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** In the 2018 San Francisco staging, Wurm of all people gets a minor case of this trope. In what's probably the only time he shows any feelings for Luisa deeper than EntitledToHaveYou, he comforts Luisa after Rodolfo threatens to stab her and looks genuinely horrified about what has nearly happened.
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** In the 2018 San Francisco staging, Wurm of all people gets a minor case of this trope. In what's probably the only time he shows any feelings for Luisa deeper than EntitledToHaveYou, he comforts Luisa after Rodolfo threatens to stab her her, and looks genuinely horrified about what has nearly happened.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Since Luise's mother is AdaptedOut, Miller's quarrels with her also get removed entirely, and he is a completely heroic character.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** Since Luise's mother is AdaptedOut, Miller's quarrels with her also get removed entirely, and he is a completely heroiccharacter.character.
** In the 2018 San Francisco staging, Wurm of all people gets a minor case of this trope. In what's probably the only time he shows any feelings for Luisa deeper than EntitledToHaveYou, he comforts Luisa after Rodolfo threatens to stab her and looks genuinely horrified about what has nearly happened.
** Since Luise's mother is AdaptedOut, Miller's quarrels with her also get removed entirely, and he is a completely heroic
** In the 2018 San Francisco staging, Wurm of all people gets a minor case of this trope. In what's probably the only time he shows any feelings for Luisa deeper than EntitledToHaveYou, he comforts Luisa after Rodolfo threatens to stab her and looks genuinely horrified about what has nearly happened.
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* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Miller is worried about Luisa’s romance with Carlo, a local young man, and his worries only increase after it’s revealed that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, as he fears that Rodolfo is only seducing his daughter for his own lust.
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* OverprotectiveDad: Miller is worried about Luisa’s romance with Carlo, a local young man, and his worries only increase after it’s revealed that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, as he fears that Rodolfo is only seducing his daughter for his own lust.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Luisa is the Betty, while Federica is the Veronica.
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* BadBadActing: When she is forced to show her love for Wurm and claim she and Rodolfo hardly know each other, Luisa is anything but convincing in her act. After nearly every phrase, she has an AsideGlance to desperately lament her fate.
* BettyAndVeronica: Gentle and kind but lowborn Luisa is the Betty, while wealthy ClingyJealousGirl Federica is theVeronica.Veronica for Rodolfo.
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* TheIngenue: Luisa is definitely this to a T.
* InnocentSoprano: Again, Luisa is a lyric soprano role, and is a sweet, dutiful daughter to her father.
* InnocentSoprano: Again, Luisa is a lyric soprano role, and is a sweet, dutiful daughter to her father.
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* TheIngenue: Luisa is definitely this to a T.
T, being innocent, kind, and very trusting.
* InnocentSoprano:Again, Luisa is a lyric soprano role, and is a sweet, dutiful daughter to her father.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Ferdinand is the name of the love interest in Schiller’s play, but the opera changes his name to Rodolfo. Likewise, Lady Emilie Milford, the love rival in the original play, has her name changed to Federica in the opera.
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* AdaptationNameChange: AdaptationNameChange:
** Ferdinand is the name of the love interest in Schiller’s play, but the opera changes his name toRodolfo. Likewise, Lady Emilie Milford, the love rival in the original play, has her name changed to Federica in the opera.Rodolfo.
** Downplayed with an adaptational title change, as Walter is a count rather than president.
** Ferdinand is the name of the love interest in Schiller’s play, but the opera changes his name to
** Downplayed with an adaptational title change, as Walter is a count rather than president.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Since Luise's mother is AdaptedOut, Miller's quarrels with her also get removed entirely, and he is a completely heroic character.
* AdaptedOut: Luise's mother and Marshal Kalb.
* AdaptedOut: Luise's mother and Marshal Kalb.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Federica gets furious the moment she learns Rodolfo loves another.
* DeathByAdaptation: Rodolfo has the time to kill Wurm before his own death.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with the slimy and scheming Wurm and Walter, two bass roles. Averted with Miller, a baritone.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with the slimy and scheming Wurm and Walter, two bass roles. Averted roles, and with jealous Federica, a mezzo. Among the main characters, it's averted only with Miller, a baritone.
