(''La Mouche'') is an opera in 1 act, 3 tableaux (''novelletta musicale in 3 piccoli quadri'' — musical novelette in 3 little tableaux) by
Henrique Oswald to an Italian libretto by
Eduardo Filippi
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. Composed in 1900. Never published, It is the only of three operas by Oswald which definitely was staged.
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' Revista Glosas. Revista do Movimento Patrimonial pela Música Portuguesa, v. 9, p. 19-25. Setembro 2015.
History
''Il Neo'' is Oswald's second opera written some thirty years after his first (1872). The composer may have turned to this genre again because of the rapid development of opera in Brazil around 1900: the public of Rio de Janeiro heartily accepted foreign opera companies and operas. Compositions by
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Massenet and
Wagner were staged. National composers began to add their own works to the repertoire. For example, in 1900 ''Jupyra'' by
Francisco Braga, the score of which is dedicated to Oswald,
was staged.
Because of its comic subject, Oswald's opera was described by press as an ''operetta''. The music explores different features of 18th century singing.
A 1900 performance is mentioned, but doesn't have any documentary testimonies. The opera was performed (and aired on radio) in 1925. A 1929 performance may be mentioned by mistake for 1925. In 1950 it was performed at the Teatro Municipal in
Rio de Janeiro, with tenor
Alfredo Colosimo, who became the first tenor of the theater that year. It was staged there again in 1952 to celebrate the composer's centenary.
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(Re)conhecendo as três óperas de Henrique Oswald (1852–1931) através de seus manuscritos
' It was definitely performed in 1954, again by Alfredo Colosimo, this time in
Minas Gerais, with
Mario de Bruno conducting.
The manuscript at the
São Paulo library of
Escola de Comunicações a Artes is one that was used by Mario de Bruno.
It has 166 pages (with pages 109-120, part of the third tableau, discarded by the composer).
A ''Berceuse'' from this opera arranged by the composer for voice and piano was published by Bevilacqua in supplement to ''Renascença'' No. 1, 1904.
[Cássia Paula Fernandes Bernardino. ]
Ofélia, poemeto lírico de Henrique Oswald: confluências entre música e texto.
' São Paulo, 2009
Scoring
There are 9 roles: 5 principal (soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors and bariton) and 3 secondary (2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass),
[Apparently this arithmetic is erroneous, but this is how it is stated in Carvalho's paper.] and a mixed chorus (SATB).
The orchestra consists of piccoli, flutes, oboes, clarinets (in B), bassoons; trumpets (in F), trombone (in E), bass trombone; percussion; harp and strings.
References
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Operas by Henrique Oswald
Italian-language operas
1900 operas
Operas
Operas based on works by Alfred de Musset