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List Of Operas By Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
This is a complete list of the operas of the Italian composer Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (1728–1804). Ninety-five works are listed below. This does not include a number of doubtful attributions and contributions to operas normally ascribed to other composers. Genres Guglielmi composed 33 opere serie. However, he was better known for the style of his less formal works, writing 25 opere buffe (designated as ''commedia per musica''), 25 drammi giocosi, six intermezzi, five farse or farsette, and one serenata In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Ital .... Following the prevailing fashions, Guglielmi composed mainly three-act operas from the 1760s until the late 1780s, thereafter concentrating on two-act works. List References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guglielmi, Pietro Alessandr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi (9 December 1728 – 19 November 1804) was an Italian opera composer of the classical period. Biography Guglielmi was born into the Guglielmi family of musicians in Massa. His father, Jacopo Guglielmi, was a composer and conductor of the orchestra in the court of the Duke of Massa. Pietro received his first musical education from his father who taught him to play bassoon and the viola; eventually becoming a musician under his father at court while still a boy. Pietro's brother, Abate Domenico, was the maestro di cappella at the Massa Cathedral, and Pietro studied the organ under him. A child prodigy, Guglielmi's talent as a musician earned him the favor of the Duke of Massa who took an interest in supporting his musical development. The Duke initially paid for Guglielmi to have formal musical training with Jacopo Puccini in Massa, and afterwards paid his tuition for his education at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto in Naples which he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siroe (Metastasio)
''Siroe re di Persia'' is a libretto in three acts by Pietro Metastasio. Set to music by Leonardo Vinci, it was first performed on 2 February 1726 at the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, Venice. It was subsequently set to music at least 35 times by different composers. Action The action is set in Selucia in the year 628. The characters are: * ''Cosroe'' (Khosrow II), King of Persia * ''Siroe'' (Kavad II), his oldest son * ''Medarse'', his second son * ''Emira'', Princess of Cambaia, lover of Siroe disguised in men's clothing as Idaspe * ''Laodice'', lover of Siroe, sister of Arasse * ''Arasse'', General and friend of Siroe The plot concerns the Persian king Cosroe, who wants to appoint his second son Medarse as his successor instead of his first-born son Siroe and thus arouses popular anger. The background to these events is that Cosroe had previously defeated his opponent Asbite, king of Cambaia, and had his family murdered. Only Asbite's daughter Emira survived to plan her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Chiari
Pietro Chiari (; 25 December 1712 – 31 August 1785) was an Italian catholic priest, playwright, novelist and librettist. Life Chiari was born and died in Brescia. He was a Jesuit until leaving the order in 1747. From 1747 to 1762 he was court poet of Duke Francis III of Modena, in Venice, although not at the public cost. During this period he wrote nearly 60 comedies, which from 1761 or earlier often brought him into conflict with his rival Goldoni. With a deep hatred for the style of Molière, Chiari made ''comédie larmoyante'' fashionable in Italy under the name ''commedia fiebile''. He also edited the '' Gazzetta Veneta'' from 1761 to 1762, when he returned to his birthplace to spend his final years. Works Comedies Tragedies * ''Catilina'', based on the life of Catilina * ''Giulio Cesare'', based on the life of Julius Caesar * ''Kouli-Kan'', based on the life of Timur * ''La Morte di Kouli-Kan'' * ''Marco Antonio triumviro'', based on the life of Mark Antony * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Sposa Fedele
''La sposa fedele'' (''The Faithful Bride'') is an '' opera buffa'' (or according to some sources, dramma giocoso) in three acts by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi. The Italian libretto was by Pietro Chiari. It was Guglielmi's most successful opera, mixing comedy and pathos. There is an opera with the same title by Giovanni Pacini, first staged in 1819. Performance history ''La sposa fedele'' was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice on 26 December 1766,Or according to Mary Hunter in Grove, during Carnival 1767. though it is possible that it was given first in Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ... in 1765. Other productions followed in Italy and elsewhere in Europe (including London at the King's Theatre on 31 October 1775) as ''La Rosinella, ossi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Mario Del Monaco
The Teatro Mario Del Monaco is an opera house and theatre in Treviso, Italy. It was previously known as the Teatro Onigo from 1692 to 1846, the Teatro Sociale from 1847 to 1930, and the Teatro Comunale from 1931 to 2011. In 2011, it was renamed in honour of the Italian tenor Mario Del Monaco who lived in Treviso from 1975 until his death in 1982. It is located in the historic centre of the city on the Corso del Popolo and since 2019 has been run by the Teatro Stabile del Veneto which also runs the Teatro Goldoni in Venice and the Teatro Verdi in Padua. Teatro Onigo The Teatro Onigo was named for its founder and original proprietor, Count Fiorino Onigo. It was built on land owned by the Onigo family and occupied by rundown houses, shops and warehouses, all of which were demolished to make way for the new theatre. It was built in the "Italian style" with multiple tiers of boxes and completed in 1692. The theatre was inaugurated in October of that year with a production of Giovanni F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treviso
Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (''le Mura'') or in the historical and monumental center; some 80,000 live in the urban center while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000. The city is home to the headquarters of clothing retailer Benetton, Sisley, Stefanel, Geox, Diadora and Lotto Sport Italia, appliance maker De'Longhi, and bicycle maker Pinarello. Treviso is also known for being the original production area of Prosecco wine and radicchio, and is thought to have been the origin of the popular Italian dessert Tiramisù. History Ancient era Some believe that Treviso derived its name from the Celtic word "tarvos" mixed with the Latin ending "isium" forming "Tarvisium", of the tarvos. Tarvos means bull in Celtic mythology, thou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pietro Pariati
