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Giuseppe Verdi ATTILA DISC 1 PROLOGUE AND ACT 1
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Attila is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on the 1809 play Attila, König der Hunnen (Attila, King of the Huns) by Zacharias Werner. The opera received its first performance at La Fenice in Venice on 17 March 1846. • From https://www.liveabout.com/ • Attila, Prologue • Attila the Hun has successfully invaded Italy. In the conquered city of Aquileia, Attila and his warriors celebrate their victory. A group of captured women is brought in amidst the celebration. Odabella, the leader of the women, shouts to Attila that they will forever be loyal to Italy and will always defend their country. Attila is impressed with her courage and grants her one favor. She asks for Attila's sword, to which he obliges. Odabella declares that she will kill Attila one day with his own sword to avenge the death of her father, who Attila killed earlier while taking over the city. After the women are escorted out of the room, Ezio, a Roman general, arrives to discuss matters with Attila. Attila greets him with respect, calling him a worthy adversary. Ezio proposes a deal that would give Attila the entire Roman empire as long as he retains control of Italy. Attila angrily rejects the offer and tells him that he would rather raze Rome to the ground. • After a raging storm has passed, Foresto, a nobleman, arrives with a group of Aquileian refugees on a distant shore. Though he worries for his fiance, Odabella, he commits to founding a new city - the future Venice. • Attila, Act 1 • Hoping to find the perfect moment to exact revenge, Odabella has remained in Attila's camp, which has now moved closer to Rome. Staring at the clouds, she makes out their shapes to be images of her deceased father and fiance, Foresto, who she believes to be dead. Suddenly, Foresto emerges from the forest. Confused and upset why she would be staying in Attila's camp, Odabella explains her plan for revenge. Foresto's heart is calmed and the two are happy to reunite. • Late that night, Attila awakens in his tent after having a terrible dream. He recounts his vision that upon entering Rome, and old man warns him to turn around and never come back. When the sun rises, Attila's courage is restored and he resolves to march into Rome. Prior to their departure, a procession of maidens from Rome walks by Attila's camp. Lead by a Roman bishop named Leo, the same words Attila heard in his dreams are repeated. Attila is horrified to see that Leo is the same man from his dream the night before.
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