* JealousRomanticWitness: Wurm watches Luisa, on whom he has a VillainousCrush, happily confess her love for Rodolfo and enjoy her birthday feast with him, and afterwards says how the fire of jealousy burned his soul. However, Wurm has an EntitledToHaveYou attitude towards Luisa and is baffled as to why her father refused to let him marry her unless she loved him back, so that scene is designed to show him as the creepy StalkerWithACrush he is rather than make him sympathetic.
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* LoveTriangle: Federica has been in love with Rodolfo since childhood, but Rodolfo is in love with Luisa, a village girl. There's also Wurm and Rodolfo competing for Luisa.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Wurm’s plan to get Luisa to marry him only results in Rodolfo committing murder-suicide with Luisa, and it ends in him getting killed by Rodolfo himself.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Wurm’s plan to get Luisa to marry him only results in Rodolfo committing murder-suicide with Luisa, and it ends in him getting killed by Rodolfo himself.
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* LoveTriangle: LoveDodecahedron: Federica has been in love with Rodolfo since childhood, but Rodolfo is in love with Luisa, a village girl. There's also Wurm and Rodolfo competing for Luisa.
*NiceJobFixingItVillain: Wurm’s plan to get Luisa NotAsYouKnowThem: The only thing Lady Milford and Federica von Ostheim have in common is that they are arranged to marry him only results in Rodolfo committing murder-suicide the hero and are very happy with Luisa, it. Their backstories and it ends characters don't match in him getting killed by Rodolfo himself.the slightest.
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* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Federica is this, as her love for Rodolfo is unrequited.
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* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Federica is this, as her for Rodolfo. Before he reveals his love for Rodolfo is unrequited.Luise, they fondly reminisce on the time they spent together in their childhood and early youth.
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''Luisa Miller'' is a 3-act opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi, and is his 15th opera. Set to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, it is an adaptation of the German play ''Kabale und Liebe'' by Friedrich von Schiller.
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''Luisa Miller'' is a 3-act opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi, and is his 15th opera. Set to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, it is an adaptation of the German play ''Kabale und Liebe'' ''Theatre/KabaleUndLiebe'' by Friedrich von Schiller.
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* FinalLoveDuet: "Ah piangi, il tuo dolore", sung by Luisa and Rodolfo after they drink the poison.
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* KickTheDog: Wurm forcing Luisa to write her letter to Rodolfo is definitely this.
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* KickTheDog: Wurm forcing Luisa to write her letter to Rodolfo is definitely this.this.
* LoveTriangle: Federica has been in love with Rodolfo since childhood, but Rodolfo is in love with Luisa, a village girl. There's also Wurm and Rodolfo competing for Luisa.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Wurm’s plan to get Luisa to marry him only results in Rodolfo committing murder-suicide with Luisa, and it ends in him getting killed by Rodolfo himself.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Both Miller and Count Walter end up outliving their respective daughter and son at the end.
* OverprotectiveDad: Miller is worried about Luisa’s romance with Carlo, a local young man, and his worries only increase after it’s revealed that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, as he fears that Rodolfo is only seducing his daughter for his own lust.
* PerfectPoison: The poison works quickly, but gives just enough time for Luisa to confess about the letter, and for Rodolfo to attack Wurm, before they both die.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: A gender-flipped variant. Federica is the Duchess of Ostheim, while Luisa is the daughter of a retired soldier.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Wurm essentially does this to Luisa, by promising to release her father if she declares her love for Wurm in a letter.
* StarCrossedLovers: Luisa and Rodolfo, and true to this trope, it ends in tragedy.
* TenorBoy: Rodolfo is a lyric tenor role, and a romantic young man.
* TogetherInDeath: Luisa and Rodolfo die together after consuming poisoned water.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Federica is this, as her love for Rodolfo is unrequited.
* UptownGirl: Gender-inverted. Rodolfo, the son of Count Walter, is in love with simple village girl Luisa.
