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''Le carnaval de Venise'' (English: ''The Carnival of Venice'') is an ''opéra-ballet'' in a prologue and three acts by the French composer André Campra. The libretto is by Jean-François Regnard. It was first performed on 20 January 1699 by the Académie royale de musique in the Salle du Palais-Royal in Paris. Campra dedicated the work to Louis, Grand Dauphin, heir apparent to the French throne, who enjoyed it and had it staged again in February 1711, shortly before his death. In one critic's assessment: "In a magisterial act of conflation, this composer blends the styles of Lully, Lalande, Monteverdi and Cavalli and manages also to foreshadow Handel and Rameau. He dreamt up a multi-hued score, capable of recapturing in Paris both the carnival spirit in general and that of the legendary Venice in particular."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/192233/Andre-Campra-Le-Carnaval-de-Venise )〕 It was presented in July 1975 at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, conducted by Michel Plasson. Jorge Lavelli directed and the cast included Christiane Eda-Pierre, Martine Dupuy, Bruce Brewer, and Roger Soyer. The Boston Early Music Festival has announced plans to mount a production in June 2017. A recording with Hervé Niquet conducting Le Concert Spirituel was released in 2011. Vocalists included Salomé Haller, Marina De Liso, Andrew Foster-Williams, Alain Buet, Mathias Vidal, Sarah Tynan, Blandine Staskiewicz, and Luigi De Donato.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.glossamusic.com/glossa/reference.aspx?id=236 )〕 ''Gramophone'' called it "a performance to brighten up the dullest mood". ==Synopsis== Alan Rich summarized the plot in these words: The action takes place in Venice during Carnival season. ;Prologue Stagehands are urged on by a foreman to complete readying a room for the presentation of a play. Everything is in disarray, with pieces of lumber and unfinished set decorations lying about. Minerva descends to take part in the celebration and is shocked by the state of things. She decides to take charge herself and call on the gods of the arts for their help. Music, dance, painting and architecture appear with their escorts and construct a magnificent theater. Minerva invites a choir to celebrate a glorious monarch and unveils a stage presentation of the carnival in Venice. ;Act I Venice, the Piazza San Marco. Léonore reproaches herself for telling Léandre she loved him since she has found him less eager for his part. She also fears her rival Isabelle. Both women confess to one another that they are loved by a young stranger and soon discover they both mean Léandre. Each thinks the other is mistaken. They confront Léandre, who at first can not choose between them. In the end her opts for Isabelle, and Léonore swears she will avenge that insult. A troop of Bohemians, Armenians, and Slavs appear with guitars. They sing in Italian and dance. Léandre tells Isabelle how attractive he finds her. Isabelle expresses her fears about Léonore, but Léandre reassures her that he will be faithful to her. ;Act II The La Salle des Réduits (''discounts''), where gambling will take place during Carnival. Rodolphe, a noble Venetian in love with Isabelle, is torn between love and jealousy. Léonore arrives to confirm her suspicions, and she tells he how she has been misled by Léandre. Together they plan to avenge themselves. The goddess Fortune appears, followed by a stream of gamblers representing all the nations of the world. The scene changes to night, with a view of pleasure palaces with balconies. Rodolphe has positioned himself to spy on his rival. Léandre arrives with a band of musicians to serenade Isabelle. Léandre and they sing an Italian trio. Isabelle answers them, singing from her balcony. Witnessing this scene Rodolphe grows increasingly angry and vengeful. Isabelle, thinking she is talking to Léandre, expresses her hatred for her jealous former lover. Rodolphe reveals himself, and Isabelle rejects his advances. Left alone, Rodolphe plsnd vengeance. ;Act III A square in Venice, encircled by magnificent palaces, on which canals full of gondolas converge. Léonore is divided between her love and her desire for vengeance. Rodolphe arrives to tell her that he has killed his rival. Léonore regrets that she ever succumbed to her jealous feelings. She rejects Rodolphe in horror. Rodolphe determines to tell Isabelle of Léandre's death himself. Divertissement of Castelans and Nicolotes, two of the city's rival factions, with fifes and tambourines. The former defeat the latter and demonstrate their joy in dancing. Isabelle learns of and laments Léandre's death. Elle decides to take her own life by stabbing herself, but Léandre qapperas and intervenes to stop her. Léandre explains that the hired assassin who tried to kill him missed his target. They confes their love for one another. Léandre suggests that they flee by boat during the theater's presentation of the fable of Orpheus and the grand ball that follows. Orpheus in the underworld (in Italian). A theater appears and is unveiled to reveal the palace of Pluto. Pluton, warned that a mortal is arriving, alerts the gods of the underworld. He is enraptured by the song of Orpheus, who asks him to hand over Euridice. Pluto agrees to do so provided that Orpheus does not gaze at her until he emerges from the underworld. Euridice appears and in response to her repeated appeals to look at her Orpheus does so. The demons of the underworld separate them forever. A magnificent hall. The figure of Carnival appears leading a parade of masked participants from all nations. The maskers begin dancing with great seriousness. Carnival announces he wants to see something more frivolous. A magnificent chariot appears drawn by comic maskers who join in the dance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Le carnaval de Venise」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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