''Sigismondo'' is an

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tic 'dramma' in two acts by

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to an Italian

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...

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. The opera was not a success and Rossini later re-used some of its music in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Performance history

''Sigismondo'' was first performed at the

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, on 26 December 1814, with revivals in

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and

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(all in 1819),

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and

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(both in 1820) and finally in

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(1827). Its modern revival took place in

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in 1992 (see recording details below).

Synopsis

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Roles

Recordings

References

Notes Sources *

Gossett, Philip Philip Gossett (September 27, 1941 – June 12, 2017) was an American musicologist and historian, and Robert W. Reneker Distinguished Service Professor of Music at the University of Chicago. His lifelong interest in 19th-century Italian opera bega ...

; Brauner, Patricia (2001), " ''Sigismondo'' " in Holden, Amanda (ed.), ''The New Penguin Opera Guide'', New York: Penguin Putnam. * Osborne, Charles (1994), ''The Bel Canto Operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini'', London: Methuen; Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press. *Osborne, Richard (1998), "''Sigismondo''", in

Stanley Sadie Stanley John Sadie (; 30 October 1930 – 21 March 2005) was an influential and prolific British musicologist, music critic, and editor. He was editor of the sixth edition of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'' (1980), which was publ ...

(Ed.), '' The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Vol. xxxx. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. *Osborne, Richard (1990), ''Rossini'', Ithaca, New York: Northeastern University Press. *Osborne, Richard (1998), "''Sigismondo''", in

, (Ed.), '' The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', Vol. XXX. pp. XXX London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. *Radiciotti, Giuseppe (1927—1929), ''Gioacchino Rossini: vita documentata; opere ed influenze su l'arte'', 3 vols. Tivoli: Chicca.

External links

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