* VillainSong: "L'alto retaggio non ho bramato" is a villains' ''duet'' between Walter and Wurm, about how they murdered Walter's cousin so that Walter could become the Count.
* YodelLand: The opera is set in the Tyrol, a historical region in the Alps in Northern Italy and western Austria, during the 17th century.
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* LoveTriangle: Federica has been in love with Rodolfo since childhood, but Rodolfo is in love with Luisa, a village girl. There's also Wurm and Rodolfo competing for Luisa.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Wurm’s plan to get Luisa to marry him only results in Rodolfo committing murder-suicide with Luisa, and it ends in him getting killed by Rodolfo himself.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Both Miller and Count Walter end up outliving their respective daughter and son at the end.
* OverprotectiveDad: Miller is worried about Luisa’s romance with Carlo, a local young man, and his worries only increase after it’s revealed that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, as he fears that Rodolfo is only seducing his daughter for his own lust.
* PerfectPoison: The poison works quickly, but gives just enough time for Luisa to confess about the letter, and for Rodolfo to attack Wurm, before they both die.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: A gender-flipped variant. Federica is the Duchess of Ostheim, while Luisa is the daughter of a retired soldier.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Wurm essentially does this to Luisa, by promising to release her father if she declares her love for Wurm in a letter.
* StarCrossedLovers: Luisa and Rodolfo, and true to this trope, it ends in tragedy.
* TenorBoy: Rodolfo is a lyric tenor role, and a romantic young man.
* TogetherInDeath: Luisa and Rodolfo die together after consuming poisoned water.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Federica is this, as her love for Rodolfo is unrequited.
* UptownGirl: Gender-inverted. Rodolfo, the son of Count Walter, is in love with simple village girl Luisa.
* VillainSong: "L'alto retaggio non ho bramato" is a villains' ''duet'' between Walter and Wurm, about how they murdered Walter's cousin so that Walter could become the Count.
* YodelLand: The opera is set in the Tyrol, a historical region in the Alps in Northern Italy and western Austria, during the 17th century.
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''Luisa Miller'' is a 3-act opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi.Music/GiuseppeVerdi, and is his 15th opera. Set to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, it is an adaptation of the German play ''Kabale und Liebe'' by Friedrich von Schiller.
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In Act 3, Old Miller has been freed from prison, but Luisa is heartbroken. She contemplates suicide, but Miller manages to stop her. However, Rodolfo arrives and pours poison into a glass before confronting Luisa with the letter. Luisa insists that the letter is authentic, and she and Rodolfo share a drink before the latter reveals that the water has been poisoned. Freed from her vow, Luisa confesses that the letter was false, and that she has only ever loved Rodolfo before she collapses and dies in her father's arm. Walter and Wurm enter right then, and Rodolfo manages to kill Wurm before succumbing to the poison himself.
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In Act 3, Old Miller has been freed from prison, but Luisa is heartbroken. She contemplates suicide, but Miller manages to stop her. However, Rodolfo arrives and pours poison into a glass before confronting Luisa with the letter. Luisa insists that the letter is authentic, and she and Rodolfo share a drink before the latter reveals that the water has been poisoned. Freed from her vow, Luisa confesses that the letter was false, and that she has only ever loved Rodolfo before she collapses and dies in her father's arm. Walter and Wurm enter right then, and Rodolfo manages to kill Wurm before succumbing to the poison himself.himself.
''Luisa Miller'' premiered in December of 1849 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, where it was well-received by critics and audiences. While not as popular as some of Verdi's other operas, it's still been performed regularly around the world.
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!!Tropes pertaining to this opera:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Wurm is this for Luisa.
* AdaptationNameChange: Ferdinand is the name of the love interest in Schiller’s play, but the opera changes his name to Rodolfo. Likewise, Lady Emilie Milford, the love rival in the original play, has her name changed to Federica in the opera.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In Schiller’s play, Old Miller is a town musician. In the opera, he’s a retired soldier.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Wurm pulls this on Luisa when she’s desperate to save her father from imprisonment. It almost works, but Luisa manages to tell Rodolfo about the letter being fake before she dies.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Wurm is a courtier, and Walter is the Count, and they both schemed to kill the previous count so that Walter could become the lord.
