Tutto è silenzio, MWV H 2 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1829.
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Work Title Tutto è silenzio
Alternative. Title Tutto è silenzio, Dei clementi
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. MWV H 2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 209
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (ca.68 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1829-02-23
Librettist Gaetano Rossi (1774–1855)
Pietro Metastasio (1698–1782)
Language Italian
Dedication Anna Milder-Hauptmann
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation soprano, orchestra
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Tutto è silenzio is an concert aria dedicated to soprano Anna Milder-Hauptmann written in 1829. In a letter dated April 15, 1829, Fanny Mendelssohn described rehearsing this piece with Milder-Hauptmann while Felix was abroad in England. The soloist requested that Fanny phrase the vocal part, a request Fanny considered "ridiculous" but agreed to comply with (see Todd, p.195). The libretto is a combination of two libretti: Rossi's 'Tebaldo e Isolina' (recitative) and Metastasio's 'Alcide al bivio' (aria). Only a few pages of the manuscript survive.