La Molinara ossia l'amor contrastato Libretto Giuseppe Palomba Dedication A sua altezza reale Maria Amalia, Infanta di Spagna, Arciduchessa d'Austria, Duchessa di Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla ec. ec. ec.[1] Date 1788 or 1789
La Molinara , also called L'amor contrastato is an opera by Giovanni Paisiello , after a libretto by Giuseppe Palomba .[2] . There seem to be different versions: The one from Parma[1] , Teatro di Corte, 1791, does not have the "Nel cor più non mi sento " at all. (That such a popular piece would be cut is unlikely, so this would validate future research.) The one from Naples, Teatro di Fiorentini 1789[3] , does, as well as the 1810 libretto from La Scala[4] . Unfortunately, the manuscript from Naples, 1789, does not list the cast. Different sources are required.
Premiere dates have to be taken with a grain of salt: "L'Amor Contrasto, in 1795, was by the theatre management hailed as new, when it still was the La Molinarella , later La Molinara , having its King's [Theatre] premiere in 1791."[5]
Easily the most famous piece from the opera is "Nel cor più non mi sento ". It appears on the following album:
Synopsis
The opera unites many well-loved tropes while recounting the amorous adventures of the beautiful miller Rachelina. The plot is lively and comical, so it comes as no surprise that the opera stayed internationally popular long after its inception.
Roles and casts
Role
Voice type
Parma, Teatro di Corte 1791[1]
La Scala, Spring 1810[4]
Rachelina, ricca Molinara, e dispettosa in amore
Clotilde Cioffi Bonfanti
Paolina Agodino
Eugenia, Baronessa promessa sposa di Don Collandro
Matilde Pugnetti
Marianna Muraglia
Amaranta, Cameriera di Donn'Eugenia
Camilla Baglioni
Annunziata Chelli Berni
Notar Pistofolo, Notajo di Casa della Baronessa, uomo ignorante nel suo mestiere*
Gio. Battista Brocchi
Niccola Bassi
Don Calloandro, giovane vanaglorioso, Cugino di Donn'Eugenia, cui sta in obbligo di sposarsi, che poi s'innamora di Rachelina
Felice Simi
Eliodoro Bianchi
Don Rospolone, Governatore
Luigi Monti
Luigi Zamboni
Don Luigino, giovane di poca fortuna, che fa il Servente mal gradito di Donn' Eugenia
Alessandro Speciotti
Pietro Vasòli
Role
Voice type
Cast London, King's Theatre[6]
Rachelina, the Maid of the Mill
The Baroness Eugenia, betrothed to Don Colloandro
Amaranthe, Waiting Woman to Donna Eugenia
Pistofolo, Secretary to the Baroness, a Notary, but ignorant of his profession
Don Calloandro, in love with Rachelina
Don Rospolone, a military Governor
Don Luigino, a young Gentleman of small fortune, an awkward Suitor of the Baroness
Répertoire International des Sources Musicales – RISM-OPAC
OCLC Number: OCLC 165786008[7]
Sources and sheet music
Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Desdren
Handschrift nr. Mus. 3481/F/503
Nel Teatro di Fiorentini in Napoli
1789
"L'Amor Contrastato: Dramma Giocoso In Due Atti : Music Del Sigr. Giovanni Paisiello Napolitane; Nel Teatro de Fiorentini in Napoli 1789" . Library of Congress . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
In this libretto, "Nel cor più non mi sento" is missing.
PAISIELLO, GIOVANNI: LA MOLINARA OSSIA L'AMOR CONTRASTATO
Paisiello, Giovanni -- (GND: 119010097)
La molinara ossia l'amor contrastato
Dramma giocoso per musical
Entstehung: Parma: Carmignani, 1791
Umfang: 4 Bl., 62 S., 1 Bl.
Standort: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- L.eleg.m. 4036
Identifikator: BSB-ID 1093793
Identifikator: BV001663179
Identifikator des digitalen Objekts
urn:nbn:de:bvb:12-bsb10578856-7
Paisiello, Giovanni (1791). "La molinara ossia l'amor contrastato" . MDZ Digitale Sammlungen . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
*Free Libretto #2
Library of Congress
ML48 / S7592
La Scala, Milan, 1810
Includes a synopsis and cast for a ballet intermission, "Jolanda"
Paisiello, Giovanni. "La molinara, ossia, L'amor contrastato : dramma giocoso per musica in due atti : da rappresentarsi nel R.o teatro alla Scala la primavera dell'anno 1810" . Library of Congress . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
Free French libretto from 1811
La Molinara,
Dramma Giocoso in due atti
La Meunière,
Opéra bouffon en deux actes
Représenté pour la 1.re fois sure le Théâtre de l'Impératrice, 1.er Juillet 1809. Quatrième Édition.
Paisiello, Giovanni (1811). "La molinara, ossia, L'amor contrastato : dramma giocoso per musica in due atti : da rappresentarsi nel R.o teatro alla Scala la primavera dell'anno 1810" . Google Books . Adrien Garnier, Libraire du Théâtre de l'Imperatrice, rue de la Harpe, N. 35, et À l'Odéon. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
Free German libretto from 1790
Die streitig gemachte Liebschaft : ein musikalisches Lustspiel für das Churfürstlich-Sächsisches Theater.
[s.n.], Dresden, 1790, monographic.
Paisiello, Giovanni (1811). "Die streitig gemachte Liebschaft : ein musikalisches Lustspiel für das Churfürstlich-Sächsisches Theater" . Library of Congress . Adrien Garnier, Libraire du Théâtre de l'Imperatrice, rue de la Harpe, N. 35, et À l'Odéon. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
La Molinara;
A Comic Opera,
in Two Acts:
As represented at
The King's Theatre
in
The Haymarket,
For the First Time
On Saturday, March 8, 1817
The Music By Paisiello
London
Printed by W. Winchester and Son, in The Strand
at: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Paisiello, Giovanni (1817). "La Molinara; A Comic Opera in Two Acts" . Google Books . W. Winchester and Son. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
L'amor contrastato in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history
Solo Albums/Recital albums
Videos
Complete list of musical numbers from L'amor contrastato
This listing only contains the musical pieces performed and/or recorded by Philippe Jaroussky.
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Paisiello, Giovanni (1791). "La molinara ossia l'amor contrastato" . MDZ Digitale Sammlungen . Retrieved October 1, 2021 .
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"Nel cor più non mi sento" . Wikipedia . Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
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"L'Amor Contrastato: Dramma Giocoso In Due Atti : Music Del Sigr. Giovanni Paisiello Napolitane; Nel Teatro de Fiorentini in Napoli 1789" . IMSLP . Sächsische Landesbibliothek. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 Paisiello, Giovanni. "La molinara, ossia, L'amor contrastato : dramma giocoso per musica in due atti : da rappresentarsi nel R.o teatro alla Scala la primavera dell'anno 1810" . Library of Congress . Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
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Fenner, Theodore (1994). Opera in London: Views of the Press, 1785-1830 . SIU Press. p. 75. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
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Paisiello, Giovanni (1817). "La Molinara; A Comic Opera in Two Acts" . Google Books . W. Winchester and Son. Retrieved October 8, 2021 .
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Paisiello, Giovanni (1791). "Parma : Carmignani, 1791. - 4 Bl., 62 S., 1 Bl" . OPAC plus .