* ArrangedMarriage: Count Walter sets Rodolfo up with Federica, the Duchess of Ostheim.
* BettyAndVeronica: Luisa is the Betty, while Federica is the Veronica.
* {{Blackmail}}: Rodolfo threatens to reveal how his father had become the Count if he doesn’t release Luisa.
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Luisa is forced to do this to Rodolfo by claiming that she'd never loved him in a letter, and that she'd only loved Wurm.
* BreakTheCutie: Poor Luisa goes through so much. First, she and her father are arrested by Count Walter, and she’s forced to write a letter declaring her love for Wurm and break Rodolfo’s heart in order to save her father. Then, to top it off, she dies after being convinced to drink poisoned water with Rodolfo.
* DaddysGirl: Luisa comes across as one for her father.
* DadTheVeteran: Miller is a retired soldier, a change from him being the town musician in the original play.
* DespairEventHorizon: Rodolfo crosses this after he’s led to believe that Luisa loves Wurm.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Luisa dies in her father’s arms at the end of the opera.
* DirtyCoward: Rodolfo challenges Wurm to a duel after receiving Luisa’s letter, but Wurm gets out of the duel by firing his pistol to summon the Count.
* DownerEnding: Big time. Luisa and Rodolfo consume poison and die right in front of Old Miller, and the only bright side is that Rodolfo manages to kill Wurm before he dies as well.
* DuelToTheDeath: Rodolfo tries to challenge Wurm to a duel, but Wurm escapes from the challenge by summoning the Count.
* DyingDeclarationOfHate: Rodolfo tells the Count “La pena tua mira” (Look on your punishment) before dying.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with the slimy and scheming Wurm and Walter, two bass roles. Averted with Miller, a baritone.
* TheIngenue: Luisa is definitely this to a T.
* InnocentSoprano: Again, Luisa is a lyric soprano role, and is a sweet, dutiful daughter to her father.
* {{Jerkass}}: First, there’s Count Walter, who killed his own cousin to become the Count, and tries to force his own son to marry his own cousin, arresting his son’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s father when Rodolfo refuses. Then there’s Wurm, who exposes Rodolfo and Luisa’s romance to the Count out of jealousy, then tries to force Luisa to marry him by promising to free her father from prison if she writes a letter denouncing her love for Rodolfo and declaring her love for Wurm.
* KarmaHoudini: Count Walter doesn’t pay any price for his actions, though watching his son die might be a punishment enough for him.
* KickTheDog: Wurm forcing Luisa to write her letter to Rodolfo is definitely this.
''Luisa Miller'' premiered in December of 1849 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, where it was well-received by critics and audiences. While not as popular as some of Verdi's other operas, it's still been performed regularly around the world.
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!!Tropes pertaining to this opera:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Wurm is this for Luisa.
* AdaptationNameChange: Ferdinand is the name of the love interest in Schiller’s play, but the opera changes his name to Rodolfo. Likewise, Lady Emilie Milford, the love rival in the original play, has her name changed to Federica in the opera.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In Schiller’s play, Old Miller is a town musician. In the opera, he’s a retired soldier.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Wurm pulls this on Luisa when she’s desperate to save her father from imprisonment. It almost works, but Luisa manages to tell Rodolfo about the letter being fake before she dies.
* AristocratsAreEvil: Wurm is a courtier, and Walter is the Count, and they both schemed to kill the previous count so that Walter could become the lord.
* ArrangedMarriage: Count Walter sets Rodolfo up with Federica, the Duchess of Ostheim.
* BettyAndVeronica: Luisa is the Betty, while Federica is the Veronica.
* {{Blackmail}}: Rodolfo threatens to reveal how his father had become the Count if he doesn’t release Luisa.
* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Luisa is forced to do this to Rodolfo by claiming that she'd never loved him in a letter, and that she'd only loved Wurm.
* BreakTheCutie: Poor Luisa goes through so much. First, she and her father are arrested by Count Walter, and she’s forced to write a letter declaring her love for Wurm and break Rodolfo’s heart in order to save her father. Then, to top it off, she dies after being convinced to drink poisoned water with Rodolfo.
