repertoire will prove a refreshing musical and interpretive change not only for you, the performer, but also for those hearing you in auditions.
The only baritone aria/cabaletta scene by Donizetti that I ever hear in auditions is Enrico’s from Lucia. There’s a lot more where that came from! Maria di Rohan, next-to-last of Donizetti’s more than 50 operas and not as familiar as it deserves to be, boasts a terrific baritone scena where you can show everything you’ve got.
About the Author: Roger Pines, dramaturg at Lyric Opera of Chicago, judges annually for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and regularly advises singers on repertoire choices.
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