OperasRaras: DONIZETTI: Sancia di Castiglia (Caballé)

Una ópera rara de Donizetti, redescubierta (como tantas otras) por la gran Caballé. Aunque la voz ya no estaba en su mejor momento, merece la pena escucharla.

Sancia di Castiglia is an Italian opera seria in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a libretto by Pietro Salatino. It was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, on 4 November 1832 conducted by Nicola Festa

Role	Voice type	Premiere Cast, 4 November 1836 (Conductor: Nicola Festa)
Sancia	soprano	Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis
Garzia, her son	mezzo-soprano	Diomilla Santolini
Ircano	bass	Luigi Lablache
Rodrigo	tenor	Giovanni Basadonna
Elvira	soprano	Edvige Ricci

Place: Castile, Spain

Time: the middle ages

Sancia, Queen of Castile, whose husband has been killed in battle, also believes that her son, Garcia, has been killed. She plans to marry the Saracen prince, Ircano, against the advice of her minister, Rodrigo. When Garcia, having survived an assassination attempt instigated by Ircano, reappears to claim the throne, Ircano tells Sancia that he will marry her only if she poisons her son. Garcia is about to drink from the poisoned goblet when a suddenly repentant Sancia snatches it and drinks it herself. She dies pleading for her son's forgiveness.

Gaetano Donizetti

Sancia di Castiglia

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