Il ballo delle ingrate (The Ballet of the Female Ingrates) is a semi-dramatic ballet by the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi set to a libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini. It was first performed in Mantua on Wednesday, 4 June 1608 as part of the wedding celebrations for Francesco Gonzaga (the son of Monteverdi's patron Duke Vincenzo of Mantua) and Margaret of Savoy. Both Vincenzo and Francesco Gonzaga took part in the dancing.[1] Monteverdi also composed the opera L'Arianna (to another libretto by Rinuccini) and the music for the prologue to Guarini's play L'idropica for the occasion.
Il ballo delle ingrate was published as part of Monteverdi's Eighth Book of Madrigals (Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi) in 1638. This printed version probably contains revisions Monteverdi made for a revival in Vienna. The virtuosic bass writing for Plutone is closer in style to Monteverdi's late operas than to that of his Orfeo (1607).[2] The musicologist Paolo Fabbri believes that the revisions were made for a performance to celebrate the coronation of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor in 1636. The sudden death of the previous emperor meant Monteverdi had to produce music at short notice, so he reworked Il ballo delle ingrate, removing the references to the Mantuan wedding.[3]
The stage shows the mouth of the Underworld. Venus and Cupid visit Pluto, King of the Underworld, and complain that the arrows from Cupid's bow are no longer effective on the women of Mantua, who are scorning their lovers. Cupid asks Pluto to bring the spirits of women who rejected love up from the Underworld to show what fate awaits them in the afterlife. Pluto agrees and the spirits of the "female ingrates" enter and dance "two by two...with grave steps" as Pluto sings a warning to the women in the audience. As said ingrates return to the underworld, one of them sings a lament regretting she must leave the "pure and serene air."
Recordingsedit
Il ballo delle ingrate (with Sestina) Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie (Harmonia Mundi, 1982)
Il ballo delle ingrate (with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Tirsi e Clori and Tempro la cetra) Ensemble Tragicomedia, conducted by Stephen Stubbs (Teldec, 1993)
Il ballo delle ingrate (with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda and Tirsi e Clori) New London Consort, conducted by Philip Pickett (Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre, 1995)
Il ballo delle ingrate (with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda) Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna, conducted by Serge Vartolo (Naxos, 1997)
Il ballo delle ingrate (with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda), Concerto Italiano, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini (Opus 111, 1998)
Il ballo delle ingrate (as part of a complete recording of Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi - Monteverdi's Eighth Book of Madrigals) Concerto Vocale, conducted by René Jacobs (Harmonia Mundi, 2002)
Il ballo delle ingrate (as part of a complete recording of Monteverdi's Eighth Book of Madrigals), La Venexiana, conducted by Claudio Cavina (Glossa, 2005)
Il ballo delle ingrate, I Fagiolini and Barokksolistene conducted by Robert Hollingworth (Chandos, 2009)
Referencesedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Il ballo delle ingrate.
The Viking Opera Guide edited by Amanda Holden (Viking, 1993) p. 679
Notes by Peter Holman to the Hyperion recording listed above (1992)
Paolo Fabbri Monteverdi, translated by Tim Carter (Cambridge University Press, 1994)
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Libretto in Italian
December 15, 2023
ballo, delle, ingrate, ballet, female, ingrates, semi, dramatic, ballet, italian, composer, claudio, monteverdi, libretto, ottavio, rinuccini, first, performed, mantua, wednesday, june, 1608, part, wedding, celebrations, francesco, gonzaga, monteverdi, patron,. Il ballo delle ingrate The Ballet of the Female Ingrates is a semi dramatic ballet by the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi set to a libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini It was first performed in Mantua on Wednesday 4 June 1608 as part of the wedding celebrations for Francesco Gonzaga the son of Monteverdi s patron Duke Vincenzo of Mantua and Margaret of Savoy Both Vincenzo and Francesco Gonzaga took part in the dancing 1 Monteverdi also composed the opera L Arianna to another libretto by Rinuccini and the music for the prologue to Guarini s play L idropica for the occasion Il ballo delle ingrateBallet by Claudio MonteverdiDrawing for Il ballo delle ingrate by Peter Hoffer undated OccasionDucal wedding in MantuaTextby Ottavio RinucciniLanguageItalianPerformed4 June 1608 1608 06 04 Published1638Il ballo delle ingrate was published as part of Monteverdi s Eighth Book of Madrigals Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi in 1638 This printed version probably contains revisions Monteverdi made for a revival in Vienna The virtuosic bass writing for Plutone is closer in style to Monteverdi s late operas than to that of his Orfeo 1607 2 The musicologist Paolo Fabbri believes that the revisions were made for a performance to celebrate the coronation of Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor in 1636 The sudden death of the previous emperor meant Monteverdi had to produce music at short notice so he reworked Il ballo delle ingrate removing the references to the Mantuan wedding 3 Contents 1 Roles 2 Synopsis 3 Recordings 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksRoles editCast Voice type Premiere 4 June 1608Venere Venus sopranoAmore Cupid sopranoPlutone Pluto bassUna ingrata A female ingrate sopranoSynopsis editThe stage shows the mouth of the Underworld Venus and Cupid visit Pluto King of the Underworld and complain that the arrows from Cupid s bow are no longer effective on the women of Mantua who are scorning their lovers Cupid asks Pluto to bring the spirits of women who rejected love up from the Underworld to show what fate awaits them in the afterlife Pluto agrees and the spirits of the female ingrates enter and dance two by two with grave steps as Pluto sings a warning to the women in the audience As said ingrates return to the underworld one of them sings a lament regretting she must leave the pure and serene air Recordings editIl ballo delle ingrate with Sestina Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie Harmonia Mundi 1982 Il ballo delle ingrate with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Red Byrd Parley of Instruments Hyperion 1992 Il ballo delle ingrate with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Tirsi e Clori and Tempro la cetra Ensemble Tragicomedia conducted by Stephen Stubbs Teldec 1993 Il ballo delle ingrate with Tirsi e Clori and music from L Orfeo Monteverdi Choir English Baroque Soloists conducted by John Eliot Gardiner Erato 1993 Il ballo delle ingrate with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda and Tirsi e Clori New London Consort conducted by Philip Pickett Decca L Oiseau Lyre 1995 Il ballo delle ingrate with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Capella Musicale di S Petronio di Bologna conducted by Serge Vartolo Naxos 1997 Il ballo delle ingrate with Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Concerto Italiano conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini Opus 111 1998 Il ballo delle ingrate as part of a complete recording of Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi Monteverdi s Eighth Book of Madrigals Concerto Vocale conducted by Rene Jacobs Harmonia Mundi 2002 Il ballo delle ingrate as part of a complete recording of Monteverdi s Eighth Book of Madrigals La Venexiana conducted by Claudio Cavina Glossa 2005 Il ballo delle ingrate I Fagiolini and Barokksolistene conducted by Robert Hollingworth Chandos 2009 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Il ballo delle ingrate Fabbri p 99 Holman p 2 Fabbri p 234Sources editThe Viking Opera Guide edited by Amanda Holden Viking 1993 p 679 Notes by Peter Holman to the Hyperion recording listed above 1992 Paolo Fabbri Monteverdi translated by Tim Carter Cambridge University Press 1994 External links editLibretto in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Il ballo delle ingrate amp oldid 1050454764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
