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L'Arianna

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The result was: not scheduled by Brianboulton (talk) 05:41, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

L'Arianna (English: Ariadne) (SV 291) was the second opera by the Claudio Monteverdi, composed in 1607–08. One of the earliest operas, it was first performed on 28 May 1608, as part of the musical festivities for a royal wedding at the court of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga in Mantua. All the music is lost apart from the extended recitative known as "Lamento d'Arianna" ("Ariadne's Lament"). The libretto was written in eight scenes by Ottavio Rinuccini, who used Ovid's Heroides and other classical sources to relate the story of Ariadne's abandonment by Theseus on the island of Naxos and her subsequent elevation as bride to the god Bacchus.The composer later said that the effort of creating the opera almost killed him. The first performance, produced with lavish and innovative special effects, was highly praised, and the work was equally well received in Venice when it was revived under the composer's direction in 1640 as the inaugural work for the Teatro San Moisè. The "expressive lament" became an integral feature of Italian opera for much of the 17th century. The "Lamento d'Arianna" has been frequently performed and recorded. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): no opera or opera composer for a while
• Main editors: Brianboulton
• Promoted: October 2013
• Reasons for nomination: first performed on 28 May 1608
• Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:14, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
• Support, an important work, and we can all do with more culture... GregJackP Boomer! 13:50, 25 April 2015 (UTC)