Helena Munktell (1852−1919)

I Firenze
A Florence

Print
  • Year of composition: c. 1880-1890
  • Work category: Opera, one act
  • Text author: Daniel Fallström (1858-1937)
    Traduction française de Armand Silvestre Silvestre (1837-1901)
  • First performed: 29 May 1889 at the Royal Opera, Stockholm
  • Duration: Approx. 30-40 min

Instrumentation

2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.0 / timp, 2 perc, hp / str

Solo voices/choir

Solo voices: 1 soprano (Gemma, hertiginna [duchess]), 1 tenor (Stefano Varezzi, målare [painter]), 2 tenors/baritones (Viarducci and Sarsapilla, professorer [professors]) and 2 basses/baritones (målaren [painter] Bardi and hyresvärden [landlord] Bembo)
Mixed choir, S.A.T.B. (hovdamer, konstelever och 8 pager [court ladies, art students and 8 pages])
Descant chorus, S.S.A.A. (8 pager [8 pages])

Examples of printed editions

Libretto in Swedish: Looström, Stockholm 1889. Location mark at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket: MM55:33/3

Location for score and part material

Orchestral parts at Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, Kungliga Teatern, Operetter, nr 18 [The Royal Theatre, Operettas, no. 18]

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: French piano reduction and score in manuscript can be found in H. Munktell's collection. There is a Swedish piano reduction under location mark T-klav/Sv-Ä. There is also a microfilmed score in the collection of the Kungliga teatern [Royal Theatre] film no. 218:2

Description of work

Scene 1: Artist's studio in 15th century Florence. Stefano, Gemma
Scene 2: Bardi, Stefano, Gemma
Scene 3: Stefano, Gemma
Scene 4: Stefano, Bembo
Scene 5: Bardi, Bembo
Scene 6: Bardi, Bembo, Stefano, pager [pages]
Scene 7: Bardi, Bembo, Stefano, pager [pages, Gemma, hovdamer [court ladies]
Scene 8: Bardi, Bembo, Stefano, pager [pages, Gemma, hovdamer [court ladies], Sarsapilla and Viarducci med konstelever [with art students]
Scene 9, chorale finale: Gemma, Stefano, choir

Links

Digitised by Musik- och teaterbiblioteket and available for free from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:statensmusikverk-175 (score)  http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:statensmusikverk-172 (piano reduction)