I granatieri

I granatieri (The Grenadiers) is an 'Neapolitan operetta' in three acts by the Italian composer Vincenzo Valente with a libretto in Italian by Raffaele Della Campa and Joseph Méry. It has been called the first true Italian operetta.[1]

Performance history

I granatieri had its world premiere in Turin on 26 October 1889, presented by Luigi Maresca's theatre company. Later performances include:

Roles

Notes and references

  1. Istituzione Casa della Musica di Parma
  2. Casaglia
  3. Casaglia
  4. New York Times (13 June 1911) p. 9
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