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Trapped in the web of love
Which operatic character could be best described as a spider? Assume this question were asked at the next Met Opera Quiz: what would be your answer? Hint: a spider spins a web (of lies, of deception, whatever) and then patiently waits for her victim to fall in it, after which she mercilessly kills him and devours him. Any number of evil characters whose perverse machinations we observe during the course of a piece, and which terminates with the demise of the hero/heroine could be described that way. Iago in Otello is perhaps the most appropriate example. When it comes to Donizetti’s “Tudor cycle,” one could possibly think of Enrico in Anna Bolena, or even, with a big stretch, of Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda. But there is no clear reason why Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux, who ends up victim of her own rage and jealousy, should be identified with a […]
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