Mefistofele
Sign in to saveMefistofele () is an Italian opera in a prologue and five acts, later reduced to four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera with music by the Italian composer-librettist Arrigo Boito (there are several completed operas for which he was librettist only). It is an adaptation of the German legend of Faust. The opera was given its premiere on 5 March 1868 at La Scala, Milan, under the baton of the composer, despite his lack of experience and skill as a conductor.
Key facts
- Opera.name
- Mefistofele
- Opera.composer
- Arrigo Boito
- Opera.image
- Prologo in cielo, bozzetto di Carlo Ferrario per Mefistofele (1881) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON004306.jpg
- Opera.caption
- Set design for the Prologue in Heaven, by Carlo Ferrario, 1881
- Opera.librettist
- Boito
- Opera.language
- Italian
- Opera.based_on
- Faust legend
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Wikidata facts
- Genre
- opera
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Based on
- Faust
- Screenwriter
- Q5879
- Composer
- Arrigo Boito
- Librettist
- Arrigo Boito
- Image
- Mefistofele Demon 2.jpg
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- date of first performance
- 1868-03-05
- language of work or name
- Italian
- Commons category
- Mefistofele (Boito)
- publication date
- 1850-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
- location of first performance
- La Scala
- title
- Mefistofele
- form of creative work
- opera
- number of parts of this work
- 4
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Composition history
- Performance history and revisions
- 19th century
- 20th century and beyond
- Roles
- Synopsis
- Prologue
- Act 1
- Act 2
- Act 3
- Act 4
- Epilogue
- Recordings
- In popular culture
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Mefistofele () is an Italian opera in a prologue and five acts, later reduced to four acts and an epilogue, the only completed opera with music by the Italian composer-librettist Arrigo Boito (there are several completed operas for which he was librettist only). It is an adaptation of the German legend of Faust. The opera was given its premiere on 5 March 1868 at La Scala, Milan, under the baton of the composer, despite his lack of experience and skill as a conductor.
However, it was not a success and was immediately withdrawn after only two performances both of which were hissed at by the audiences. Revisions in 1875 resulted in success in Bologna and, with further adjustments in 1876 for Venice, the opera was performed elsewhere.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mefistofele” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.