Raphael (opera)

Opera by Anton Arensky

Raphael (full title: Raphael: Musical Scenes from the Renaissance; Russian: Рафаэль: Музыкальные сцены из эпохи Возрождения; Italian: Raffaello), Op. 37, is an opera in one act by Anton Arensky. The libretto, by A. A. Kryukov, is based on the life of the Renaissance artist Raphael. The text was written in Russian and immediately translated into Italian by L. Egidi.

The opera was composed in 1894 for the First Congress of Russian Artists and dedicated to the Moscow Society of Lovers of the Arts. It premiered in Italian at the Moscow Conservatory on 6 May (old calendar: 26 April), with set-design by Leonid Pasternak; Yevgeniya Mravina took the role of Fornarina, Raphael's model and mistress.[1][2][3]

Arensky chose a work on non-Russian subject matter and distanced himself from the nationalistic tendencies of his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov.[4][5]

Raphael was less well-received than its predecessor, Arensky's first opera Dream on the Volga.[3] The only fragment remaining popular till now is the Folk Singer's Song off-stage that is usual in the repertoire of Russian tenors. In 2018 its English translation (“My heart is trembling with passion and pleasure”) was published (see the link below).

## Structure

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Introduction (Overture)
I. Chorus of Apprentices
II. Arioso of Raphael
III. Duet of Raphael and Fornarina (includes Chorus of Romans and Folk Singer's Song off-stage[6])
IV. Aria of the Cardinal
V. Trio
VI. Finale

## Recordings

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There is a recording with the Philharmonia of Russia conducted by Constantine Orbelian on the Delos label, featuring Marina Domashenko in the title role (mezzo-soprano); Tatiana Pavlovskaya as Fornarina (soprano); Alexander Vinogradov as Cardinal Bibbiena (bass); and Vsevolod Grivnov as an off-stage folk singer (tenor).[7]

## See also

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* Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and The Five
* Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects

## References

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1. ^ Warrack, John Hamilton; West, Ewan, eds. (1996). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 351. ISBN 0-19-280028-0.
2. ^ Riasanovsky, Nicholas V. (1977). California Slavic Studies X. University of California Press. p. 91\. ISBN 0-520-09564-2.
3. ^ a b Sadie, Stanley, ed. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians I. Oxford University Press. p. 868\. ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2.
4. ^ Frolova-Walker, Marina (2011). "A Ukrainian Tune in Medieval France: Perceptions of Nationalism and Local Color in Russian Opera". 19th-Century Music. 35 (2). University of California Press: 115–131\. doi:10.1525/ncm.2011.35.2.115. JSTOR 10.1525/ncm.2011.35.2.115.
5. ^ Keller, James M (2011). Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 2\. ISBN 978-0-19-538253-2.
6. ^ The author footnoted that melodies of the Chorus and the Song were taken from the collection of Italian folk songs "Eco di Napoli" (Echo of Naples).
7. ^ "Arensky: Raffaello". Delos. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

## External links

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* The full original score of the opera (in Italian and Russian, for piano) from the Russian State Library.
* Vocal score (Petrucci Music Library)
* L.C. The English lyrics of the Folk Singer's Song off-stage from “Raphael”.

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Raphael

* List of paintings

Early works|

* Baronci Altarpiece (1500–1501)
* Saint Sebastian (1501–1502)
* Resurrection of Christ (1499–1502)
* Mond Crucifixion (1502–1503)
* Madonna and Child with the Book (c. 1503)
* Solly Madonna (c. 1500–1504)
* Oddi Altar (1502–1504)
* Conestabile Madonna (c. 1502–1504)
* Portrait of a Man (c. 1503–1504)
* Vision of a Knight (1503–1504)
* The Marriage of the Virgin (1504)
* Diotallevi Madonna (c. 1504)
* Portrait of Perugino 1 (c. 1504)
* Colonna Altarpiece (c. 1503–1505)
* Saint George (c. 1503–1505)
* Three Graces (c. 1503–1505)
* Saint Michael (c. 1504–1505)

Florentine period|

* Christ Blessing (c. 1502–1504)
* Portrait of Pietro Bembo (c. 1504)
* Portrait of Elisabetta Gonzaga 2 (c. 1504–1505)
* Portrait of Emilia Pia da Montefeltro 2 (c. 1504–1505)
* Small Cowper Madonna (c. 1504–1505)
* Terranuova Madonna (c. 1504–1505)
* Madonna del Granduca (c. 1505)
* Saint George and the Dragon (c. 1505)
* Young Man with an Apple (c. 1505)
* Self-portrait (1504–1506)
* La donna gravida (1505–1506)
* Madonna del Cardellino (c. 1505–1506)
* Young Woman with Unicorn (c. 1505–1506)
* Madonna del Prato (1506)
* Madonna with Beardless Saint Joseph (c. 1506)
* Portrait of Agnolo Doni (c. 1506)
* Portrait of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (c. 1506)
* Portrait of Maddalena Doni (c. 1506)
* Ansidei Madonna (1505–1507)
* Madonna of the Pinks (c. 1506–1507)
* Bridgewater Madonna (c. 1507–1508)
* The Deposition (1507)
* Madonna of the Baldacchino (c. 1506–1508)
* La belle jardinière (1507–1508) (completed by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio)
* Canigiani Holy Family (c. 1507–1508)
* Colonna Madonna (c. 1507–1508)
* Portrait of a Young Woman (La Muta) (c. 1507–1508)
* Esterhazy Madonna (c. 1508)
* Niccolini-Cowper Madonna (1508)
* Tempi Madonna (1508)
* Saint Catherine of Alexandria (c. 1507–1509)

