Salvator Rosa (opera)
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| Opera seria by Antônio Carlos Gomes | |
_-_Archivio_Storico_Ricordi_FOTO000918.jpg) Antônio Carlos Gomes in 1889 | |
| Librettist | Antonio Ghislanzoni |
| Language | Italian |
| Based on | Eugène de Mirecourt's Masaniello |
| Premiere | 21 March 1874 Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa |
Salvator Rosa is an
.Background and performance history
Salvator Rosa was Gomes' fifth opera and the third to have its world premiere in Italy. He and his librettist,
revolt against Spanish rule.[1]
It is the latter legend which forms the basis of Ghislanzoni's libretto.
Salvator Rosa premiered at the
Dorset Opera, Fernando del Valle in the title role, and 2004 at the Festival della Valle d'Itria in Martina Franca.[4]
Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 21 March 1874[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Il duca d'Arcos, Viceroy of Naples | bass | François-Marcel Junca |
| Isabella, his daughter | soprano | Romilda Pantaleoni |
| Salvator Rosa, a painter in love with Isabella | tenor | Guglielmo Anastasi |
| Masaniello, rebel leader and friend of Rosa | baritone | Leone Giraldoni |
| Gennariello, a young friend of Rosa and Masaniello | soprano ( en travesti )
|
Clelia Blenio |
| Fernandez, commander of the Spanish troops | tenor | Giacomo Origo |
| Il conte di Badajoz, a Spanish nobleman | tenor | Carlo Casarini |
| Corcelli, a brigand allied to the Spanish rulers | bass | Emanuele Dall'Aglio |
| Bianca, a Spanish lady | mezzo-soprano | Antonietta Pozzoni-Anastasi |
| Suora Ines, a nun | soprano | Clelia Cappelli [5] |
| Fra Lorenzo, a monk | bass | Luigi Torre |
Recordings
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- "Mia piccirella", aria from Salvator Rosa, sung by Enrico Caruso and recorded in 1919. Label: Victor[6]
- Gomes: Salvator Rosa – Michail Milanov (Il Duca d'Arcos), Lisa Livingston (Isabella), Dorset Opera Orchestra and Chorus; Patrick Shelley, conductor. Recorded from live performances at Sherborne School, Dorset, England, August 11 and 12, 2000. Label: Regis Records[7]
- Gomes: Salvator Rosa – Francesco Ellero D’Artegna (Il Duca d'Arcos), Francesca Scaini (Isabella), Mauro Pagano (Salvator Rosa), Gianfranco Cappelluti (Masaniello); Italian International Orchestra; Bratislava Chamber Chorus; Maurizio Benini, conductor. Recorded live at the Ducal Palace, Martina Franca, Italy, July 2004. Label: Dynamic
- Gomes: Salvator Rosa – Dae-Bum Lee (Il Duca d'Arcos), Maria Porubcinova (Isabella), Ray M. Wade, Jr. (Salvator Rosa), Malte Roesner (Masaniello); NDR Kulturand the Braunschweig State Theatre
References
Notes
- ^ Patty 2005, p. 101 and passim.
- ^ a b Casaglia 2005
- ^ Kimmelman 1987.
- ^ Kirk n.d.
- ^ Although the roles of Bianca and Suora Ines were sung by two different singers at the premiere (see Casaglia 2005), the libretto states that they can also be sung by one singer
- ^ Discography of American Historical Recordings. "Victor matrix C-23150. Mia piccirella / Enrico Caruso". University of California Santa Barbara Library. Retrieved 9 June 2019
- ^ Review: Salvator Rosa, Dorset Opera recording, musicweb-international.com
Sources
- Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Salvator Rosa, 21 March 1874". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
- Kimmelman, Michael (15 May 1987). "Opera: Salvator Rosa". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- Kirk, David L. (n.d.). "Recording review: Salvator Rosa". Fanfare. Retrieved 30 October 2010 – via arkivmusic.com.
- Patty, James S. (2005). Salvator Rosa in French Literature: From the Bizarre to the Sublime. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2330-5.
Further reading
- ISBN 0-333-73432-7
- Salgado, Susana, The Teatro Solís: 150 years of opera, concert, and ballet in Montevideo, Wesleyan University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-8195-6594-6
External links
- Complete libretto published by Casa Ricordi in the original Italian
- Salvator Rosa (Gomes): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Detailed synopsis by Cyrene Paparotti
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