Carlo re d'Allemagna

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'''''Carlo re d'Allemagna''''' is a three-act [[dramma per musica]] by Italian composer [[Alessandro Scarlatti]] to a libretto by Giuseppe Papis, after , premiered at the [[Teatro San Bartolomeo]] of Naples on 26 January 1716.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2RlTRwR Charles roi d’Allemagne (Carlo re d’Allemagna)]</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/2WquTjL ''Carlo Re d'Alemagna, opéra en 3 actes d'Alessandro Scarlatti''] on [[France Musique]]</ref> This is the composer's 79th opera out of 114 composed.

Silvani's libretto was already set to music by in Venice in 1698, under the title ''L'innocenza giustificata'' and another set to music by [[Giuseppe Maria Orlandini]] in Ferrara in 1712, but under the title ''L'innocenza difesa'' and given again in Bologna and Parma in 1713 and 1714, shortly before Scarlatti's opera. Papis adds comic roles (Amilla and Bleso) to Silvani's drama, a contrast much appreciated in Naples, absent from Silvani's original libretto, which play the role of ''intermezzi'' at the end of the acts.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2).</ref>

The title refers to [[Charles the Bald]] and [[Judith of Bavaria (died 843)|Judith of Bavaria]].

== Roles ==
* Lotario, German Emperor, at the time of the creation embodied by [[Senesino]]
* Giuditta, Empress Dowager (lead role, but silent), at the time of the premiere, embodied by [[Margherita Durastanti]]
* Adalgiso, the son, at the time of the premiere: Pietro Casati
* Gildippe, the daughter, at the time of the premiere: Agata Landi
* Berardo, knight of the court
* Asprando, court traitor
* Amilla, Giuditta's maid
* Bleso, valet of Lotario

== Synopsis ==
Lotario plots against his half-brother Carlo and his mother-in-law Giuditta to gain access to the throne he covets.

== Recordings ==
* ''Carlo re d'Allemagna'' - Romina Basso, contralto (Lotario); Roberta Invernizzi, soprano (Giuditta); Marina de Liso, mezzo-soprano (Gildippe); Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano (Adalgiso); Carlo Allemano, tenor (Berardo); Josè Maria Lo Monaco, mezzo-soprano (Asprando); Damiana Pinti, alto (Armilla); Roberto Abbondanza, bass (Bleso); Orchestre symphonique de Stavanger, [[Conducting|conductor]]/violin [[Fabio Biondi]] (30 November-4 December 2009, 3CD Agogique AGO015)<ref>Lors de sa sortie ce disque a été récompensé par Jean-François Lattarico d'un « Diapason découverte » par le magazine ''[[Diapason (magazine)|Diapason]]'' N° 620, January 2014.</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2).</ref> — The recording does not include eleven of the opera's 46 arias.

; Sinfonia and arias:
* (Lotario), in ''Arias pour [[Senesino]]'' - [[Andreas Scholl]]; Accademia Bizantina, conductor [[Ottavio Dantone]] (25-26/28-30 juin 2004, [[Decca Records]] 475 6569)
* , in ''Arie et sinfonie'' - Daniela Barcellona, contralto. Concerto de Cavalieri, dir. Marcello Di Lisa (23 to 24 August 2010, Deutsche [[Harmonia Mundi]] 88697842162)

== References ==


== See also ==
* ''[[Lotario]]'' (1729), opera by Handel

== External links ==
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* [http://bit.ly/2WtLO4R ''Carlo, Re d’Alemagna''] on ForumOpera
* [http://bit.ly/2Rro2mb ''Carlo re d'Allemagna''] on OperaBaroque.fr
* Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)






[[Category:Operas by Alessandro Scarlatti]]
[[Category:1716 operas]]
[[Category:Italian-language operas]]
[[Category:Opera seria]]

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