Il dolce suono
Il dolce suono Mi colpì di sua voce ! With these words4, following the flute introduction, begins the arioso of the madness scene of Lucia di Lammermoor. In Donizetti’s opera, adapted from Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor located in Scotland, Lucy Ashton is in love with Edgard Ravenswood, in spite of the conflicts opposing their families for generations. Forcedly married to another man by her family, she murders him during the wedding ceremonies, then goes mad. She imagines...
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Il dolce suono Mi colpì di sua voce ! Sur ces mots1, suivant l’introduction flûtée, commence l’arioso de la scène de la folie de Lucia di Lammermoor (ou Lucie de Lammermoor dans sa version française). Dans cet opéra de Donizetti, adapté d’un roman de Walter Scott situé en Écosse (La Fiancée de Lammermoor2), Lucy Ashton est amoureuse d’Edgard Ravenswood, malgré le différend qui oppose leurs familles depuis des générations. Contrainte d‘épouser un autre homme par sa...
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“Conceal me what I am, and be my aid For such disguise as haply shall become The form of my intent.” Viola from Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare, Act I Scene 2 London, February 1677. That was one rainy Monday, chilling you to the marrow. Wrapped in fog, the moon, mistress of dreams and illusions, illuminated with opaline grace the cloudy welkin. On the front blown by the wind, a placard indicated in red frivolous letters the play that was to be played the next day....
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“Conceal me what I am, and be my aid For such disguise as haply shall become The form of my intent.” Viola from Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare, Act I Scene 2 « Cache ce que je suis, et assiste-moi Pour qu’avec chance prenne ce déguisement La forme de mon dessein. » Viola dans La Nuit des rois, ou Ce que vous voudrez, Acte I, Scène 2 Londres, février 1677. C‘était un lundi pluvieux, à vous glacer les os. Emmitouflée de brume, la lune, maîtresse des...
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This picture is a rendition inspired by various sources. Below, you will find some explanations, if you are inclined to investigations… There is a couple of clowns in Italian Commedia dell’Arte that probably had been an inspiration for the early tarot decks. The white clown is named Mattacino, Mattello, or Matterello. Linked to the Fool arcana — Traditionally a symbol for foolishness, it is also a symbol of freedom, as it stands out of the game (he bears no number). The red...
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Cette image est une interprétation inspirée par plusieurs sources. Ci-dessous, si vous êtes enclin à l’investigation, vous en trouverez quelques clefs… Dans la Commedia dell’Arte, il est un couple de clowns qui ont probablement inspiré les premiers jeux de tarot. Le clown blanc est appelé Mattacino, Mattello, ou Matterello. Lié à l’arcane du Mat — Traditionnellement un symbole de la folie, de l’inconstance, mais aussi un symbole de la liberté, comme il est hors du...
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