General information
Title CZMirandolina
Subtitle CZkomická opera o třech dějstvích
Title ENMirandolina
Subtitle ENcomic opera in three acts
Title DEMirandolina
Subtitle DEkomische Oper in drei Aufzügen
CategoryStage Works and Film Music
SubcategoryOperas
Halbreich number346
Author of lyrics/libretto Martinů, Bohuslav
Author of literary model Goldoni, Carlo
Parts of the composition (movements)1st act: 8 scenes, orchestral intermezzo before the 8th scene
2nd act: 6 scenes, orchestral intermezzo before the 2nd scene; a separate ballet scene "Sartarello" at the end of the second act (see H 346 A)
3rd act: 6 scenes, orchestral intermezzo before the 4th scene
Durata103' (35' + 31' + 4' [Sartarello] + 33')
Instruments3222-4330-Timp-Batt-Archi
List of charactersknight di Rippafratta (B), marquis di Forlimpopoli (B), count d'Albafiorita (T), Mirandolina (S), comedians Ortensia and Dejanira (S, A), Fabrizio (T), the knight's servant (T), jeweller (Sp), ballet.
Origin
Place of compositionNice
Year of origin1954
Initiation of composition15.12.1953
Completion of composition01.07.1954
First performance
Performer Horáček, Jaroslav
Kašlík, Václav
Kočí, Přemysl
Kovář, Oldřich
Landa, Antonín
Mandaus, Luděk
Tauberová, Maria
Tröster, František
Date of the first performance17.05.1959
Location of the first performancePrague, Smetana's Theatre (nowadays State Opera)
Note on the first performanceVáclav Kašlík (cond.), Luděk Mandaus (director), František Tröster (scen.), Antonín Landa (choreography), Maria Tauberová (Mirandolina), Přemysl Kočí (di Rippafratta), Oldřich Kovář (d'Albafiorita), Jaroslav Horáček (di Forlimpopoli).
Ensemble Orchestr a balet Smetanova divadla
Státní opera
Autograph deposition
Owner of the sourceÉditions Max Eschig
DepositionBibliothèque nationale de France
Note on the autograph depostitionThe piano reduction by a copyist's hand and 1 page of the autograph list of corrections are also held by the Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel.
Copyright
CopyrightBärenreiter, Kassel
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Editions
Bärenreiter, Kassel, Kassel, 1959
Call number at the BM Institute: 1221
Specification of the edition: 1st edition - vocal score
Details of this edition
Bärenreiter, Kassel, Kassel, 1959
Call number at the BM Institute: 1221a, 1221b
Specification of the edition: Reprint of the original edition; score
Details of this edition
Bärenreiter, Kassel, Kassel, 2018
Call number at the BM Institute: 1221 PS ARR, 1221/1
Specification of the edition: Performance score of arrangment for chamber orchestra
Details of this edition
Sources
References Related writings
Documents in the Library
Note Libretto (Italian) by B. Martinů after Carlo Goldoni's play La Locandiera.
German translation of the libretto by Carl Stueber, Czech translation by Rudolf Vonásek.
Second act completed on 07.05.1954, third act on 23.06.1954, Saltarello on 30.06.1954.
Arrangement for chamber orchestra was made originally for Opera Trionfo in Netherlands (Anthony Fiumara, Bart Visman, 2011), later eg. at the Munich Opera Studio. Instrumentation: 1121-1110-Timp-Batt-Arpa-Pf-Archi.
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