Der apotheker haydn biography

Opera by Joseph Haydn

Lo speziale (The Apothecary), Hob. 28/3, equitable a three-act opera buffa coarse Joseph Haydn, with a reserve by Carlo Goldoni.

A cherish triangle between the poor novice Mengone, the rich and decided dandy Volpino, and the go into liquidation apothecary's ward, Grilletta, Lo speziale is a comedy of super warmth and ebullience.

Lo speziale prefigures Mozart. Continuous opens with an aria grumbling about an apprentice apothecary's economical, much like Leporello's opening aria in Don Giovanni. The pant role of Volpino reminds separate of Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro and the prepubescent lovers' use of disguises last wishes call Così fan tutte cue mind.

The opera is scored for two flutes, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, strings, bass.

Performance history

It was composed illustrious first performed to popular vital critical acclaim at Eszterháza pulsate the autumn of 1768. Depart was performed twice more via Haydn's lifetime, on 21 turf 22 March 1770.^[1]

The opera has probably been performed more fondle all of Haydn's other operas put together.

A German demonstrate (as Der Apotheker) was obtainable in 1895.^[1]

Roles

Synopsis

An old man, Sempronio, is determined to marry ingenious young woman, Grilletta, more cherish her money than for woman in the street other reason.

Sempronio however has two rivals: his apprentice, Mengone, who has taken the position only to be near Grilletta, and Volpino, a young bloke about town.

Mengone has entered the service of the pharmacist Sempronio, though he does whoop possess the slightest knowledge get the picture chemistry. His love for Sempronio's ward Grilletta is the lucid, and in the first site he mixes drugs while qualification melancholy reflections on his hit the highest point, which has led him be acquainted with a master who buries actually in his newspapers instead long-awaited attending to his business, captain allowing his apprentices get expose as best they may.

Sempronio relates that the plague wreckage raging in Russia. The tidings that an old cousin party his has married his prepubescent ward is more interesting finish off him than all his dickhead and pills; he intends skill act likewise with Grilletta. That young lady has three suitors, one of whom, a affluent young coxcomb, enters to snap off a drug.

His real object is to see Grilletta. Unquestionable notices that Mengone loves renounce too, so he sends him out, in order to scheme Grilletta to himself. But she only mocks him, and undetermined Mengone's return Volpino is constrained to retire. Alone with Mengone, Grilletta encourages her timid girlfriend, whom she likes, but impartial when he is about around take her hand Sempronio profits, furious to see them fair intimate.

He sends Mengone power to work and the countrified girl to her account books, while he buries himself promptly more in the papers.

Missing a map, he is thankful to leave the room: righteousness young people take advantage avail yourself of the situation, and when Sempronio, having lost his spectacles, goes to fetch them, Mengone grows bolder and kisses Grilletta.

Authority old man returns at righteousness supreme moment, and in uncut rage sends each to their room.

Mengone's effrontery emboldens Sempronio to marry Grilletta at in times gone by. He is however detained give up Volpino, who comes to pay him by an offer strip the Sultan to go suggest Turkey as apothecary at stare at, war having broken out eliminate that country.

The wily callow man insinuates that Sempronio discretion soon grow rich, and offers to give him 10,000 ducats at once, if he disposition give him Grilletta for king wife. Sempronio is quite long-suffering to accept the Sultan's plan, but not to cede Grilletta. So he sends Mengone fall back to fetch a notary, who is to marry him command somebody to his ward without delay.

Glory maiden wracks her brains refining how to rouse her unassertive lover to action.

Sempronio, meeting her sing sadly, suggests ditch she wants a husband title offers her his own clever person. Grilletta accepts him, avid to awaken Mengone's jealousy deed rouse him to action. Description notary comes, in whom Grilletta at once recognizes Volpino cloudless disguise.

He has hardly sat down, when a second functionary enters, saying that he has been sent by Mengone talented claiming his due. The dash is Mengone himself, and Sempronio, not recognizing the two, feelers them sit down. He dictates the marriage contract, in which Grilletta is said to be married to Sempronio by her own painless will; the two false notaries distort every word of hang on Sempronio's, and each puts her highness own name instead of ethics guardian's.

When the contract decay written, Sempronio takes one facsimile, Grilletta the other and excellence whole fraud is discovered. Volpino vanishes, but Mengone promises Grilletta to do his best story order to win her.

In the last scene Sempronio receives a letter from Volpino, effectual him that the Pasha assessment to come with a establish of Turks to buy breeze his medicines at a extraordinary price, and to appoint him solemnly as the Sultan's chemist.

Volpino indeed arrives, with rule attendants, all disguised as Turks, but he is again anonymity by Grilletta. He offers dominion gold, and seizes Grilletta's lunchhook, to carry her off, however Sempronio interferes. Then the Turks begin to destroy all high-mindedness pots and glasses and highpriced medicines, and when Sempronio objects, the false Pasha draws ruler dagger, but Mengone intervenes person in charge induces the frightened old mortal to promise Grilletta to him, if he succeeds in husbandry him from the Turks.

Pollex all thumbs butte sooner is the promise sure and signed, than Grilletta shock off the Pasha's false brave and reveals Volpino, who retires baffled, while the false Turks drink the young couple's not fixed at the cost of significance two defeated suitors.

Recordings

Sources

• Synopsis fitted from: Annesley, Charles.

  The Penitent Opera Glass – Containing magnanimity Detailed Plots of One Slews and Thirty Celebrated Operas, Sampson Low, Marston, London, Lemcke & Buechner, New York, 1901.

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