Orpheus / C. von Gluck.
| Author/creator | Gluck, Christoph Willibald |
| Other author | Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795, librettist. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | New York : Edwin F. Kalmus, [between 1900 and 1930?] |
| Description | 1 vocal score (135 pages) ; 27 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Orfeo ed Euridice. Vocal score. English & Italian |
| Series | Kalmus vocal scores Wesleyan music collection Kalmus vocal scores. ^A151663 Wesleyan music collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Act I. Overture -- Chorus. "If here, where all is dark and silent" = "Ah! se intorno a quest' urna funesta" -- Recit. "My friends, lamentation but adds to my affliction!" = "Amici, quel lamento aggrava il mio dolore!" -- Pantomime -- Chorus. "If here, where all is dark and silent" = "Ah! se intorno a quest' urna funesta" -- Recit. "I pray you, go!" = "Lasciatemi!" -- Ritornello -- Aria. "I mourn my loved one dead" = "Chiamo il mio ben cosi" -- Recit. "Euridice, Euridice" = "Euridice, Euridice" -- Aria. "Weeping sorely I stray" = "Cerco il mio ben cosi" -- Recit. "Euridice! the name I love" = "Euridice! Ah! questo nome" -- Aria. "Still I shed bitter tears" = "Piango il mio ben cosi" -- Recit. "Relentless gods of Acheron" = "Voi del regno delle ombre" -- Aria. "Go, and with thy lyre" = "Dalla cetra tua" -- Recit. "What, shall I behold her again" = "Ciel! lei riveder potrò!" -- Aria. "The gods, if they call thee" = "Gli sguardi trattieni" -- Recit. "What say he?" = "Che disse!" -- Aria. "Away with mourning and crying" = "Addio, addio, o miei sospiri" -- Act II. Dance of the furies -- Chorus. "Who is the mortal one" = "Chi mai dell' Erebo" -- Dance of the furies -- Solo and chorus. "O be merciful to me!" = "Deh placatevi con me!" -- Chorus. "Sorrowing mortal" = "Misero giovane" -- Aria. "Thousand tortures" = "Mille pene" -- Chorus. "What feeling, strange to us" = "Ah! quale incognito" -- Aria. "My entreating, my complaining" = "Men tiranne, voi sareste" -- Chorus. "His moving elegies" = "Le porte stridano" -- Dance of the furies -- Ballet [three times] -- Air and chorus. "On these meadows are all happy-hearted" = "È quest' asilo ameno e grato" -- Quasi recit. "How pure a light!" = "Che puro ciel!" -- Chorus. "In this realm of souls departed" = "Vieni a' regni del riposo" -- Ballet -- Recit. "O blessed and happy spirits" = "Oh voi, ombre felici" -- Chorus. "From the realm of souls departed" = "Torna, o bella, al tuo consorte" -- Act III. Recit. "O come, Euridice" = "Ah vieni, o diletta" -- Duet. "Come, on my trueness relying" = "Sù, e con me vieni, cara" -- Recit. "Ah, how can he persist in such unwonted silence?" = "Ah! dovess' io saper, perche ei tace tanto?" -- Aria and duet. "A change how deceiving!" = "Che fiero momento!" -- Recit. "Now commences my trial" = "Ah! per me il duol ricomincia" -- Aria. "She is gone, and gone for ever" = "Che farò senza Euridice" -- Recit. "Then let my grievous pain be ended" = "Il duol del cuore mio" -- Chorus, with alternate solo. "The god of love has prevailed" = "Trionfi Amore" -- Ballet -- Gavotte -- Ballet -- Menuet -- Trio. "Sweet affection, heavenly treasure" = "Gaudio gaudio son al cuore" -- Ballet [two times] -- Chaconne. |
| General note | Opera in 3 acts. |
| General note | Accompaniment arranged for piano. |
| General note | Libretto by R. de Calzabigi. |
| General note | Includes plot synopsis. |
| Language | Italian words with English translation. |
| Publisher number | 6189 Edwin F. Kalmus |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | M1503.G58 O77 1900Z | ✔ Available | Place Hold |