''A Santa Lucia'' is a two-act verismo Italian-language opera by

Pierantonio Tasca Pierantonio Tasca (1858–1934) was an Italian opera composer. His first opera, ''Bianca'', premiered in 1885, to a libretto by Enrico Golisciani. Eva Tetrazzini, elder sister of the famous Luisa Tetrazzini participated in the premiere. His ne ...

to a libretto by

Enrico Golisciani Enrico Golisciani (25 December 1848 – 6 February 1919) was an Italian author, born in Naples. He is best known for his opera librettos, but also published a slim volume of verses for music, entitled ''Pagine d'Album'' (Milano, Ricordi, 1885); ma ...

based on the ''Scene napolitane'' of

Goffredo Cognetti Goffredo Cognetti (Naples 1855 – Castiglioncello, Livorno 1943) was an Italian writer.Cosa Nostra Social Club Goffredo Plastino · 2014 Goffredo Cognetti (1855–1943) «dopo la pubblicazione di Prime armi. Bozzetti (1877), comparve come coauto ...

. It was premiered at the Kroll Opera in Berlin on 16 November 1892 with

Gemma Bellincioni Gemma Bellincioni (born Matilda Cesira Bellincioni) (; 18 August 1864 – 23 April 1950) was an Italian dramatic soprano and one of the best-known opera singers of the late 19th century. She had a particular affinity with the verismo repert ...

and

Roberto Stagno Roberto Stagno (; 18 October 1840 ome sources give 1836 as his birth year – 26 April 1897) was a prominent Italian opera tenor. He became an important interpreter of verismo music when it burst on to the operatic scene during the 1890s; ...

in the main roles.''Annals of Opera'' 1943 p602 Tasca : A SANTA LUCIA Berlin , Kroll's . Text by E. Golisciani and G. Cognetti . Two acts . Tasca's best opera . Produced at Berlin in Italian , and revived there at the Th.d.W. 10.xi. 1905 , again in Italian . The title refers to the setting, the

Borgo Santa Lucia Borgo Santa Lucia, or simply Santa Lucia ("Saint Lucy orough), is a historical ''rione'' of Naples, Italy, facing the coast. The area rises around the street of the same name, in turn named after the basilica of , the presence of which is attest ...

historic waterfront district of Naples

Recording

''A Santa Lucia'' - Iordanka Derilova, Rita Kapfhammer, Cornelia Marschall, Ulf Paulsen, Ray M. Wade, Opernchor des Anhaltischen Theaters Dessau, Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Markus L. Frank 1CD CPO 2019

References

{{reflist Operas 1892 operas