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Paperback Semiramide [Italian] Book

ISBN: 1805409697

ISBN13: 9781805409694

Semiramide [Italian]

Semiramide un melodramma tragico in due atti di Gioachino Rossini su libretto di Gaetano Rossi, rappresentato per la prima volta a Venezia nel 1823. La vicenda ruota attorno a Semiramide, regina di Babilonia, complice con il principe Assur nell'assassinio del marito, il re Nino. All'ombra del delitto si addensa il mistero: il giovane comandante Arsace, inviato dalla Scizia, attira l'amore della regina e la furia di Assur, che pretende la corona come ricompensa per il crimine. Ma Arsace ignora la propria origine; il sommo sacerdote Oroe, custode del segreto, rivela che egli in realt Ninias, figlio di Nino, salvato in segreto. Mentre Semiramide lo sceglie pubblicamente come sposo e successore al trono, l'ombra del re assassinato appare dalla tomba annunciando vendetta e oscuri presagi.Nel secondo atto la tragedia si precipita verso la catastrofe. Arsace, appresa la verit , scende nelle viscere del sepolcro di Nino deciso a compiere la vendetta. L si trascinano anche Assur, tormentato dal rimorso e dalla follia, e Semiramide, giunta per proteggere l'amato o per implorare perdono. Nelle tenebre della tomba Arsace colpisce Assur, ma il colpo raggiunge anche Semiramide, che si era frapposta o si trovava nel buio. La regina, morente, riconosce in Arsace il figlio perduto e spira tra le braccia del popolo sgomento. Assur condotto al supplizio, e Arsace, liberato dal peso del matricidio involontario, viene proclamato re di Babilonia, mentre il coro celebra la fine dell'antica colpa e il trionfo della giustizia divina.

Semiramide is a tragic opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini, with a libretto by Gaetano Rossi, first performed in Venice in 1823. The story centres on Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, who conspires with Prince Assur to murder her husband, King Nino. Mystery looms over the murder: the young commander Arsace, sent from Scythia, wins the queen's love and provokes the fury of Assur, who demands the crown as a reward for the crime. But Arsace is unaware of his true origins; the high priest Oroe, keeper of the secret, reveals that he is in fact Ninias, son of Nino, who was secretly saved. Whilst Semiramide publicly chooses him as her husband and successor to the throne, the shadow of the murdered king appears from the tomb, heralding vengeance and dark omens.

In the second act, the tragedy hurtles towards catastrophe. Arsace, having learnt the truth, descends into the depths of Nino's tomb, determined to exact his revenge. There, too, are Assur, tormented by remorse and madness, and Semiramide, who has come either to protect her beloved or to beg for forgiveness. In the darkness of the tomb, Arsace strikes Assur, but the blow also strikes Semiramide, who had interposed herself or was simply standing in the darkness. The dying queen recognises Arsace as her long-lost son and breathes her last in the arms of the dismayed people. Assur is led to his execution, and Arsace, freed from the burden of involuntary matricide, is proclaimed King of Babylon, whilst the chorus celebrates the end of the ancient sin and the triumph of divine justice.

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