''Li zite 'ngalera'' (''The Newlyweds on the
Galley
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'') is a
commedia per musica
This is a glossary list of opera genres, giving alternative names.
"Opera" is an Italian word (short for "opera in musica"); it was not at first ''commonly'' used in Italy (or in other countries) to refer to the genre of particular works. Most ...
in three acts by the Italian composer
Leonardo Vinci, first performed at the
Teatro dei Fiorentini Theatres for diverse musical and dramatic presentations began to open in Naples, Italy, in the mid-16th century as part of the general Spanish cultural and political expansion into the kingdom of Naples, which had just become a vicerealm of Spain. ...
, Naples, on 3 January 1722. The
libretto
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, by Bernardo Saddumene, is written in the
Neapolitan language
, altname =
, states = Italy
, region = Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Marche, Molise
, ethnicity = ''Mezzogiorno'' Ethnic Italians
, speakers = 5.7 million
, date ...
which characterizes it as ''commeddeja pe mmuseca''.
Roles
Synopsis
The young man Carlo abandons his old love Belluccia in favour of a new one, Ciomma. Disguised as a man, Belluccia pursues Carlo. She manages to make several local ladies, including Ciomma herself, fall in love with her. When Belluccia's father, the galley captain Federico, arrives, he threatens Carlo with death, but Belluccia takes pity on him and the couple are reconciled and married. At the end of the opera we see the newlyweds sail back to their old hometown on Federico's galley (hence the title).
Recordings
*''Li zite 'ngalera'',
Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini Cappella Neapolitana is an early music ensemble based in Naples and dedicated to the recovery of Neapolitan musical heritage, primarily from the baroque era.
The Cappella Neapolitana was founded in 2016 by the musicologist and conductor Antonio F ...
, conducted by
Antonio Florio
Antonio Florio (born 1956 in Bari, Italy) is an Italian conductor, musicologist and composer.Antonio Florio - Cavalli à la napolitaine, Opéra International, 2004 He studied under Nino Rota
Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (; 3 December 1911 – 10 Apri ...
(Opus 111, 1999) 2CDs
References
Further reading
Del Teatro (in Italian)
External links
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Opera buffa
Operas
Italian-language operas
1722 operas
Operas by Leonardo Vinci