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	Stiffelio @ Royal Opera House, London: opera review
		Stiffelio's power to provoke has gone, but its power to move has not.
		This performance, however, was neither overbearing nor gratuitous: rather, the character's emotional turmoil in facing her husband, her lover, her father and her community was presented with harrowing clarity.
		What pleased was the lack of histrionics: Stiffelio's animalistic, Otello-like rage was kept firmly under lock and key, and when it did burst forth, it did so with venomous fury.
	www.musicomh.com /opera/roh-stiffelio_0407.htm (500 words)

	Classical Music :: The Classical Source :: Stiffelio :: Classical Music
		Radvanovsky relished the role of Lina, Stiffelio’s wife who is having an affair with Raffaelo (a House debut for Reinaldo Macias, replacing Andrew Sritheran), arousing both her father’s suspicion and her husband’s jealousy – the great denouement being Stiffelio’s act of forgiveness from the pulpit.
		For 140 years “Stiffelio” was something of a lost Verdi opera; censors had savaged the score before the première in Trieste in 1850.
		Act Two, outside the church where Stiffelio discovers Lina’s father Stankar fighting with Raffaelo and finds out about her affair also has a similar vista which is equally as threatening as the claustrophobic interior of the meeting hall, inside which all the action of Acts One & Three is crushed.
	www.classicalsource.com /db_control/db_concert_review.php?id=4422 (529 words)

	Portale Guseppe Verdi Ing \| Life and Operas \| Stiffelio
		Stiffelio notes that Lina no longer wears the ring he gave her.
		Stiffelio is full of indignation, Lina overcome by remorse and all present are perplexed.
		Stiffelio does not wish to do this, but Lina tells him that she betrayed him only because of Raffaele's deception.
	www.giuseppeverdi.it /Inglese/page.asp?IDCategoria=162&IDSezione=580&ID=19754 (731 words)

	Artsandentertainment: Revealing Verdi
		Stiffelio kicked into high gear in the amazing tumult of sound and fury that wound up Act I. The company, directed by Brian Robertson, brought a fine sense of coherence to the complex scene in which Stiffelio confronted his wife, Lina, with suspicions of her adultery.
		Stiffelio is a superb tenor part, and Todd Geer gave an uncanny performance, at once impassioned and full-throated in the big ensembles but also capable of conversational expressiveness in the minister's tortured introspection.
		Geer was alternately stern and vulnerable in the finale, as Stiffelio took to the pulpit to read the parable of forgiving the woman taken in adultery, and then publicly forgave his wife.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/02/23/Artsandentertainment/Revealing_Verdi.shtml (535 words)

	'STIFFELIO' - The Washington Times: Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: )
		If "Stiffelio" might generate controversy today, imagine the situation in 1850, the year Verdi attempted to premiere the work in Trieste.
		Verdi stubbornly refused to conform his artistic sensitivities to this environment and was frequently in hot water with the censors as a result.
		A favorite of Placido Domingo's and a regular fixture with the Washington Opera and the Met, Miss Villarroel has a burnished voice that navigated Verdi's cruel vocal challenges — which not infrequently forced her to dive from her highest to her deepest notes within a bar or three — with great skill and passion.
	www.washingtontimes.com /entertainment/20030618-102753-6757r.htm (1005 words)

	Stiffelio: Libretto (in Three Acts) by Francesco Maria Piave price comparison at MSN Shopping
		From its premiere in 1850, its text was diluted to appease the authorities.
		The story of Stiffelio, a protestant minister who eventually divorces his adulterous wife but forgives her from the pulpit in the final scene, shocked conservative Italian...
		In 1856 the composer angrily withdrew "Stiffelio from circulation, reusing parts of the score for his "Aroldo.
	shopping.msn.com /Prices.aspx?itemId=1163666 (255 words)

	Amazon.com: Verdi - Stiffelio / Downes, Carreras, Malfitano, Royal Opera Covent Garden: DVD: José Carreras,Gwynne ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There's also a sweet moment when Stiffelio is giving presents to some children that have been brought to greet him after his return; you'll see him sitting down on a chair giving the present to a little girl; giving her a short, encouraging smile and stroking her face.
		Stiffelio is considered "early Verdi" to musiclogists who classify things, but, in reality, it is a final transition between the maestro's earlier (but most enjoyable) works, and the mature craftsmanship of Rigoletto.
		Stiffelio is not performed often, so whether you live near a performing arts center or not, this DVD may be the only chance to experience it.
	www.amazon.com /Verdi-Stiffelio-Downes-Carreras-Malfitano/dp/B00005RIXU (2167 words)

