Lisola disabitata (Die wuste Insel) Hob.XXVIII:9
Azione teatrale in due parti
by Franz Joseph Haydn
Tenor Voice - Sheet Music

2 soprano voice solos, tenor voice solo, bass voice solo, orchestra (2 Soprano Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, Bass Voice Solo, Orchestra)

SKU: BA.BA04664-90

Azione teatrale in due parti. Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Christine Siegert, Gunter Thomas, and Ulrich Wilker. Arranged by Martin Focke. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Vocal Score. Hob. XXVIII:9. Duration 2 hours, 45 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA04664-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA04664-90).

ISBN 9790006537839. 27 x 19 cm inches. Text Language: Italian, German. Translation: Peter Brenner. Pietro Metastasio.

Of Haydn's numerous operas, only"L'isola disabitata"(The Deserted Island) has a librett 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 colours 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.

The new vocal score is based on Vol. XXV/9 of the Haydn Edition.