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Wedding in Florence of Ferdinando I de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine. (Florence: 1589) |
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Descrizione dell'apparato, e degl'intermedi. Fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nelle nozze de'serenissimi don Ferdinanco Medici, e madama Cristina di Loreno ... . (Florence, 1589) |
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Page 003
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Dedication To Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
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Page 007
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Section "Proemio"
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Theatre The "Gran Sala", built by Cosimo I de' Medici in the form of an amphitheatre and renovated for these performances, in which the play and intermedii were performed.
Section "Apparato"
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Intermezzo Harmony descends singing the praises of the married couple; Necessity and her daughters, with a choir of Sirens, sing nuptial blessings.
Section "Intermedio primo"
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Page 025
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Music A madrigal, with music by Emilio de'Cavalieri.
Song
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Page 026
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Music A song by Ottavio Rinuccini, with music by Cristofano Malvezzi.
Song
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Page 039
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Perspective Of the city of Pisa.
Section "Prospettiva"
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Page 043
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Intermezzo The Pierides challenge the Muses to a contest of musical skill.
Section "Intermedio secondo"
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Page 045
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Music A song with words by Ottavio Rinuccini and music by Luca Marenzio.
Song
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Page 048
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Music With songs by Rinuccini and Marenzio.
Intermezzo Apollo slays the dragon that has threatened the citizens of Delos.
Section "Intermedio terzo"
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Page 054
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Chariot Driven by a sorceress.
Intermezzo Prophecy of the Golden Age.
Music Songs by Giulio Caccini.
Section "Intermedio quarto"
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Intermezzo Arion is rescued from death by a dolphin.
Music Songs by Rinuccini and Cristofano Malvezzi.
Section "Intermedio quinto"
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Intermezzo The gods send harmony to earth.
Dance
Music
Section "Intermedio sesto"
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Festival details |
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Festival: Wedding in Florence of Ferdinando I de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine. |
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Date: 1589 |
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City: Florence |
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Participants: Ferdinando (Ferdinand) I de' Medici (1549-1609), Grand Duke of Tuscany
Christine (1565-1637), Duchess of Lorraine, m. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
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Dynasty: Lorraine, Medici |
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Notes: The intermezzi were performed between the acts of Girolamo Bargagli's play La pellegrina which was staged in the Teatro Mediceo degli Uffizzi on the evening of May 2nd, 1589. |
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Performers/artisans: Bardi, Giovanni de' (Organiser)
Buontalenti, Bernardo (Architect)
Francini, Lorenzo (Painter)
Rosselli, Francesco (Painter)
Cavalieri, Emilio de' (Composer)
Malvezzi, Cristofano (Composer)
Rinuccini, Ottavio (Poet)
Marenzio, Luca (Composer)
Caccini, Giulio (Composer)
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Book details |
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Title: Descrizione dell'apparato, e degl'intermedi. Fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nelle nozze de'serenissimi don Ferdinanco Medici, e madama Cristina di Loreno ... . |
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Names: Rossi, Bastiano de' (Author)
Padovani, Antonio (Printer)
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Published: Florence, 1589 |
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Shelfmark: 605.d.27.(4) |
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Dedicated to:
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara |
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Format: [6], 72 pp. 4ยบ |
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References: The wedding festivities and festival sources are described in detail by James M. Saslow in The Medici Wedding of 1589 (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 1996). Watanabe No. 1223 |
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Binding:
Nineteenth-century brown morocco. |
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