Roman period|

* Portrait of Tommaso Inghirami (c. 1509)
* Garvagh Madonna (c. 1509–1510)
* Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (c. 1509–1511)
* Portrait of a Cardinal (c. 1510–1511)
* Alba Madonna (c. 1511)
* Madonna of Loreto (c. 1511)
* The Prophet Isaiah (1511–1512)
* Madonna of Foligno (c. 1511–1512)
* Portrait of Pope Julius II (1511, 1512)
* Galatea (c. 1512)
* Madonna with the Fish (c. 1512–1514)
* Madonna della Seggiola (c. 1513–1514)
* Madonna of the Candelabra (c. 1513–1514)
* Sistine Madonna (c. 1513–1514)
* Madonna dell'Impannata (c. 1513–1514)
* Madonna della Tenda (c. 1513–1514)
* Portrait of a Young Man (c. 1513–1514)
* Sibyls (1514)
* Portrait of Bindo Altoviti (c. 1512–1515)
* Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione (c. 1514–1515)
* Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary (c. 1514–1516)
* Creation of the World (1516)
* Portrait of Andrea Navagero and Agostino Beazzano (1516)
* Portrait of Cardinal Bibbiena (c. 1516)
* La velata (c. 1516)
* Visitation (c. 1517)
* The Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia (c. 1514–1517)
* Madonna with the Blue Diadem (c. 1510–1518)
* Holy Family of Francis I (1518)
* Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan (1518)
* Ezekiel's Vision (c. 1518)
* Portrait of Doña Isabel de Requesens y Enríquez de Cardona-Anglesola (with Giulio Romano) (c. 1518)
* Saint Margaret and the Dragon (c. 1518)
* La Fornarina (1518–1519)
* Small Holy Family (c. 1518–1519) (with Giulio Romano)
* Portrait of a Young Woman (c. 1518–1519) (with Giulio Romano)
* Transfiguration (1516–1520)
* Madonna de Bogota (c. 1517–1520)
* Portrait of Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals (c. 1518–1520)
* Madonna of the Rose (1518–1520)
* Self-Portrait with a Friend (1518–1520)

Raphael Rooms|

* The Parnassus (1509–1511)
* The School of Athens (1509–1511)
* Disputation of the Holy Sacrament (1510–1511)
* Cardinal and Theological Virtues (1511)
* The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple (1511–1512)
* The Mass at Bolsena (1512–1514)
* The Meeting of Leo the Great and Attila (1513–1514)
* Liberation of Saint Peter (1514)
* The Fire in the Borgo (c. 1514–1517) (executed by Giulio Romano)

Tapestry cartoons|

* Miraculous Draught of Fishes (1514–1516)
* Christ's Charge to Peter (1514–1516)
* Healing of the Lame Man (1514–1516)
* Death of Ananias (1514–1516)
* Conversion of the Proconsul (1514–1516)
* Sacrifice at Lystra (1514–1516)
* Saint Paul Preaching in Athens (1514–1516)

Drawings|

* Lucretia (1500s)
* Adoration of the Shepherds (c. 1508)

Sculptures|

* Jonah (1520) (executed by Lorenzetto)
* Elijah (c. 1520–1524) (executed by Lorenzetto and Raffaello da Montelupo)

Buildings|

* Chigi Chapel (1507–1520) (continued by other architects)
* Palazzo Jacopo da Brescia (1515–1519)
* Palazzo Branconio dell'Aquila (c. 1520)
* Sant'Eligio degli Orefici (1509–1575) (completed by Baldassare Peruzzi and Bastiano da Sangallo)
* Villa Madama (1518–1525) (completed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger and other disciples)
* Villa Farnesina (decoration)

Related|

* Giovanni Santi (father)
* Imperia Cognati (mistress and model)
* Margarita Luti (mistress and model)
* Giulio Romano (disciple and collaborator)
* Raphael and La Fornarina (1813 painting)
* Raphael (1894 opera)
* La Fornarina (1944 film)
* Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
* SS Raffaello
* Raphael (crater)
* Vatican loggias

* 1 Also attributed to Lorenzo di Credi
* 2 Attributed

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz work

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