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Gennaro Antonio Federico
Gennaro Antonio Federico (died Naples, 1744) was a Neapolitan poet and opera librettist. He is best remembered for his collaborations with G. B. Pergolesi including La serva padrona.Guy A. Marco Opera: A Research and Information Guide - Page 268 113557801X - 2002 Librettist Gennaro Federico used a colloquial Italian text in his earlier Lo frate 'nnamorato, but he did not write dialect in La serva padrona. Nevertheless, he was able to delineate the fairly complex character of Serpina through nuances of ... Libretti *''La Zita'' (opera buffa; set by Costantino Roberto 1731) *''Lo frate 'nnamorato'' (commedia musicale; set by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1732) *''L'Ippolita'' (opera buffa; set by Nicola Conti 1733) *''L'Ottavio'' (commedia per musica; set by Gaetano Latilla 1733 , set by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi 1760) *'' La serva padrona'' (intermezzo; set by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1733, set by Girolamo Abos 1744, set by Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi 1780, Giovann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Sarro
Domenico Natale Sarro, also Sarri (24 December 1679 – 25 January 1744) was an Italian composer. Born in Trani, Apulia, he studied at the Neapolitan conservatory of S. Onofrio. He composed extensively in the early 18th century. His opera ''Didone abbandonata'', premiered on 1 February 1724 at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples, was the first setting of a major libretto by Pietro Metastasio. He is best remembered today as the composer of '' Achille in Sciro'', the opera that was chosen to open the new Teatro di San Carlo in 1737. Of his many intermezzi, 'Dorina e Nibbio' or L'impresario delle Isole Canarie (1724) has had an extensive performance history. With a libretto by Pietro Metastasio (his only comic libretto), it was performed often and imitated internationally (with versions by Albinoni, Gasparini, Leo, Martini and others). In recent years it was performed in the State Theatre of Stuttgart, the Bochum Symphony as well as the Semperoper The Semperoper () is the opera h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel De Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 Old Style and New Style dates, NS) was an Early Modern Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel ''Don Quixote'', a work often cited as both the first modern novel and one of the pinnacles of world literature. Much of his life was spent in poverty and obscurity, which led to many of his early works being lost. Despite this, his influence and literary contribution are reflected by the fact that Spanish is often referred to as "the language of Cervantes". In 1569, Cervantes was forced to leave Spain and move to Rome, where he worked in the household of a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal. In 1570, he enlisted in a Spanish Marine Infantry, Spanish Navy infantry regiment, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Lepanto in October 1571. He served as a soldier until 1575, when he was captur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matteo Capranica
Matteo Capranica (26 August 1708 – c. 1776) was an Italian composer. Born in Amatrice, Capranica studied at the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio a Porta Capuana in Naples under Nicola Porpora, Ignazio Prota, and Francesco Feo. After completing his studies he worked as maestro di cappella at various churches in Naples and devoted himself to music composition of both sacred and secular works. He was for many years organist at the Naples Cathedral. His first opera, ''Carlo'', premiered at the Teatro Nuovo in Naples in 1736. He went on to compose eight more operas through 1753. His other works include 2 oratorios, 2 masses, 2 sonatas, a cantata, several works for harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ..., and various arias and duets for singers. He died in Naples.Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Alidoro
''L'Alidoro'' is a 1740 comic opera by Leonardo Leo. The opera was rediscovered with other three other Leo operas at the Abbey of Montecassino.Graham Hood. Leonardo Leo (1694-1744) and His Comic Operas Amor vuol sofferenze and Alidoro (Ph.D., Musicology, Cornell Univ., 1973). Characters Giangrazio is the father of Don Marciello and Alidoro, but the latter has disappeared. Giangrazio's brother, Lamberto is now dead and has left behind a daughter, Elisa, and a step-daughter, Faustina. Faustina is already in love with Luigi, and Elisa falls in love with Ascanio. Giangrazio plans to marry Don Marciello to Faustina. Luigi and Ascanio are in fact only one: Luigi has accepted a position as a servant in Giangrazio's house under the name of Ascanio in order to be close to Faustina, whom he loves. Towards the end, it turns out that Luigi/Ascanio is in fact Alidoro. The role of Luigi is played by a soprano. Don Marciello must obey his father and marry Faustina, but is in love with Zeza. Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor Vuol Sofferenza
''Amor vuol sofferenza'' is a 1739 commedia per musica in three acts by Leonardo Leo to a libretto by Antonio Federico Gennaro (d.1744). It was first performed at Naples, Teatro Nuovo. Leo was working on a revision to be entitled ''La finta Frascatana'' in 1744 when he died, which was completed by Matteo Capranica. Stefano Capone, Carmela Lombardi - L'opera comica napoletana (1709-1749) 2007 G.A. Federico, opera comica, Napoli, Teatro dei Fiorentini] 1739 - Amor vuol sofferenza ibr. G.A. Federico, opera comica, Napoli, Teatro Nuovo sopra Toledo1 740 - Alidoro ibr. ... Teatro dei Fiorentini1 744 - La finta frascatana bass, premiered by Gioacchino Corrado *Alessandro - young Romano, lover of Eugenia, the enamoured with Camilla, contralto Travesti (theatre), travesti, premiered by Antonia Colasanti *Camilla - innamorata di Ridolfo, soprano, premiered by Maddalena Frizzi *Vastarella - della villa di Portici, enamoured first with Mosca, then with Fazio, soprano, premiered by Margheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovan Gualberto Brunetti
Giovan Gualberto Brunetti (Pistoia, 24 April 1706 – Pisa, 20 May 1787) was an Italian composer. Biographical Information Giovan Gualberto Brunetti studied violin with Atto Gherardeschi in Pistoia, and beginning in 1723 was the student of Giovan Carlo Maria Clari in Pisa. In 1728, Brunetti left in order to study violin at the Pietà dei Turchini Conservatory in Naples, where he was instead forced to study voice performance as a tenor.''Brunetti. Famiglia di musicisti italiani'', in ''Dizionario enciclopedico universale della musica e dei musicisti'', edited by Alberto Basso, serie II: ''Le biografie'', vol. 1: ''A-BUR'', Torino, UTET, 1985, pp. 734-735.Franco Baggiani, ''Brunetti. Italian family of musicians'', in ''The New Grove of Music and Musicians. Second Edition'', edited by Stanley Sadie, executive editor John Tyrrell, vol. 4: ''Borowski to Canobbio'', London, Macmillan, 2001-2002, pp. 507-509. In 1733, he composed a comic opera, but his operatic career did not take off. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
