' (Italian for ''The Golden Cross'') is an opera in 3 acts by

Henrique Oswald Henrique José Pedro Maria Carlos Luis Oswald (April 14, 1852 – June 9, 1931) was a Brazilian composer and pianist. Biography Oswald was born in Rio de Janeiro. His father was a Swiss-German immigrant and his mother from Italy. The family name w ...

to an Italian libretto. It was composed in 1872. Flávio Carvalho.
(Re)conhecendo as três óperas de Henrique Oswald (1852–1931) através de seus manuscritos
' No performances of it are registered. The work remains unpublished.Susana Cecilia Igayara.
Henrique Oswald e a música vocal.
' Revista Glosas. Revista do Movimento Patrimonial pela Música Portuguesa, v. 9, p. 19-25. Setembro 2015.

History

''The Golden Cross'' was the first opera composed by young Oswald. The librettist is not identified. The manuscript score consists of 237 pages. In this work the composer prefers great sonorous masses and a dense orchestral texture. Concerning the voices and their relation with orchestra, it seems that he inclined to the dramatic school of voicing.

Scoring

There are six main characters (2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bariton, bass) and a mixed chorus (SATB). The orchestra consists of piccolo, flutes, oboes, clarinets (in B), bassoons; trumpets (in F), trombone (in F), bass trombone (ophicleide); harp; timpani, gran cassa, piatti; strings.

Structure

The opera is divided in Italian manner into separate musical numbers: recitativos, arias, duets, quartets, choruses and intermezzi.

References

Operas by Henrique Oswald Italian-language operas 1872 operas Operas {{Italian-opera-stub