* DaddysGirl: Luisa comes across as one for her father.
* DadTheVeteran: Miller is a retired soldier, a change from him being the town musician in the original play.
* DespairEventHorizon: Rodolfo crosses this after he’s led to believe that Luisa loves Wurm.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Luisa dies in her father’s arms at the end of the opera.
* DirtyCoward: Rodolfo challenges Wurm to a duel after receiving Luisa’s letter, but Wurm gets out of the duel by firing his pistol to summon the Count.
* DownerEnding: Big time. Luisa and Rodolfo consume poison and die right in front of Old Miller, and the only bright side is that Rodolfo manages to kill Wurm before he dies as well.
* DuelToTheDeath: Rodolfo tries to challenge Wurm to a duel, but Wurm escapes from the challenge by summoning the Count.
* DyingDeclarationOfHate: Rodolfo tells the Count “La pena tua mira” (Look on your punishment) before dying.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played straight with the slimy and scheming Wurm and Walter, two bass roles. Averted with Miller, a baritone.
* TheIngenue: Luisa is definitely this to a T.
* InnocentSoprano: Again, Luisa is a lyric soprano role, and is a sweet, dutiful daughter to her father.
* {{Jerkass}}: First, there’s Count Walter, who killed his own cousin to become the Count, and tries to force his own son to marry his own cousin, arresting his son’s girlfriend and the girlfriend’s father when Rodolfo refuses. Then there’s Wurm, who exposes Rodolfo and Luisa’s romance to the Count out of jealousy, then tries to force Luisa to marry him by promising to free her father from prison if she writes a letter denouncing her love for Rodolfo and declaring her love for Wurm.
* KarmaHoudini: Count Walter doesn’t pay any price for his actions, though watching his son die might be a punishment enough for him.
* KickTheDog: Wurm forcing Luisa to write her letter to Rodolfo is definitely this.
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Luisa Miller, the daughter of a retired soldier, is in love with a young man named Carlo, much to her father's displeasure. His fears are confirmed when Wurm, a courtier who is vying for Luisa's affections, reveals that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, Count Walter. However, Rodolfo's love for Luisa is sincere, and he and Luisa hope to marry.
Furious that his plans to marry Luisa are thwarted, Wurm spills the news of Rodolfo and Luisa's romance to Count Walter, who is displeased to hear that his son is in love with a commoner. Walter takes Rodolfo to task and reveals that he's arranged a marriage between him and Federica, a recently-widowed duchess who has loved Rodolfo since childhood.
Furious that his plans to marry Luisa are thwarted, Wurm spills the news of Rodolfo and Luisa's romance to Count Walter, who is displeased to hear that his son is in love with a commoner. Walter takes Rodolfo to task and reveals that he's arranged a marriage between him and Federica, a recently-widowed duchess who has loved Rodolfo since childhood.
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Luisa Miller, the daughter of a retired soldier, is in love with a young man named Carlo, much to her father's displeasure. His fears are confirmed when Wurm, a courtier who is vying for Luisa's affections, reveals that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, Count Walter. However, Rodolfo's love for Luisa is sincere, and he and Luisa hope to marry.
Walter.
Furious that his plans to marry Luisa are thwarted, Wurm spills the news of Rodolfo and Luisa's romance to Count Walter, who is displeased to hear that his son is in love with a commoner. Walter takes Rodolfo to task and reveals that he's arranged a marriage between him and Federica, a recently-widowed duchess who has loved Rodolfo sincechildhood.childhood.
When Miller reveals who Carlo is to Luisa, Rodolfo shows up and swears that his love is sincere before proposing to Luisa. However, Walter shows up and has both Old Miller and Luisa arrested, only to set Luisa free when Rodolfo threatens to reveal just how Walter had become the count. Come Act 2, Old Miller has been charged, and has been sent to prison. Wurm, who has been scheming with Walter, offers Luisa to set her father free, but in return, Luisa has to write a letter admitting she never loved Rodolfo, and that she only loves Wurm, then confirm this to Duchess Federica before her father is set free. Luisa writes the letter, and Rodolfo receives it. Heartbroken, he challenges Wurm to a duel, only to be encouraged to marry Federica as revenge.