	Stiffelio e Aroldo
		Una di esse - in cartellone dal 13 al 23 dicembre (vedi Sito del Verdi) - celebra a sua volta il proprio 150° compleanno: si tratta di Stiffelio, composto e concertato da Verdi proprio a Trieste, ed eseguito per la prima volta il 16 novembre 1850 nell' allora Teatro Grande.
		In ogni caso Stiffelio è un'opera che contiene, accanto a una generale arretratezza stilistica, importanti elementi di svolta: le tematiche trattate, come l' adulterio, il divorzio, il perdono, costituiscono motivi non comuni al melodramma del tempo e spiegano perchè Verdi si preoccupò di operare il rifacimento.
		dove all' indirizzo www.giuseppeverdi.it/verdi/opere-28.htm è contenuta una serie notevole di interessanti notizie storiche riguardanti Stiffelio, mentre in www.giuseppeverdi.it/verdi/libretti/Stiffelio.htm si può leggere l'intero suo libretto.
	www.triesterivista.it /musica/stifarol/Stifarol.htm (518 words)

	Stiffelio in Vienna x 3
		Originally, we only planned to go to the first two Stiffelio performances because me and my sister had urgent other obligations at home, and the performances between the second and the last Stiffelio were not worthwhile to be seen.
		After the second Stiffelio we returned therefore to the station to go home by train, both with sad hearts and having the feeling that we could never miss as much at home as in Vienna.
		Believe me, the third Stiffelio too was a gorgeous performance and we are still happy that we made the wise decision to be rather silly than miss one of the Stiffelio's with Carreras....
	www.jcarreras.com /contribute/c_artic022.htm (252 words)

	Verdi, Giuseppe: Stiffelio
		Verdi, Giuseppe Stiffelio: Dramma Lirico in Three Acts by Francesco Maria Piave, the Piano-Vocal Score.
		The critical edition of Stiffelio from which this score is derived was the first to reinstate significant portions of the opera that had been presumed lost for more than a century.
		It was used for the 1993 premiere of Stiffelio at New York's Metropolitan Opera, the first time the opera was performed as Verdi wrote it.
	www.press.uchicago.edu /cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/155914.ctl (135 words)

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		STIFFELIO Le ingenue Custodi del pudore, le donne, rotto il vincolo del coniugale amore.
		STIFFELIO The vile betrayal of the treacherous Judas.
		STIFFELIO Quando ci unimmo sposi, Perchè dovunque perseguitato, A tutti il vero mio nome ascosì; Dal dritto sciogliere tal nodo è dato.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /evwool/Stiffelio.doc (6839 words)

	Decca Music Group - New Release (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This landmark recording of Stiffelio stars José Carreras in the title role and Sylvia Sass as his wife Lina.
		Stiffelio tells of a protestant minister and his wife who has been unfaithful to him.
		The idea of a religious leader being married and forgiving his wife's adultery was so shocking to Italian audiences that Verdi was forced to change the setting of the opera altogether.
	www.deccaclassics.com /music/classicrecitals/4756775.html (117 words)

	Stiffelio
		The move from an imagined Tyrol to the American-West deepened the story and made it more understandable for an audience, that is used to the image of Protestant religious sects in the USA.
		Stiffelio is a Protestant Minister whose preaching often takes him away from home.
		When Stiffelio discovers that Lina´s ring is missing, he suspects her of infidelity.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/burrard/22/stiffelio.html (246 words)

	At Covent Garden, a New Lease on Life for Verdi's 'Stiffelio'
		And none is more worthy of resuscitation than Verdi's "Stiffelio," at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, in a new performing edition by the conductor, Sir Edward Downes.
		Not all of "Stiffelio" is from Verdi's top drawer, but much of it is, including foreshadowings of "Un ballo in maschera" (the gallows scene) and "Otello." It is melodious from beginning to end, but what is missing are the memorable melodies of the operas that came immediately afterward.
		Catherine Malfitano, an excellent artist if not quite a bred-to-the-idiom Verdian, is splendid as the wife, and the Australian baritone Gregory Yurisich as her father brings down the house with the opera's finest set piece, a recitative and aria (contemplating suicide) and cabaletta (contemplating revenge).
	www.iht.com /articles/1993/02/03/verd.php (473 words)

