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La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo (the same source Gaetano Rossi had used for his libretto for Mercadante's Il giuramento in 1837).
La Gioconda is a 19th-century Italian opera by Ponchielli and Boito, based on Victor Hugo's play. It tells the story of a woman who is torn between love and revenge, and faces the Inquisition and a vengeful suitor.
Synopsis: La Gioconda Select a language to update the synopsis text. Composer. Amilcare Ponchielli. Librettist. Arrigo Boito. Sung In. Italian. Met titles In. English. German. ... Find The Metropolitan Opera on Instagram (opens new window) Find The Metropolitan Opera on YouTube (opens new window) Find The Metropolitan Opera on TikTok (opens new ...
Learn the plot and the famous arias of Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda, set in 17th century Venice. Follow the story of Gioconda, who saves her rival Laura from death and sacrifices herself for love.
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Angelo, tyran de Padoue, a play in prose by Victor Hugo, dating from 1835. (This is the same source as Gaetano Rossi had used for his libretto for Mercadante's Il giuramento in 1837).
La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, a 1835 play in prose by Victor Hugo.
La gioconda - Synopsis. Act I Barnaba, a spy for the dreaded Council of Ten, cynically observes a throng of Venetians celebrating a regatta on the Grand Canal. When the crowd rushes off to watch a boat race, he muses on his unrequited passion for the street singer La Gioconda, whom he sees leading her blind mother.