In Act 3, Old Miller has been freed from prison, but Luisa is heartbroken. She contemplates suicide, but Miller manages to stop her. However, Rodolfo arrives and pours poison into a glass before confronting Luisa with the letter. Luisa insists that the letter is authentic, and she and Rodolfo share a drink before the latter reveals that the water has been poisoned. Freed from her vow, Luisa confesses that the letter was false, and that she has only ever loved Rodolfo before she collapses and dies in her father's arm. Walter and Wurm enter right then, and Rodolfo manages to kill Wurm before succumbing to the poison himself.
Furious that his plans to marry Luisa are thwarted, Wurm spills the news of Rodolfo and Luisa's romance to Count Walter, who is displeased to hear that his son is in love with a commoner. Walter takes Rodolfo to task and reveals that he's arranged a marriage between him and Federica, a recently-widowed duchess who has loved Rodolfo since
When Miller reveals who Carlo is to Luisa, Rodolfo shows up and swears that his love is sincere before proposing to Luisa. However, Walter shows up and has both Old Miller and Luisa arrested, only to set Luisa free when Rodolfo threatens to reveal just how Walter had become the count. Come Act 2, Old Miller has been charged, and has been sent to prison. Wurm, who has been scheming with Walter, offers Luisa to set her father free, but in return, Luisa has to write a letter admitting she never loved Rodolfo, and that she only loves Wurm, then confirm this to Duchess Federica before her father is set free. Luisa writes the letter, and Rodolfo receives it. Heartbroken, he challenges Wurm to a duel, only to be encouraged to marry Federica as revenge.
In Act 3, Old Miller has been freed from prison, but Luisa is heartbroken. She contemplates suicide, but Miller manages to stop her. However, Rodolfo arrives and pours poison into a glass before confronting Luisa with the letter. Luisa insists that the letter is authentic, and she and Rodolfo share a drink before the latter reveals that the water has been poisoned. Freed from her vow, Luisa confesses that the letter was false, and that she has only ever loved Rodolfo before she collapses and dies in her father's arm. Walter and Wurm enter right then, and Rodolfo manages to kill Wurm before succumbing to the poison himself.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The death of Luisa from the first edition vocal score]]
''Luisa Miller'' is a 3-act opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi. Set to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, it is an adaptation of the German play ''Kabale und Liebe'' by Friedrich von Schiller.
Luisa Miller, the daughter of a retired soldier, is in love with a young man named Carlo, much to her father's displeasure. His fears are confirmed when Wurm, a courtier who is vying for Luisa's affections, reveals that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, Count Walter. However, Rodolfo's love for Luisa is sincere, and he and Luisa hope to marry.
Furious that his plans to marry Luisa are thwarted, Wurm spills the news of Rodolfo and Luisa's romance to Count Walter, who is displeased to hear that his son is in love with a commoner. Walter takes Rodolfo to task and reveals that he's arranged a marriage between him and Federica, a recently-widowed duchess who has loved Rodolfo since childhood.
[[caption-width-right:350:The death of Luisa from the first edition vocal score]]
''Luisa Miller'' is a 3-act opera by Music/GiuseppeVerdi. Set to a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, it is an adaptation of the German play ''Kabale und Liebe'' by Friedrich von Schiller.
Luisa Miller, the daughter of a retired soldier, is in love with a young man named Carlo, much to her father's displeasure. His fears are confirmed when Wurm, a courtier who is vying for Luisa's affections, reveals that Carlo is actually Rodolfo, the son of the local lord, Count Walter. However, Rodolfo's love for Luisa is sincere, and he and Luisa hope to marry.
Furious that his plans to marry Luisa are thwarted, Wurm spills the news of Rodolfo and Luisa's romance to Count Walter, who is displeased to hear that his son is in love with a commoner. Walter takes Rodolfo to task and reveals that he's arranged a marriage between him and Federica, a recently-widowed duchess who has loved Rodolfo since childhood.
