

That's why we want to offer a wide range of capsules for your Nespresso® * coffee machine, which includes coffee from various regions of the world - Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Kenya, and other regions that are known as some of the best coffee bean growers in the world. Such a cup of espresso coffee cannot be made without the corresponding coffee in capsules. iv, 68 pp.Nespresso® * machines have been launched as single-serve espresso machines, the main function of which is to make a perfect cup of espresso coffee at home, simplifying the process and maintenance itself. Korngold's "Violanta" und "Der Ring des Polykrates". Violanta, Erich Wolfgang Korngolds dionysisches Bühnenwerk. Erich Wolfgang Korngolds Operneinakter Violanta", Frankfurter Zeitschrift für Musikwissenschaft 1, no. Simone enters and tries to stab Alfonso, but Violanta interposes herself and is mortally wounded. The lovers realise that their dream is over, and spurred on by Alfonso Violanta sings the fateful song with hysterical abandon. Their ecstatic bliss is interrupted by Simone who calls out to his wife.

Violanta bemoans her fate, but Alfonso implores her to think only of the present moment: they embrace and sing of the sublimity of pure love. However, when Alfonso explains to her the course of his life and talks about his longing for death, Violanta realises that she really loves him and refuses to give the signal. During their meeting Violanta reveals her true identity and her intention to avenge her sister. The plan is that Violanta will receive Alfonso in her room, and once he is disarmed she will sing the Carnival song as a signal that Simone should enter and murder him.Īlfonso arrives. Initially Simone is horrified at this plan, but he finally succumbs to Violanta's promises and threats. After dismissing Bracca, she reveals to Simone that she has (anonymously) arranged a meeting with Alfonso in their house, where she wants her husband to murder him. Simone is about to leave for the Carnival with the painter Giovanni Bracca, when Violanta appears. Ever since her sister Nerina committed suicide (after having been seduced by Alfonso, the Prince of Naples), she has been bent on vengeance.

On the night of the great Carnival, Simone in vain searches his house for his wife Violanta. The opera is set in 15th-century Venice, at the house of Simone Trovai, military commander of the Venetian Republic. Simone Trovai, military commander of the Venetian republicĪlfonso, illegitimate son of the King of Naples Roles Roles, voice types, premier cast Role

The North American premiere was given on 5 November 1927 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City with Maria Jeritza as Violanta, Walter Kirchhoff as Alfonso, Clarence Whitehill as Simone, Angelo Badà as Giovanni, and Artur Bodanzky conducting. It was premiered on 28 March 1916 at the National Theatre Munich together with the composer's other one-act opera Der Ring des Polykrates, Op. It is Korngold's second opera, written when he was seventeen years old. The libretto is by the Austrian playwright Hans Müller-Einigen. 8, is a one-act opera by Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
