Sigismondo
Sigismondo is an operatic 'dramma' in two acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa.
The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some of its music in Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra, The Barber of Seville,[1] and Adina.[2]
Performance history
Sigismondo was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on 26 December 1814, with revivals in Padua, Cremona and Reggio Emilia (all in 1819), Florence (1820) and Bologna (1827).
Its modern revival took place in Rovigo in 1992 (see recording details below).
Synopsis
- Time: 16th Century
- Place: Poland[3]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere Cast, 26 December 1814[4] (Conductor: ) |
|---|---|---|
| Sigismondo, King of Poland | contralto | Marietta Marcolini |
| Ladislao, Prime Minister of Poland | tenor | Claudio Bonoldi |
| Anagilda, sister of Ladislao | soprano | Marianna Rossi |
| Radoski, confidant of Ladislao | baritone | Domenico Bartoli |
| Ulderico, King of Bohemia | bass | Luciano Bianchi |
| Aldimira, daughter of Ulderico and wife of Sigismondo | soprano | Elisabetta Manfredini-Guarmani |
| Zenovito, Polish noble | bass | Luciano Bianchi |
Recordings
| Year | Cast: Sigismondo, Ladislao, Aldimira, Ulderico |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label [5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sonia Ganassi, Bruno Lazzaretti, Rosella Ragatzu, Giacomo Prestia |
Richard Bonynge, Rovigo Venezze Conservatory Orchestra |
Audio CD: Bongiovanni Cat: 8.660189-90 |
| 1995 | Carmen Oprisanu, ??, Tatiana Korovina, Vladimir Prudnikov |
Marc Andreae, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and Prague Male Choir (Recorded at the Wildbad Rossini Festival, July) |
Audio CD: CROSSROADS Cat: CR 0102695 |
References
Notes
- ↑ Osborne, Charles, p.44
- ↑ Holden, p. 775
- ↑ Osborne, Charles, p. 43
- ↑ Casaglia, Gherardo (2005).[http://www.amadeusonline.net/almanacco?r=&alm_giorno=26&alm_mese=12&alm_anno=1814&alm_testo=Sigismondo "Sigismondo, 26 December 1814"]. Almanacco Amadeus (Italian).
- ↑ Recordings of Sigismondo on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
Sources
- Gossett, Philip; Brauner, Patricia (2001), " Sigismondo " in Holden, Amanda (ed.), The New Penguin Opera Guide, New York: Penguin Putnam. ISBN 0-14-029312-4
- Osborne, Charles (1994), The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini, London: Methuen; Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. ISBN 0931340713
- Osborne, Richard (1998), "Sigismondo", in Stanley Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. xxxx. London: MacMillan Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-333-73432-7 ISBN 1-56159-228-5
- Osborne, Richard (1990), Rossini, Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press. ISBN 1-55553-088-5
- Osborne, Richard (1998), "Sigismondo", in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. XXX. pp. XXX London: MacMillan Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-333-73432-7 ISBN 1-56159-228-5
- Radiciotti, Giuseppe (1927—1929), Gioacchino Rossini: vita documentata; opere ed influenze su l'arte, 3 vols. Tivoli: Chicca.
External links
- Libretto in Italian Retrieved 3 December 2012
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