Haydn: L'isola disabitata, Hob.XXVIII:9
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- Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- Format: Vocal Score
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Voice
- Originally for: Opera
- Work: L'isola disabitata, Hob.XXVIII:9
- Work Languages: German, Italian
- ISMN:
- Size: 7.5 x 10.6 inches
- Pages: 176
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Of Haydn's numerous operas, only " L'isola disabitata " (The Deserted Island) has a libretto by Pietro Metastasio . The plot recedes into the background in favour of the fine psychological interpretation of the feelings of the four protagonists. There are no more secco recitatives; instead the arias and ensembles and the commenting scenes with their emotionally-laden orchestral accompaniment are merged together in greater unities. The gloomy tone colors of the overture and the experimental form show the short, 90-minute chamber opera – called an "operetta" by Haydn himself – in a striking distance from Italian Baroque opera, perceptible even now.
Haydn: L'isola disabitata, Hob.XXVIII:9