Pietro Pariati (Reggio Emilia, 27 March 1665- Vienna, 14 October 1733) was an Italian poet and librettist. He was initially secretary to Rinaldo d'Este (1655–1737), Duke of Modena.Xavier de Courville -''Un artisan de la rénovation théàtral avant Goldoni'' Page 113 1967 "Pietro Pariati, né à Reggio d'Emilia en 1665, avait accompagné Taddeo Rangoni à la cour d'Espagne en 1696. Il fut disgracié par le duc de Modène en 1700, malgré l'intervention de l'ambassadeur. Après avoir été enfermé dans la forteresse.." Then from 1699 to 1714, he made his living as a poet in Venice, initially writing librettos with Apostolo Zeno, then independently. Then finally from 1714-1729 he was Metastasio's predecessor at the Vienna court of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor. Librettos Apart from many oratorio librettos, his most popular opera librettos included: *''Flavio Anicio Olibrio'' (with Zeno, 1708), set by Gasparini, Porpora and Jommelli *''Astarto'' (with Zeno, 1708), set by Albin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Spirito Di Contradizione
''Lo spirito di contradizione'' (''The Spirit of Contradiction'') is an opera buffa in three acts by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi. Guglielmi contributed a large part of the music to Pasquale Anfossi's 1763 opera ''Lo sposo di tre e marito di nessuna'', which had a Neapolitan libretto by Antonio Palomba. Much of this work was reused by Guglielmi for ''Lo spirito di contradizione'', with the text revised for the Venetian audience by Gaetano Martinelli. Performance history It was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice during carnival 1766. Roles Synopsis Don Cesarino is scheming to marry three women (Lisetta, Cecchina and the Countess Flaminia) for their dowries and then disappear, but other men also interested in the women, thwart his plan. References *Hunter, Mary (1992), 'Spirito di contradizione, Lo' in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro San Benedetto
The Teatro San Benedetto was a theatre in Venice, particularly prominent in the operatic life of the city in the 18th and early 19th centuries. It saw the premieres of over 140 operas, including Rossini's '' L'italiana in Algeri'', and was the theatre of choice for the presentation of ''opera seria'' until La Fenice was built in 1792. History The small, elegant theatre was first constructed by Michele Grimani on land owned by the Venier family. It was inaugurated on 26 December 1755 with a performance of Gioacchino Cocchi's opera ''Zoe''. In 1766 the ownership of the San Benedetto passed from Grimani to a consortium of patrician families in Venice who had been box holders at the theatre. The original design of the theatre was circular. However it was rebuilt in the traditional horseshoe shape following a fire in 1773. In 1765 Vincenzo Galeotti, who danced here from 1761, became the ballet master of the theatre and staged his first ballet here (at that time besides Galeotty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriano In Siria
''Adriano in Siria'' (''Hadrian in Syria'') is a libretto by Italian poet Metastasio first performed, with music by Antonio Caldara, in Vienna in 1732, and turned into an opera by at least 60 other composers during the next century. Metastasio based the background of the story on late Classical works by Cassius Dio (Book 19 of the ''Roman History'') and Elio Sparziano (''Vita Hadriani Caesaris''). The aria ''Che fa il mio bene?'' also known as ''L'amante impaziente'', sung by the character Emirena, was set to music by Ludwig van Beethoven in his Opus 82: 4 Arietten und ein Duett. Performances The libretto was composed for Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and premiered in the Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna on 4 November 1732. The scenes were designed by Antonio Galli da Bibiena (1697–1774). A revised version was first performed in 1733, with music by Giacomelli. Some of the later operas based on this libretto were also created for royal festivities: the version by Pergol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Ratto Della Sposa
''Il ratto della sposa'' (''The Kidnapped Fiancée'') is an ''opera buffa'' in three acts by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi. The Italian libretto was by Gaetano Martinelli. Performance history It was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè in Venice in the autumn of 1765. A revised version was staged in London in 1768. The opera was successful and there were productions in succeeding decades, some entitled ''Lo sposo rapita'' or ''Il vecchio deluso''. Roles References *Hunter, Mary (1992), 'Ratto della sposa, ll' in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'' is an encyclopedia of opera, considered to be one of the best general reference sources on the subject. It is the largest work on opera in English, and in its printed form, amounts to 5,448 pages in four volu ...'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London) {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratto della sposa Operas Italian-language operas Opera buffa Operas by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi 1765 operas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Maria Lucchini
Antonio Maria Lucchini or Luchini (Venice, c. 1690 – Venice, before 1730) was an Italian librettist. His texts were set to music by Antonio Vivaldi, Baldassare Galuppi, Leonardo Vinci, and Rinaldo di Capua, among others. Libretti *''Foca superbo'' (set to music by Antonio Lotti, 1716) *''Tieteberga'' (set to music by Antonio Vivaldi, 1717) *''Giove in Argo'' (set to music by Antonio Lotti, 1717; set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel, 1739; set to music by Carl Heinrich Graun, 1747) *''Ascanio ovvero Gli odi delusi dal sangue'' (set to music by Antonio Lotti, 1718) *''L'inganno tradito dall'amore'' (set to music by Antonio Caldara, 1720) *''Ermengarda'' (set to music by Tomaso Albinoni, 1723) *''Gli sforzi d'ambizione e d'amore'' (set to music by Giovanni Porta, 1724) *''Farnace'' (set to music by Leonardo Vinci, 1724; set to music by Antonio Vivaldi, 1727; set to music by Francesco Corselli, 1739; set to music by Rinaldo di Capua, 1739; set to music by Giuseppe Arena, 1742; set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
