Corinne, or Italy
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Corinne, or Italy, also known as Corinne, is a novel by the Genevan and French writer Germaine de Staël, published in 1807. It relates a love story between an Italian poet, Corinne, and Lord Oswald Ne
Lady Edgermond sends away the Italian musicians, whose music reminds Corinne of Italy. Engraving by G. Staal for an 1857 reprint.
Marie-Victoire Jaquotot, Corinne at Cape Misenum (after François Gérard), 1825. Painting on porcelain. Sèvres factory.
Portrait of Madame de Staël as Corinne, by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (c. 1808-1809). Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (Geneva).
Il viaggio a Reims
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Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L'albergo del giglio d'oro is an operatic dramma giocoso, originally performed in three acts, by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Balocchi, based in part on
Corinne, or Italy
…showing the author of the novel, Madame de Staël, dressed as Corinne. In 1825, the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini composed an opera buffa entitled Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Reims), on a libretto by Luigi Balocchi, the subject of which is inspired by the novel by Madame de Staël. The opera was premiered on…
Rossini c. 1820