Roles
Synopsis
Andrea Doria laments the oppression of his native Genoa under its foreign governor. He plans a conspiracy with his friends and suborns Vivaldi, the commander of the governor's guard. Doria arranges his own wedding to disguise the plot - the conspirators will strike during the festivities. Doria meets the governor in a wood and tells him of the conspiracy. Believing its success to be inevitable, he advises the governor to flee and save his life. However, Vivaldi has changed sides again and betrays Doria, who is held captive in the city's fortress. Doria's loyal supporter Sporta rouses the common people and they besiege the stronghold. The governor appears with Doria on the battlements and threatens to stab him to death, but the governor himself is struck down by Sporta, who has managed to break into the fortress with a group of friends. Doria's younger brother kills Vivaldi.Adapted from the review in ''La décade philosophique, littéraire et politique'' (1795).References
Sources
*Adélaïde de Place ''Étienne Nicolas Méhul'' (Bleu Nuit Éditeur, 2005) *Arthur Pougin ''Méhul: sa vie, son génie, son caractère'' (Fischbacher, 1889) *General introduction to Méhul's operas in the introduction to the edition of '' Stratonice'' by M. Elizabeth C. Bartlet (Pendragon Press, 1997)External link
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