Overture to "Luisa Miller"
Giuseppe Verdi (trans. William G. Pruyn)
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General Info
Year: 1849 / 1988
Duration: c. 5:55
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Symphony
Publisher: Dave Taylor
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Luisa Miller, Verdi's 15th opera, premiered December 8, 1849, at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. It was based upon Schiller's Kaba/e und Liebe (Intrigue and Love) dating from 1784 to a text by Salvatore Cammarano, and is described as a melodramma tragico (a tragic melodrama). The story is set in Tyrol in the early 17th century and centers upon the love of Luisa (soprano). daughter of the old soldier Miller (baritone), for Rodolfo (tenor), the son of Count Walter. But, in a typically confusing operatic plot twist, Rodolfo conceals his real name and rank from Luisa and goes by the name of "Carlo." Rodolfo (Carlo) is expected to marry Federica (mezzo), the Duchess of Ostheim. When he refuses, he is imprisoned. Meanwhile, Luisa is forced by Wurm (bass) to write a letter saying she is in love with someone else. When Rodolfo is released from prison, he makes Luisa confess that she wrote the letter and then poisons both himself and Luisa. But before the poison takes effect, Luisa reveals that she was forced to write the letter. With his remaining strength, Rodolfo grabs a sword and kills Wurm. Vindicated, the lovers die in the presence of their parents.
- Program Note from liner notes of U.S. Marine Band CD Overtures, Vol. 2
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: U.S. Marine Band (John Bourgeois, conductor) 1993
Media
State Ratings
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Performances
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- Auburn (Ala.) University Symphonic Winds (Christopher Knighten, conductor) - 5 March 2020 (86th Annual ABA National Convention)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Adagio (arr. Hautvast)
- Ah! Fors e lui - Sempre Libera from "La Traviata" (arr. Barrow) (1973)
- Aïda: Prelude (arr. Hautvast) (/2010)
- Anvil Chorus (tr. McAlister and Graham) (1853/2008)
- Ave Maria volgarizzata da Dante (arr. Hartman) (1880/2019)
- Ballabili (arr. Van der Beek) (1847/1865/1997)
- Ballet Music from "Otello" (tr. Patterson) (1887/2003)
- Bolero from "The Sicilian Vespers" (tr. Sousa) (1855)
- Di Quella pira (arr. Hanna) (1853/)
- Dies Irae (arr. Bocook) (1874/1998)
- Excerpts from "Manzoni Requiem" (arr. Mollenhauer) (1869/1874/1965)
- Fanfare from "Requiem" (arr. Decker) (1874/1989)
- Il Balen del Suo Sorriso from "Il Trovatore" (arr. Brittain) (2009)
- La Battaglia di Legnano (arr. Kalischnig) (1986)
- La Forza del Destino (tr. Cesarini) (1862/1995)
- March from "Aida" (arr. Seredy) (1871/1898/1964)
- Nabucco (tr. Saurer) (1841/2004)
- Nabucco Overture (tr. Cailliet) (1842/1959)
- Overture to "Joan of Arc" (arr. Rollinson) (1845/1902)
- Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Lake and Hunt) (1862/1946)
- Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Odom) (1862)
- Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Patterson) (1862/2012)
- Overture to "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Rogers) (1862/1980)
- Overture: "La Forza del Destino" (arr. Suzuki) (1862/2017)
- Overture to "Luisa Miller" (arr. Pruyn) (1849/1988)
- Overture to "Nabucco" (tr. Cailliet) (1841/1959)
- Overture to "Nabucco" (arr. Neumann) (1841/2020)
- Overture to "Nabucco" (arr. Rhea) (1841)
- Prelude to Act I of "La Traviata" (ed. Falcone) (1853/1966)
- Requiem (tr. Patterson) (1874/2005)
- Rigoletto-Fantasie (arr. Goldhammer) (1851/2002)
- Triumphal March from "Aida" (arr. Evžen Zámečník) (1871)
- Triumphal March from "Aida" (arr. McAlister; ed. Reed) (1871)
- Triumphal March from "Aida" (arr. Richard) (1871/2012)
Resources
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Giuseppe Verdi" Accessed 5 March 2020
- Luisa Miller, Wikipedia Accessed 5 March 2020