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| − | Felice Romani based his Italian libretto for Gaetano Donizetti's melodramatic opera ''[[Lucrezia Borgia]]'' (in a prologue and two acts) on Hugo's play. The opera was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan. | + | Felice Romani based his Italian libretto for Gaetano Donizetti's melodramatic opera '''''[[Lucrezia Borgia]]''''' (in a prologue and two acts) on Hugo's play. The opera was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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Lucrèce Borgia is a French play by Victor Hugo ()
It is often referred to as Lucrezia Borgia.
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The original text
Based on the various stories about of Spanish-Italian noblewoman Lucrezia Borgia (1480–1519)[1], Hugo's play consists of 15 scenes in 3 acts. It was initially called Le Festin à Ferrare ("the feast at Ferrara") and was written in July of 1832, possibly being altered slightly before the production. The play was first performed at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin on 2 February, 1833. The text was published in Paris by Eugène Renduel, 1833.
Translations and adaptations
Felice Romani based his Italian libretto for Gaetano Donizetti's melodramatic opera Lucrezia Borgia (in a prologue and two acts) on Hugo's play. The opera was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucrezia_Borgia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucrezia_Borgia#Literature_and_oper
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucr%C3%A8ce_Borgia_(Hugo)
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.
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