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30th Sep 2024
V.Bellini I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Did you know that Bellini`s opera I Capuleti e I Montecchi is based on a play by the outstanding 16th century Italian writer Matteo Bandello? The plot of two unhappy lovers was known in Italy during the Renaissance. We find the first literary description in a short story by Masuccio dated 1476. Then the story described by the outstanding poet Luigi da Porto in 1524 gains great popularity in Italy, and already in 1532 a play by Matteo Bandello appears, describing the story of two lovers, with many details which we then find in Shakespeare.In the opera, Romeo and Giulietta already know each other and are in love with each other. But they cannot be together because of the political feud of their families, who are fighting for power in the city. The Capuleti and Monttecchi are embroiled in a real-life historical struggle in Italy between the Guelphs (supporters of the pope) and the Ghibellines (supporters of the Holy Roman Emperor). This approach of the composer also affected the title of the opera, which bears not the names of lovers, but only the names of warring clans.
Despite the political background, Bellini created a stunningly beautiful opera about love, devotion and fidelity.
As an illustration, Salvador Dali`s painting Romeo and Juliet
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