	Verdi: Stiffelio - Stiffelius (Synopsis) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jorg, der alles beobachtet hat, hält Friedrich für verdächtig und erzählt Stiffelio, was er vermutet.
		Nun kämpft Stiffelio selbst gegen Raffael, wird aber durch Jorg, der ihn in die Kirche ruft und bittet, seiner Frau zu verzeihen, unterbrochen.
		Stiffelio macht sich bereit, mit Raffael zu kämpfen, doch dieser ist inzwischen von Stankar gestellt und getötet worden.
	www.impresario.ch /synopsis/synversti.htm (469 words)

	bmibaby - Events: Stiffelio at the Garden (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, England)
		Moshinsky relocates the action from Germany in the early 19th century to America slightly later, where Stiffelio, an evangelical priest, fits well in the "Bible belt." He is unaware that his wife Lina (Radnovsky) is having an affair with Raffaele von Leuthold (Cuban-born tenor and House debutant Reinaldo Macías).
		Stiffelio is roused by the commotion and Stankar spills the beans.
		Stiffelio's initial violent reaction eventually cools, whereupon he offers Lina a divorce.
	travelguides.bmibaby.com /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=159616 (405 words)

	Classical Net - Verdi - Stiffelio
		Stiffelio has returned home after being away on a mission of mercy.
		Moments later, Stiffelio leads his congregation in a passage from the Bible concerning a woman caught in adultery.
		As he reaches the phrase, "and she rose up forgiven," the congregation repeats the phrase and Lina is forgiven.
	www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/works/verdi/stiffelio/index.html (168 words)

	Giuseppe Verdi - Stiffelio
		Stiffelio, opéra en trois actes, fut créé à Trieste en 1850, peu de temps avant Rigoletto (1851), sur un livret de Francesco Maria Piave, d'après la pièce Le Pasteur ou l'Évangile et le foyer de E. Souvestre et E. Bourgeois.
		Grâce à la découverte à Naples, dans les années 60, de deux manuscrits, l'un de Stiffelio, l'autre de Guilielmo Wellingrode, cette version pu être enregistrée avec quelques aménagements.
		La version Gardelli 1979 (DV4073), avec des modifications dans le texte par rapport à celle de Maag, est incontestablement beaucoup plus aboutie et peut constituer une véritable réhabilitation de Stiffelio.
	www.lamediatheque.be /travers_sons/op_ver07.htm (540 words)

	Stiffelio
		Stiffelio is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, from an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Le Pasteur, ou l'Évangile et le Foyer by Émile Souvestre and Eugène Bourgeois.
		The story unfolds around Stiffelio, an Italian Protestant priest, married to Lina.
		The original Stiffelio disappeared from the repertory and won its first modern revival only in the 1960s.
	kira.romeoandjuliet.net /kireannasweb/Operas/Stiffelio/stiffelio.htm (136 words)

	The Aria Database - Aria Listing
		Synopsis : Stiffelio has returned from one of his gospel missions and tells the crowd about what happened on his trip.
		He says that a boatman named Walter saw a man jump out of a high window while be watched by a terrified woman.
		Stiffelio throws the letter in the fire at the end of the story.
	www.aria-database.com /cgi-bin/aria-search.pl?486a (178 words)

	Amazon.com: Verdi: Stiffelio: Music: Matteo Manuguerra,Vladimiro Ganzarolli,Giuseppe Verdi,Lamberto Gardelli,Maria ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For those completely unfamiliar to Stiffelio I can assure you that the opera is packed with beautiful arias from beginning to end and this recording is also blessed with superb singers.
		The Hungarian born singer Sylvia Sass is a wonderful Lina, the wife of Stiffelio who's an adulteress.
		Stiffelio's jealousy and anger that seems to eat at his heart is also easily understandable.
	www.amazon.com /Verdi-Stiffelio-Matteo-Manuguerra/dp/B0009A41XI (1041 words)

	Stiffelio (1993/II) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The score of Stiffelio was lost for more than 100 years and it was not until 1993 that a performing version by Sir Edward Downes brought the work back into public prominence.
		Jose Carreras as Stiffelio is rather…er, stiff, but that is consistent with the role.
		The overall effect is fascinating and well worth seeing although feminists may bristle at the end when Lina throws herself at Stiffelio's feet in gratitude for his magnanimity.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0256409 (404 words)

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